Andrew Tang

Andrew Tang (born November 29, 1999) is an American chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2018. He is known online for his bullet, hyperbullet, and ultrabullet (one-minute, 30-second, and 15-second chess, respectively) skills, even playing blindfold, and is a popular streamer.

For the Singaporean racing driver, see Andrew Tang (racing driver).
Andrew Tang
CountryUnited States
Born (1999-11-29) November 29, 1999
Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2538 (February 2021)
Peak rating2538 (April 2020)

Chess career

Tang began playing chess in preschool. He was instructed by John Bartholomew as he was growing up. He earned the title of International Master in 2014 by winning the North American Junior Chess Championship.[1][2]

Tang earned the title of Grandmaster in November 2017, when he achieved his final norm and an Elo rating over 2500, both required for the title, in the Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational tournament, held in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3] FIDE awarded him the title in April 2018.[4]

In December 2018, he participated in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Saint Petersburg. Initially placed 190th of the seeding, Tang achieved a good result, scoring 8.5 points out of 15 rounds, and placing himself 59th.[5] In the tournament, he also played his first live game against world champion Magnus Carlsen.[6]

In the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship, Tang placed 4th out of 10 with 5/9.[7][8]

On October 1, 2020, Tang signed with the esports organization Cloud9 using the online ID penguingm1.[9]

Tang streams chess live on Twitch, preferring fast bullet chess games of 15, 30, or 60-second chess with no increment.

Tang graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota,[10] and attends Princeton University.[11]

References
  1. Eric D. Johnson (May 2015). "Wayzata Freshman Becomes International Chess Champion". Plymouth Magazine. Minneapolis: Tiger Oak Media. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  2. "Andrew Tang". www.uschesschamps.com. Saint Louis Chess Club. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  3. "Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational". fide.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  4. "List of titles approved by the 2018 1st quarter PB in Minsk, Belarus". FIDE. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  5. "King Salman World Rapid Championship 2018". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP3I91LdWlE&t=709s
  7. "MN teen to play in U.S. Junior Chess Nationals". kare11.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  8. "2019 U.S. Junior Championship". www.uschesschamps.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  9. "Cloud9 Enters The Chess World and Welcomes penguingm1". cloud9.gg. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  10. "STRIB: Andrew Tang of Wayzata High School becomes one of nation's few chess grandmasters". www.wayzata.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  11. "PRINCETON STUDENTS, MAXIMUM SECURITY INMATES TO SQUARE OFF IN CHESS COMPETITION" (PDF) (Press release). Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Department of Corrections. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
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