Raven Sturt

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Raven Sturt
Personal information
Born (1993-08-01) August 1, 1993 (age 32)
Sedona, Arizona
Chess career
CountryUnited States
Title Grandmaster (2022) [1]
FIDE   rating 2459 (October 2025)
Peak rating 2501 (August 2021)

Raven Milos Sturt is an American chess grandmaster.

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Chess career

Sturt grew up in New York City and began playing in tournaments at the age of 8. [2] He was the 2012 New York State Chess Champion. [3]

He helped lead the Bronx High School of Science's chess team in placing first in the 2009 National Scholastic K-12 Chess Tournament in Dallas, Texas. [4]

In October 2015, he defeated grandmaster Wang Hao in an upset in the first round of the Millionaire Chess Open tournament. [5]

In 2017, he received the International Master title. [6] In July 2022, he achieved his final norm to earn the Grandmaster title, which was later finalized in the fall. [1] [7]

Personal life

Sturt graduated from McGill University with a major in economics and a minor in mathematics. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 https://www.uschesschamps.com/bio/raven-sturt-0
  3. ↑ "New York State Chess Champions".
  4. ↑ "Bronx Science Chess Team Ranks #1 in National Chess Tournament". December 21, 2009.
  5. ↑ Nhan, Dan (October 9, 2015). "Liem wins first game at Millionaire Chess tournament".
  6. ↑ "The chess games of Raven Sturt".
  7. ↑ "Grand Master Finally". August 4, 2022.
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