Samuel Sevian: Youngest U.S. Chess Master

by Jordan Yerman | December 22, 2010 at 04:42 pm

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9-Year-Old Samuel Sevian Becomes Youngest Chess Master in USA

Samuel Sevian, a nine-year-old boy from Santa Clara, California, has become the youngest national master in US Chess Federation history.

Samuel Sevian is in fourth grade, and turns 10 on December 26. Sevian has been playing chess for five years, and had become the youngest US chess expert (according to the USCF, chess' governing body in the US) when he was eight.

The youngest grand master is Sergey Karjakin, a Ukranian who earned the title at 12 and a half years of age.

His father, Armen Sevian, 37, also an avid chess player, explained that in chess, a rating of 2,900 is the best, a rating of 2,200 is master and 2,000 is expert.

"I'm not as good as Sam," his father said, explaining that he only has attained the expert level, while his son is a master.