He has represented England at the highest level, including the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin.

Having previously attained good results at the European U-12 and U-14 championships where he finished 3rd and 4th respectively, he attended Ipswich School[1] and Oakham School, the latter known at the time for its chess excellence and a venue for some of the strongest international young master events.

At the Guernsey Festival tournament of 2010, he won the event on tie-break from Grandmasters Tiger Hillarp Persson and Evgeny Sveshnikov.

In 2015, Pert tied for 2nd–4th with David Howell and Daniel Gormally, finishing third on tiebreak, in the British Chess Championship and later that year, he finished runner-up in the inaugural British Knockout Championship, which was held alongside the London Chess Classic.

In this latter event, Pert, who replaced Nigel Short after his late withdrawal,[2] eliminated Jonathan Hawkins in the quarterfinals and Luke McShane in the semifinals, then he lost to David Howell 4–6 in the final.