Andrew Tang

Andrew Tang (born November 29, 1999) is an American chess Grandmaster; he was awarded the title by FIDE in 2018. He is known online for his bullet and ultrabullet (respectively 1 minute and 15 seconds chess) skills, even playing blindfold, and is a popular streamer.

For the Singaporean racing driver, see Andrew Tang (racing driver).
Andrew Tang
CountryUnited States
Born (1999-11-29) November 29, 1999
Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2538 (June 2020)
Peak rating2538 (April 2020)

Chess career

Tang began playing chess in preschool. He was instructed by John Bartholomew as he was growing up. He earned the title of International Master in 2014, by winning the North American Junior Chess Championship.[1][2]

Tang earned the title of Grandmaster in November 2017, when he achieved his final norm and an Elo rating over 2500, both required for the title, in the Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational tournament, held in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3] FIDE awarded him the title in April 2018.[4]

In December 2018, he participated in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Saint Petersburg. Initially placed 190th of the seeding, Tang achieved a good result, scoring 8.5 points out of 15 rounds, and placing himself 59th.[5] In the tournament, he also played his first live match against world champion Magnus Carlsen.[6]

Tang streams chess live on Twitch, preferring fast bullet chess games of 15, 30, or 60-second chess with no increment.

Tang graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota[7] and attends Princeton University.

References
  1. "2011 Canadian Closed Chess Championship". Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  2. "Andrew Tang". www.uschesschamps.com. Saint Louis Chess Club. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  3. "Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational". fide.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  4. "List of titles approved by the 2018 1st quarter PB in Minsk, Belarus". FIDE. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  5. "King Salman World Rapid Championship 2018". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP3I91LdWlE&t=709s
  7. "STRIB: Andrew Tang of Wayzata High School becomes one of nation's few chess grandmasters". www.wayzata.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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