SPICE newest GM! Congratulations to GM Ashwin Jayaram! After earning the IM title in 2007, Ashwin tried very hard to become a GM. In spite of earning so many norms, he could not meet the rating requirement. Since coming...
America’s next top chess prodigy
Jeffery Xiong, America’s next top chess prodigy IM Jeffery Xiong will become America’s second youngest grandmaster after winning the 24th Chicago Open By Malcolm Pein, Chess correspondent 2:01PM BST 09 Jun 2015 Yet another prodigy has burst onto the...
How about giving some credits to the right people?
How about giving some credits to the right people? By Paul Truong Someone just sent me the link to the article on the USCF website about 14-year old Jeffery Xiong becoming GM. It infuriated me when I read it....
Pieces falling into place
Pieces fall into place for canny KennyJackie May | 11 January, 2015 23:58 Kenny Solomon, who grew up in Mitchells Plain, has achieved his ultimate goal of a grandmaster chess title, becoming the first South African to hold the...
Against All Odds
South African Boy Defies The Odds To Become Chess GrandmasterJanuary 9, 2015 | Posted by Yanique A chess player who grew up one of eight children in a township notorious for gang violence and drug abuse has become South...
Meet South Africa’s 1st Grandmaster
South Africa gets its first chess grandmaster In October 2012, GroundUp ran an interview with Kenny Solomon. At that time he had become a grandmaster-elect but still needed to jump through some technical hoops to become a full-fledged grandmaster....
Kenny Solomon wins African Championship, becomes 1st South African to earn GM title
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr154093.aspx Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Young talent aiming for the record
This Awesome 16-Year-Old Wants To Be The Youngest African American Chess GrandmasterPosted: 12/19/2014 11:01 am EST Updated: 1 hour agoNico Pitney Senior Editor, The Huffington Post There were plenty of signs that 16-year-old Joshua Colas was a chess prodigy....
Sevian breaks Robson’s record as youngest American GM
At 13, Samuel Sevian is Youngest-Ever US Chess GrandmasterThe previous record for the youngest US Grandmaster was held by Ray Robson, who achieved the title two weeks before he turned 15. American legend Bobby Fischer also once held the...
Sevian becomes the youngest GM in US history
GM-elect Sam Sevian (3 GM norms) just beat IM Gorovets to break the 2500 rating barrier to officially become the youngest GM in US history! Congratulations to Sam! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar