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Christopher Yoo
CountryUnited States
Born (2006-12-19) December 19, 2006 (age 18)
California, United States
TitleInternational Master (2019)
FIDE rating2588 (January 2025) 2455

Christopher Woojin Yoo (born December 19, 2006) is an American chess player. He became the youngest International Master in American history in February 2019 until surpassed by Abhimanyu Mishra later in 2019.

Chess career

In March/April 2018, Yoo earned clear first place in the Charlotte Chess Center's Spring 2018 IM Norm Invitational held in Charlotte, North Carolina with a score of 6.0/9. Yoo won the 2020 US Cadet (under-16) Championship, which was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. Klein, Mike. "Bay Area International Makes Chess History". Chess.com.
  2. Pereira, Antonio (19 February 2019). "Did Yoo know?". Chess News.
  3. Doggers, Peter. "Abhimanyu Mishra Youngest IM In History". Chess.com.
  4. http://chessstream.com/Invitational/Spring-2018-GM-IM-Norm-Invitational/TournamentPairings.aspx?SectionID=2030
  5. Hartmann, John (28 September 2020). "IM Christopher Yoo Wins 2020 Cadet". US Chess.org.
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