James Black Jr.

He learned chess from his father at the age of 8, and was mentored by Alexander Stripunsky^[3] and Elizabeth Vicary.^[4]

In 2011, Black, along with fellow New Yorkers Joshua Colas and Justus Williams, became the youngest African-American chess players to achieve the title of USCF Master; all doing so before the age of 13.^[5] In 2016, Black, alongside Colas and Williams, won chess scholarships to Webster University, playing under the team coached by Susan Polgar.^[6][7]

• James Black Jr. rating card at FIDE