| Samuel Sevian | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Born | December 26, 2000 New York |
| Title | USCF National Master |
| FIDE rating | 2172 (July 2011) 2262 USCF (August 2011) |
| Peak rating | 2172 (July 2011) 2262 USCF (August 2011) |
Samuel Sevian (born December 26, 2000) is an American chess player. 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.[1]
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Sevian started his chess career in Orlando on August 12, 2006. His first major success occurred 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. He wrote that Sevian learned to play chess at age five and earned a modest rating of 315 from his first tournament, when he was living in Florida. At age seven, he and his family moved to California, by which time his rating had increased to 1614.[2] His coach is an Armenian IM Andranik Matikozian, who currently lives in Los Angeles.[3]
Sevian earned a spot on both the 2009 and 2010 All-America Chess Team.[4] In 2009, at the age of eight, Sevian defeated his first National Master in tournament play. In January 2010 with a FIDE rating of 2119,[5] he became the highest rated chess player in the world for his age.[6] He also qualified for the 2010 World Youth Chess Championship, and has reached the norms for the USCF Candidate Master title.[7]
On December 19, 2010, his rating rose from 2186 to 2206, making him at 9 years, 11 months and 23 days, the youngest-ever American master and breaking the record previously held by Nicholas Nip by 3 days.[8]
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nicholas Nip |
Youngest ever United States chessmaster 2010-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |