13-year-old Sam Sevian completed the final requirement to earn the title of Grandmaster, the highest title a chess player can attain. He is now the youngest American Grandmaster in history. Sevian, who lives in Boston, had already completed his three “norms”, or superior performances in high-level tournaments, required by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. He just...
Aronian Wins Alekhine Memorial Tournament
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has won a prestigious tournament held in Paris/St. Petersburg (France/Russia) in memory of the great chess champion Alexander Alekhine. In a separate development international chess’s governing body, FIDE, released the latest ratings of the world’s top players, ranking Aronian second (2813), just behind Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (2868) and ahead of Russia’s...
