Liran Zhou
| Liran Zhou | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Born | April 22, 2008 New York City, U.S. |
| Title | International Master (2023) |
| Peak rating | 2409 (August 2022) |
Liran Zhou is an American chess player.
Chess career
[edit]In August 2017, he broke Christopher Yoo's record for being the youngest American national master after defeating Lawyer Times in the Continental Open and crossing 2200 in USCF ratings. Zhou was 9 years, 3 months, and 22 days old, while Yoo had achieved the master title at 9 years and 11 months.[1]
In September 2017, he was the U10 World Youth Champion, finishing one point ahead of fellow American player Arthur Xu.[2][3]
In January 2018, he won the Elementary section of the Greater NY Scholastics Championship, winning all of his games.[4]
In September 2019, he became the U12 World Youth Champion, finishing half a point ahead of runner-up Chen Yuan.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hater, David (August 21, 2017). "Nine-Year-Old Liran Zhou Breaks Record for Youngest Master at the Continental Open".
- ^ Friedman, Aviv (September 12, 2017). "US Youth Team Breaks Medal Record In Brazil!".
- ^ Zaveri, Praful (September 13, 2017). "World Cadets 2017: Indians so near yet so far".
- ^ Sun, Vanessa (January 20, 2018). "Vanessa Sun on the Greater NY Scholastics".
- ^ "Artem Lebedev, Savva Vetokhin and Galina Mikheeva Become World Youth Champions". September 1, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Liran Zhou rating card at FIDE