Xiong Jeffery (30.10.2000)

xiongUnited States Grandmaster (2015), the US’s second youngest player to get such title. World U20 Champion in 2017 and US Junior 2016 Champion.

Best results: World Youth Championship U12 2012, 2nd; US Junior Closed Chess Championships 2015, 2nd; 7th Saint Louis Grandmaster Invitational 2015, 1st; 2016 US Chess Championship, 6th; Capablanca B group 2016, 1st; St Louis Spring Classics 2018, 1st; Winter Classic St Louis 2019, 1st.

Xiong is trained by Babakuli Annakov.

Peak rating: 2709 in 2019.