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Jan Karsten (born 2008) is a South African chess player who was awarded the FIDE title of International Master in 2023.

Chess career

At age 14, and one of the youngest contestants, Karsten won the 2022 African Junior Chess Championship, finishing unbeaten on 6.5/9. This earned him the title of International Master.

As a result of this win, he qualified for the 2022 World Junior Chess Championship where he finished on 4.5/11.

Karsten won the 2024 Cape Town Chess Masters, where he was the top seed.

Personal life

Karsten attends Jan van Riebeeck High School.

References

1. "Karsten, Jan". FIDE. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. "New SA chess champ likes conquering his dad while blindfolded". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
3. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - African Junior Chess Championship 2022 - Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
4. Masala, Kenya Chess (20 November 2022). "Jan Karsten & WIM Lina Nassr win 2022 African Junior Championship". Kenya Chess Masala. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
5. "59th World Juniors 2022 Games". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
6. February (JesseFebruary), Jesse (6 January 2024). "Cape Town Masters Day 3: The underdogs take over". Chess.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
7. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Cape Town Masters Challenge 2024". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
8. Vivier, Tyler Leigh (18 July 2022). "Jan Karsten Earns Champion Title at African Youth Chess Championship". Good Things Guy. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

External links

• Jan Karsten rating card at FIDE
• Jan Karsten player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Jan Karsten chess games at 365Chess.com

• South African chess players
• Living people
• 2008 births
• 21st-century South African people
• Chess International Masters
• Chess Olympiad competitors