Darwin Yang

Darwin Yang is an American chess grandmaster.

Darwin Yang
CountryUnited States
Born (1996-12-04) December 4, 1996
Dallas, Texas
TitleGrandmaster (2016)[1]
FIDE rating2482 (October 2023)
Peak rating2498 (July 2012)

Chess career

In 2008, Yang finished third in a tie-breaker for the under-12 group in the World Youth Chess Championship. This, along with Sam Shankland's identical result for the under-18 group, were top performances for American players.[2]

In April 2011, Yang earned the International Master title at the SPICE Spring Chess Invitational by defeating IM Marc Esserman.[3] Yang had achieved all three IM norms in West Texas.[4][5]

In 2014, Yang won the Texas State Championship, hosted by the Texas Chess Association.[6]

Personal life

From 2015 to 2019, Yang attended Harvard University for a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematical sciences. In 2021, he began pursuing a Ph.D. in economics at Princeton University.[7][8]

References
  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. McClain, Dylan (November 1, 2008). "Americans Break Through at World Youth Tournament".
  3. Root, Alexey (March 1, 2012). "Darwin Yang: Solo at the Top".
  4. Polgar, Susan (March 19, 2011). "Polgar: Texas Tech Knight Raider Captain share first at SPICE Spring Invitational".
  5. "DARWIN YANG".
  6. "Darwin Yang wins State Championship". May 27, 2014.
  7. "Our Team - GM Darwin Yang".
  8. "Darwin Yang".
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