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Andy Woodward (chess player)

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Woodward tied for first in the Saint Louis Summer Classic tournament in May, 2024. He tied for first again in the Universal Open tournament in June. A couple of weeks later, he won the Philidelphia International chess tournament.
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by fulfilling the requirements for the title at the age of 13 years, 8 months, and 28 days. He is also the second youngest grandmaster in U.S. history, only behind
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In January 2023, Woodward was named to the age 11 section of the All-America Chess Team. He has been part of the All-America Chess Team since 2020.
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norm in the 2021 North American Junior Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. He earned four more IM norms in Novi Sad, Serbia.
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In April 2023, Woodward earned his second GM norm at the Vezerkepzo GM April tournament with a score of 7.0/9, defeating GM
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In October 2022, Woodward earned his first GM norm at the 1000GM Hollywood Masters with a score of 6.5/9, defeating GM
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In January 2024, Woodward made it to the finals of the Puzzle World Championship, but lost to defending champion
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norm at the Jeddah International Chess Festival with a score of 6.0/9 after losing his first two rounds against
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In December 2023, Woodward won the 17th Annual SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence) Cup ahead of
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With this, he became one of the 14: 1248:Sportspeople from Frisco, Texas 1207:Category:American chess players 149:World Junior Chess Championship 147:during their encounter in the 1: 216:Lang, JJ (February 1, 2024). 1269: 1202:List of chess grandmasters 111:Woodward earned his first 1196: 472: 312:"New skids on the block" 1238:American chess players 97:Andy Austin Woodward 400:. January 30, 2024. 249:. November 8, 2022. 178:Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş 1243:Chess Grandmasters 328:. January 2, 2024. 288:. January 5, 2023. 274:. 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Index

Frisco, Texas
Grandmaster
FIDE
rating
2545
Peak rating
chess grandmaster
IM
Illia Nyzhnyk
Gergely Kántor
Kaido Külaots
Valeriy Neverov
Hans Niemann
World Junior Chess Championship
Aram Hakobyan
Yasser Quesada
Ray Robson
GM
Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş
Volodar Murzin
youngest in history to qualify for the title
Abhimanyu Mishra


"13-Year-Old Andy Woodward Earns Final GM Norm in Saudi Arabia"
"Andy Woodward – A Wonderkid In Every Sense Of The Word"
"Andy Woodward: A Quest For My IM Title"
https://chess-results.com/tnr678131.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=USA&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=20
"Lichess Qualifiers Send Nakamura and Abdusattorov to World Fischer Random Championship"
"2023 US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team Announced"

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