Brewington Hardaway (born April 22, 2009) is an American chess player, prodigy, and grandmaster-elect.
| Brewington Hardaway | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Born | April 22, 2009 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Title | International Master (2024), Grandmaster-elect (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2490 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2490 (November 2024) |
Chess career
editHardaway was born to a Japanese mother and an African-American father. He began learning chess at age 4 from watching his older sister practicing the game.[1]
He holds the record for being the youngest African-American player to earn the USCF National Master title, earning the title at age 10.[1]
In January 2023, he earned his first IM norm at the NY City Winter IM Norm Invitational with a score of 6/9.[2]
In February 2023, he earned his second IM norm by winning the Marshall Chess Club Winter IM Invitational.[3]
In June 2023, he earned his final IM norm at the World Open. He finished with a score of 6/9 and recorded 4 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses (including a win against Illya Nyzhnyk).[4]
In November 2023, at the U.S. Masters Chess Championship, he fulfilled the rating requirement for the IM title, and his first GM norm.[5][6]
In January 2024, he earned his second GM norm at the NYC Chess Norms event.[7]
In August 2024, at the 2024 Sants Open, Hardaway qualified for his third and final GM norm at age 15.
In November 2024, at the New York GM/IM Fall Invitational, Hardaway passed 2500-live FIDE rating. This will make him the first US-born African-American grandmaster.[8] The first African-American grandmaster, GM Maurice Ashley, received the title in 1999 but was born in Jamaica.
References
edit- ^ a b Shabazz, Daaim (November 30, 2019). "Brewington Hardaway, a Chess Master at 10!".
- ^ Shabazz, Daaim (January 19, 2023). "Brewington Hardaway gets 1st IM norm!".
- ^ Shabazz, Daaim (February 28, 2023). "2nd IM norm for Brewington Hardaway!".
- ^ Levin, Anthony (July 5, 2023). "Brewington Hardaway Earns Last IM Norm, 10 Points Away From Title".
- ^ Levin, Anthony (December 2, 2023). "Brewington Hardaway Earns IM Title And First GM Norm".
- ^ Shabazz, Daaim (November 30, 2023). "Hardaway gets 1st GM norm, clinches IM title".
- ^ Lang, JJ (January 19, 2024). "NYC Norms: Ghazarian and Hardaway Lead Quartet of MLK Weekend Norm Earners".
- ^ NM Anthony Levin (November 9, 2024), Brewington Hardaway Earns Historic Title, Set To Become 1st U.S.-Born Black Grandmaster, chess.com