Jan Karsten | |
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Country | South Africa |
Born | 2008 (age 15–16) |
Title | International Master (2023) |
FIDE rating | 2343 |
Peak rating | 2343 (November 2024) |
Ranking | 2900 |
Jan Karsten (born 2008) is a South African chess player who was awarded the FIDE title of International Master in 2023. [1]
At age 14, and one of the youngest contestants, [2] Karsten won the 2022 African Junior Chess Championship, finishing unbeaten on 6.5/9. [3] [4] This earned him the title of International Master.
As a result of this win, he qualified for the 2022 World Junior Chess Championship where he finished on 4.5/11. [5]
Karsten won the 2024 Cape Town Chess Masters, where he was the top seed. [6] [7]
Karsten attends Jan van Riebeeck High School. [8]
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