Sevian Samuel (26.12.2000)

by Lars OA Hedlund

American Grandmaster (2013) at the age of 13 years 10 months and 27 days. American Continental Chess Champion in 2017. He was the youngest ever US International Master (12 years 10 months 15 days) and the youngest ever Grandmaster in US History beating the previous record by more than a year. World U12 Champion in 2012 and 2013.

Best results: 23rd Metropolitan FIDE Invitational Tournament, 1st; US Junior Championship, 2nd; 12th Annual Foxwoods Open 2014, 2nd; 2014: Saint Louis Invitational Grandmaster Tournament 214, 1st; Tata Steel Challengers Tournament 2015, 5th; U.S.Championship 2015, 5th; SPICE Cup 2016, 1-2nd; Philadelphia Open 2017, 1-2nd; St Louis GM Spring 2017 1st; Philadelphia Open 2018, 1st, Washington Congress 2018, 1st.

A member of the national team at the World Team Championship in 2019.

Peak rating: 2666 in 2019.

[Event "US Championships"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2015.04.03"] [EventDate "2015.03.31"] [Round "3"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Wesley So"] [Black "Samuel Sevian"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2531"] [PlyCount "82"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 12. Ng5 c5 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. f4 g6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Nxb5 Qe7 17. Qxg6 Bb8 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Nd4 Rg8 20. Qh6+ Nh7 21. e4 Ndf6 22. b4 Rcxg5 23. fxg5 Be5 24. Bb2 Ng4 25. Qh5 Qxg5 26. Qh3 Qe3+ 27. Qxe3 Nxe3 28. Rf2 Ng5 29. Kh1 Nc4 30. Bc3 Nxe4 31. Rf7 Nxc3 32. Rxb7 Bxd4 33. Rf1 Rg7 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. g3 e5 36. Rff8 Ne3 37. h4 Ne4 38. Rh8+ Kg6 39. h5+ Kg5 40. h6 Rf7 41. h7 Rf1+ 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.