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| Sevian played his first tournament in ] on August 12, 2006. His first success came when he became the youngest Expert in US history, an achievement that was featured in an article of the '']'' by ] Jack Peters. On December 19, 2010 Sevian broke yet another major record by becoming youngest ever National Master in the US chess history. In 2012 Sevian completed all International Master Norms winning two Metropolitan IM and one GM Norm tournament held in Los Angeles. He became the World Champion in the U12 category in Maribor Slovenia, Nov 7-19 2012. His pre-tournament (FIDE) rating at the World Youth was 2347, almost 100 points above his nearest competitor. | Sevian played his first tournament in ] on August 12, 2006. His first success came when he became the youngest Expert in US history, an achievement that was featured in an article of the '']'' by ] Jack Peters. On December 19, 2010 Sevian broke yet another major record by becoming youngest ever National Master in the US chess history. In 2012 Sevian completed all International Master Norms winning two Metropolitan IM and one GM Norm tournament held in Los Angeles. He became the World Champion in the U12 category in Maribor Slovenia, Nov 7-19 2012. His pre-tournament (FIDE) rating at the World Youth was 2347, almost 100 points above his nearest competitor.<ref></ref> | ||
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| Samuel Sevian | |
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| Country | United States |
| Born | (2000-12-26) December 26, 2000 (age 24) New York |
| Title | FIDE Master, IM-elect |
| FIDE rating | 2385 (January 2013) |
Samuel Sevian (born December 26, 2000 Corning NY) is an American Chess prodigy. On December 19, 2010, he became the youngest National Master in USCF history with a rating of 2206 at the age of 9 years, 11 months and 23 days.
Earlier career
Sevian played his first tournament in Orlando on August 12, 2006. His first success came when he became the youngest Expert in US history, an achievement that was featured in an article of the Los Angeles Times by International Master Jack Peters. On December 19, 2010 Sevian broke yet another major record by becoming youngest ever National Master in the US chess history. In 2012 Sevian completed all International Master Norms winning two Metropolitan IM and one GM Norm tournament held in Los Angeles. He became the World Champion in the U12 category in Maribor Slovenia, Nov 7-19 2012. His pre-tournament (FIDE) rating at the World Youth was 2347, almost 100 points above his nearest competitor.
References
- Official Crosstable of Samuel Sevian becoming a National Master for the First Time
- BBC News: Samuel Sevian, nine, is youngest ever US chess master
External links
- Sevian Samuel rating card at FIDE
- 8 year old expert from susanpolgar.blogspot.com
- The United States Chess Federation Top Aged 9 from uschess.org
- Chess rating history for SAMUEL SEVIAN from kebuchess.com
- The USCF Title System
- Kraft, Scott (May 5, 2011), "At age 10, chess master is already an old pro", Los Angeles Times
| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded byNicholas Nip | Youngest ever United States chessmaster 2010–present |
Succeeded byIncumbent |