Darwin Yang | |
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Country | United States |
Born | Dallas, Texas | December 4, 1996
Title | Grandmaster (2016) [1] |
FIDE rating | 2482 (June 2024) |
Peak rating | 2498 (July 2012) |
Darwin Yang is an American chess grandmaster.
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]
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]
Darwin Yang | |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Born | Dallas, Texas | December 4, 1996
Title | Grandmaster (2016) [1] |
FIDE rating | 2482 (June 2024) |
Peak rating | 2498 (July 2012) |
Darwin Yang is an American chess grandmaster.
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]
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]