Michael Brown (chess player)

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Michael Brown
CountryUnited States
Born (1997-08-24) August 24, 1997 (age 27)
Irvine, California, U.S.
Title Grandmaster (2019) [1]
FIDE   rating 2509 (July 2025)
Peak rating 2529 (February 2019)

Michael William Brown (born August 24, 1997) is an American chess grandmaster. [2]

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Chess career

Brown was introduced to chess in the second grade. In July 2015, he won the Southern California Chess Championship. [3]

In May 2017, Brown achieved his first norm at the 26th Annual Chicago Open. He achieved his second norm later that year by defeating grandmaster Zoltán Almási at the Chess.com-hosted Isle of Man International. [4] He achieved his third, and final norm in January 2019.

Personal life

Brown studied applied mathematics at Brigham Young University from 2015 to 2018. [5] He then studied law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 2021 to 2024. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "GM Michael William Brown". at players.chessbase.com
  3. ↑ "Fighting Spirit in the Southern California Championship". July 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ Klein, Mike (October 2, 2017). "Carlsen Wins 2017 Chess.com Isle Of Man International".
  5. ↑ "MICHAEL BROWN".
  6. ↑ "Michael Brown".


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