Darwin Yang
American chess grandmaster (born 1996)
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Darwin Yang is an American chess grandmaster.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 4, 1996 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | United States |
| Title | Grandmaster (2016)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2482 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2498 (July 2012) |
Chess career
In 2008, Yang finished third in a tie-breaker for the under-12 group in the World Youth Chess Championship. This, along with Sam Shankland's identical result for the under-18 group, were top performances for American players.[2]
In April 2011, Yang earned the International Master title at the SPICE Spring Chess Invitational by defeating IM Marc Esserman.[3] Yang had achieved all three IM norms in West Texas.[4][5]
In 2014, Yang won the Texas State Championship, hosted by the Texas Chess Association.[6]
Personal life
From 2015 to 2019, Yang attended Harvard University for a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematical sciences. In 2021, he began pursuing a Ph.D. in economics at Princeton University.[7][8]
