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The 2013 U.S. Masters was organized by the Carolinas Chess Initiative and Chief Organizer Dr. Walter High. It had the same location and eligibility requirements as the 2012 event, and was held alongside the North Carolina Open. 79 players played in the 9-round, 5-day norm event. The prize fund was $17000, with $5000 for first place.
How to stream the Masters, watch live. TV channels: ESPN, ... Listen to all the rounds on the radio from 2-7 p.m. on SiriusXM. The Masters website also offers a My Group feed, ... Show comments.
He was once the youngest African American to become a US Chess Federation (USCF) National Master (NM), which he accomplished in 2010 at 12 years, 3 months, and 11 days old. [1] Colas was born to Haitian immigrants in White Plains, New York. He learned how to play chess from his father and entered his first national tournament at age seven.
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess.The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE.Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud.
The ten leading masters of the United States played the ten leading masters of the Soviet Union (except for Paul Keres) for chess supremacy. The match was played by radio and was a two-game head-to-head match between the teams. The time control was 40 moves in 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours and 16 moves per hour after that.
Kenneth Roger Clayton [1] (July 26, 1938 – December 26, 2017) was an American chess master. He won US Amateur Chess Championship in 1963. He attended Harvard University. His picture was on the cover of the June 1963 issue of Chess Life magazine. [2]
He learned chess from his father at the age of 8, and was mentored by Alexander Stripunsky [3] and Elizabeth Vicary. [4]In 2011, Black, along with fellow New Yorkers Joshua Colas and Justus Williams, became the youngest African-American chess players to achieve the title of USCF Master; all doing so before the age of 13. [5]
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