Canadian chess Grandmaster (2013) is born in Irvine, California, U.S.
Best results: Alberta championship in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013, 1st; Canadian Closed Championship 2011, 2nd; FIDE World Cup 2011, 1st round; Canadian Open Chess Championship 2012 in Victoria, 1st; World Junior Chess Championship 2012 in Athens, 5th-10th; Isthmia Open Tournament 2012 Vrachati, 1st-3rd; American Continental Championship 2012 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1st-5th; 2nd Panama Open 2012, 1st; Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2013, tied 1st; Canadian Open 2013 in Ottawa, tied 1st; Canadian Zonal Championship 2015, 1st-3rd; 20e Cultural Village Schaaktoernooi 2015, 2nd; 7th London Chess Classic: FIDE Open 2015, 2nd-7th;
He represented Canada at the Chess Olympiads (2012, 2016, 2018).