The comeback kidBy ANDY SOLTISLast Updated: 1:02 AM, November 7, 2010Posted: 9:28 PM, November 6, 2010 Every year, some talented youngster is called a “prodigy” — or worse, “the next Bobby Fischer” — because of his spectacular results in...
Almost giving up chess
After almost giving up on chess, Los Gatos teen brings home world championshipJulia Prodis SulekPosted: 11/01/2010 06:37:54 PM PDTUpdated: 11/01/2010 07:47:35 PM PDT When Steven Zierk was just 8, he was called a chess prodigy, a child whose talents...
The incredible performance by Zierk
World Youth Under 18 Final Top 5 Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. 1 FM Zierk Steven C USA 2391 9,5 2 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2516 8,5 3 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2500 8,0 4 FM Arribas Lopez Angel...
GM norm for FM Zierk at World Youth
Norms after round 10 of the WYCCFM Steven Zierk (USA) (interview with him here, here, and after R10 here), currently sharing the top position in the Open U18 section, made a GM norm! He previously covered an IM norm...