Nicholas Nip

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Nicholas Nip
Full name Nicholas Nip
Country Flag of the United States United States
Born March 10, 1998 (1998-03-10) (age 10)
Title USCF Master
FIDE rating 2150 (April 2008)[1]
Peak rating 2217 (September 2007)[2]

Nicholas Nip, (born March 10, 1998) is a United States Chess Federation (USCF) National Master (NM). He is the youngest USCF Master in history, obtaining a rating of 2207 at the age of 9 years 11 months [3][4][5].

Nip's feat broke the record held for a decade by fellow chess prodigy Hikaru Nakamura. However, the new record is not without controversy due to the fact that matches were included in the rating calculations, prompting allegations of manipulation [6].

On April 21, 2008, Nip played ten simultaneous games on Live with Regis and Kelly. He defeated nine and had one draw.[7]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Chess Ratings. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  2. ^ Chess Ratings. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  3. ^ 9-year-old Nip is Youngest Master Ever
  4. ^ NM Nicholas Nip, First 9 Year Old USCF Master!
  5. ^ Nicholas Nip Update
  6. ^ Something to Nip in the Bud
  7. ^ U.S. Chess Trust. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.

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