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Highest-ranked Bulgarian player (since 1993), former world champion (FIDE 2005–2006), formerly world no. 1 (2006–2007, 2008–2009) United States: Hikaru Nakamura: 2816 2015-10 1987 Formerly highest-ranked American player (2011–2015) China: Ding Liren: 2816 2018-11 1992
Alatortsev was no exception, losing all three games. He was astonished by the young American Robert Fischer's play, his fantastic self-confidence, amazing chess erudition, and simply brilliant play! Vladimir said in admiration to his wife on arriving home: "This is the future world champion!" [90]
Praveen Balakrishnan (born May 21, 2002) [1] is an American chess grandmaster from Centreville, Virginia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2021, and he is a recipient of the 2021 Samford Fellowship. [2] As of January 2022, he is ranked the 35th best player in the United States. [3]
Fabiano Luigi Caruana (born July 30, 1992) is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who is the reigning four-time United States Chess Champion. With a peak rating of 2844, Caruana is the third-highest-rated player in history. Born in Miami to Italian parents, Caruana grew up in Brooklyn.
In 2021, she defeated Grandmaster Michael Rohde and in 2022 Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra, becoming one of a few African-American female players to have beaten a grandmaster. [4] In November 2023, she caused an upset at the World Youth Chess Championship where she (rated 1818) held a draw against Liya Kurmangaliyeva (rated 2236). [5]
Brandon Jacobson (born November 14, 2003) is an American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 2020 at the age of 16. He previously held the International Master (2018) and FIDE Master (2017) titles. He is ranked the 36th best player in the United States. [1] [2] His highest rating was 2583 (in November 2024). [3]
In 1993, Tate gave chess lessons to elementary school students in Goshen, Indiana, as part of a community school board program. [6]Tate's highest FIDE rating was 2413 on the October 2006 rating list, which made him the 72nd highest-rated player in the United States and among the top 2000 active players in the world. [7]