Brewington Hardaway

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Brewington Hardaway
CountryUnited States
Born (2009-04-22) April 22, 2009 (age 15)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Title International Master (2024), Grandmaster-elect (2024)
FIDE   rating 2499 (December 2024)
Peak rating 2499 (December 2024)

Brewington Hardaway (born April 22, 2009) is an American chess player, prodigy, and grandmaster-elect. When awarded the title at the next quarterly meeting of the FIDE Council, Hardaway will become the first US-born African-American grandmaster. [1] [a]

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Chess career

Hardaway was born to a Japanese mother and an African-American father. He began learning chess at age 4 from watching his older sister practicing the game. [2] He holds the record for being the youngest African-American player to earn the USCF National Master title, earning the title at age 10. [2]

In January 2023, Hardaway earned his first IM norm at the NY City Winter IM Norm Invitational with a score of 6/9, [3] and he earned his second by winning the Marshall Chess Club Winter IM Invitational the following month. [4] In June 2023, he earned his final IM norm at the World Open, finishing with a score of 6/9 (including a win against GM Illya Nyzhnyk). [5] Following the tournament, Hardaway's FIDE rating was 2390, 10 points shy of the requirements for the IM title.

In November 2023, Hardaway competed in the U.S. Masters Chess Championship. He scored 6/9, with 4 wins, 4 draws, and a loss. As a result, he both fulfilled the rating requirement for the IM title, and earned his first GM norm. [6] [7]

In January 2024, he earned his second GM norm at the NYC Chess Norms event. [8] In August 2024, at the 2024 Sants Open, Hardaway qualified for his third and final GM norm at age 15. In November 2024, at the New York GM/IM Fall Invitational, Hardaway passed 2500 FIDE rating, meeting the requirements for the GM title. [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ The first African-American grandmaster, GM Maurice Ashley, received the title in 1999 but was born in Jamaica.

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References

  1. ↑ NM Anthony Levin (November 9, 2024), Brewington Hardaway Earns Historic Title, Set To Become 1st U.S.-Born Black Grandmaster, chess.com
  2. 1 2 Shabazz, Daaim (November 30, 2019). "Brewington Hardaway, a Chess Master at 10!".
  3. ↑ Shabazz, Daaim (January 19, 2023). "Brewington Hardaway gets 1st IM norm!".
  4. ↑ Shabazz, Daaim (February 28, 2023). "2nd IM norm for Brewington Hardaway!".
  5. ↑ Levin, Anthony (July 5, 2023). "Brewington Hardaway Earns Last IM Norm, 10 Points Away From Title".
  6. ↑ Levin, Anthony (December 2, 2023). "Brewington Hardaway Earns IM Title And First GM Norm".
  7. ↑ Shabazz, Daaim (November 30, 2023). "Hardaway gets 1st GM norm, clinches IM title".
  8. ↑ Lang, JJ (January 19, 2024). "NYC Norms: Ghazarian and Hardaway Lead Quartet of MLK Weekend Norm Earners".
  9. ↑ NM Anthony Levin (November 9, 2024), Brewington Hardaway Earns Historic Title, Set To Become 1st U.S.-Born Black Grandmaster, chess.com
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