Kassa Korley
American-Danish chess player (born 1993)
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Kassa Korley (born 20 May 1993) is an American-born Danish chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM).
Denmark (since 2014)
Korley in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 1993 Harlem, New York |
| Chess career | |
| Country | United States (until 2014) Denmark (since 2014) |
| Title | International Master (2014) |
| FIDE rating | 2424 (May 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2468 (May 2019) |
Biography
At age 15, he became the youngest African American to earn the US Chess Federation (USCF) title of National Master (NM), a record since surpassed by Justus Williams and then Joshua Colas.[1][2] Korley switched federations from the United States to Denmark in 2014 and has triple citizenship through Ghana as well.[3] He began playing chess at age five and never had a formal instructor.[4] Korley became a FIDE Master (FM) in 2010 and an International Master in 2014.[5] He has two Grandmaster (GM) norms, which he earned in 2018 at the Charlotte Chess Festival and in 2019 at the Xtracon Open in Copenhagen.[6][7] Korley resides primarily in New York City, but also splits his time living with family in Denmark.[8] He attended Duke University and worked at Codecademy after graduating, ultimately leaving in 2019 to focus on becoming a Grandmaster.[9][10]
Korley currently works for Chess.com as a match commentator.[11]