Andrew Tang
| Andrew Tang | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Born |
November 29, 1999 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2469 (October 2018) |
| Peak rating | 2517 (May 2018) |
Andrew Tang (born November 29, 1999) is an American chess player. He was awarded the title of grandmaster by FIDE in April 2018.
Chess career
Tang began playing chess in preschool. He was instructed by IM John Bartholomew as he was growing up. He earned the International Master title in 2014, by winning the North American Junior Chess Championship.[1][2]
In November 2017, Tang achieved his final GM norm and achieved a rating of over 2500 in the Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational tournament (in Charlotte, NC), thereby earning the title of Grandmaster.[3]
Tang graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota.[4]
References
- ↑ "2011 Canadian Closed Chess Championship". Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ↑ "Andrew Tang | www.uschesschamps.com". Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ↑ "Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational". fide.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ↑ "STRIB: Andrew Tang of Wayzata High School becomes one of nation's few chess grandmasters - WAYZATA.COM ⚓". www.wayzata.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
External links
- Andrew Tang chess games at chess-db.com
- Andrew Tang chess games at chessgames.
- Andrew Tang player profile at lichess
- Andrew Tang player profile at Chess.com
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