Thirteen-year-old FM Brewington Hardaway earned his second of three norms required for the international master title on Sunday. He finished in tied first with another talented young FM, 18-year-old Gus Huston, each with 7/9 at the Marshall Chess Club NYC Winter IM Invitational. Both teenagers earned their second IM norms at this event and finished …
11-year-old FM Yagiz Erdogmus, in case you have not heard of him before, is a name you should expect to hear again. The young Turkish player is an IM-elect (meaning he has earned the title, only waiting for it to be approved) and number 13 nationally at the time of writing. After meeting the requirements …
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FM Tanitoluwa Adewumi, age 11, has earned his second IM norm, of the three required to earn the coveted international master title, at the NY Summer Invitational IM C closed round-robin tournament which concluded on July 11, 2022. He won the tournament in clear first with 7/9 points, the only undefeated player in the field …
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NM Griffin McConnell earned the national master title on March 19, 2022, at the age of 17, after undergoing four brain surgeries. Despite having seizures since childhood and undergoing several operations—after various medications failed to help—he nevertheless became a chess expert (U.S. national rating: 2000) at age 13, was the best player at the 2019 …
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