Samuel Sevian

Samuel Sevian

Samuel Sevian, Maribor 2012
Country United States
Born December 26, 2000
Corning, New York, U.S.
Title Grandmaster (2014)
FIDE rating 2565 (May 2015)

Samuel Sevian (born December 26, 2000) is an American chess prodigy. He was born in Corning, New York. He holds the record for the youngest ever United States Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months, and 27 days.[1][2] He also holds the record for the youngest ever United States International Master at 12 years and 10 months.[3][4] He has also broken records at becoming National Expert and Master.

Sevian was World Champion for U12s in 2012.

Early career

Sevian was born to Armenian parents.[5] He has a younger sister named Isabelle.[6] Sevian started to play chess when he was 5. His first success came when he became the youngest Expert in USCF history, an achievement that was featured in an article in the Los Angeles Times by International Master John Peters. On December 9, 2010, Sevian became the youngest National Master in USCF history. In 2012, Sevian completed all International Master norms in the space of 6 months, during three Metropolitan FIDE IM Invitational events. He eventually became an International Master after crossing the 2400 FIDE rating mark during a tournament in Budapest in November 2013, setting a new US record of 12 years 10 months.[7]

He became the World Champion in the U12 category in Maribor, Slovenia, November 7–19, 2012. In May 2013, Sevian was invited to play in the U.S. Chess Championship in St. Louis as the youngest ever participant. The field consisted of 24 players and Sevian scored 4/9, which placed him in shared 14th place ahead of several grandmasters. Sevian became a Grandmaster at 13 years, 10 months, and 27 days, a new US record. After completing GM Norms at the Foxwoods Open in January, Saint Louis GM Invitational in May and Washington International in August 2014, he completed the requirements for the title by achieving a 2500 FIDE rating during the Saint Louis GM Norm Invitational tournament, which he won with 7.5/9.[2]

He took part in the Tata Steel Challengers event in January 2015, sharing fifth and sixth with 7.5/13 points.[8]

Sevian shared fifth place in the US Chess Championships, beating Wesley So, a world top ten ranked player and drawing with Nakamura as well as defending champion Gata Kamsky. This performance earned him a spot in the 2015 Chess World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Youngest-ever American Chess Grandmaster crowned in St. Louis". Fox News. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sevian, 13, Youngest-Ever American Grandmaster". US Chess Federation. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Jerauld, Brian (2013-12-12). "World Chess Champ, 12, Earns International Master Title | St. Louis Public Radio". News.stlpublicradio.org. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  4. ↑ "The United States Chess Federation - Sevian Awarded IM Title". Uschess.org. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  5. ↑ DePaolo, Joe (30 March 2014). "Could Sam Sevian become the youngest US chess grandmaster ever?". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "California boy, 9, is youngest U.S. chess 'master'". NBC News. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Profile of a prodigy: Samuel Sevian". ChessBase. James Satrapa. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  8. ↑ https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tataSteelChallengers2015

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Achievements
Preceded by
Nicholas Nip		 Youngest ever United States chessmaster
2010–13 		Succeeded by
Awonder Liang
Preceded by
Ray Robson		 Youngest ever United States International Master
2013-present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Ray Robson		 Youngest ever United States Grandmaster
2014-present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent