Raven Sturt | |
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Country | United States |
Born | Sedona, Arizona | August 1, 1993
Title | Grandmaster (2022) [1] |
FIDE rating | 2459 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2501 (August 2021) |
Raven Milos Sturt is an American chess grandmaster.
Sturt grew up in New York City and began playing in tournaments at the age of 8. [2] He was the 2012 New York State Chess Champion. [3]
He helped lead the Bronx High School of Science's chess team in placing first in the 2009 National Scholastic K-12 Chess Tournament in Dallas, Texas. [4]
In October 2015, he defeated Wang Hao in an upset in the first round of the Millionaire Chess Open tournament. [5]
In 2017, he received the International Master title. [6] In July 2022, he achieved his final norm to earn the Grandmaster title, which was later finalized in the fall. [1] [7]
Sturt graduated from McGill University with a major in economics and a minor in mathematics. [2]
Raven Sturt | |
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Country | United States |
Born | Sedona, Arizona | August 1, 1993
Title | Grandmaster (2022) [1] |
FIDE rating | 2459 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2501 (August 2021) |
Raven Milos Sturt is an American chess grandmaster.
Sturt grew up in New York City and began playing in tournaments at the age of 8. [2] He was the 2012 New York State Chess Champion. [3]
He helped lead the Bronx High School of Science's chess team in placing first in the 2009 National Scholastic K-12 Chess Tournament in Dallas, Texas. [4]
In October 2015, he defeated Wang Hao in an upset in the first round of the Millionaire Chess Open tournament. [5]
In 2017, he received the International Master title. [6] In July 2022, he achieved his final norm to earn the Grandmaster title, which was later finalized in the fall. [1] [7]
Sturt graduated from McGill University with a major in economics and a minor in mathematics. [2]