Jan Karsten

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Jan Karsten
CountrySouth Africa
Born2008 (age 16–17)
Title International Master (2023)
Peak rating 2385 (June 2025)

Jan Karsten (born 2008) is a South African chess player who was awarded the FIDE title of International Master in 2023. [1]

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Chess career

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]

Personal life

Karsten attends Jan van Riebeeck High School. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Karsten, Jan". FIDE . Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "New SA chess champ likes conquering his dad while blindfolded". TimesLIVE . Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - African Junior Chess Championship 2022 - Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Masala, Kenya Chess (20 November 2022). "Jan Karsten & WIM Lina Nassr win 2022 African Junior Championship". Kenya Chess Masala. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "59th World Juniors 2022 Games". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ↑ February (JesseFebruary), Jesse (6 January 2024). "Cape Town Masters Day 3: The underdogs take over". Chess.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Cape Town Masters Challenge 2024". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Vivier, Tyler Leigh (18 July 2022). "Jan Karsten Earns Champion Title at African Youth Chess Championship". Good Things Guy. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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