(Crossville, TN) The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2019 All-America Chess Team. Team members will be presented with their team jackets and plaques at the 2018 National K-12 Grade Championships to be held December 14th through the 16th in Orlando, Florida at the Rosen Shingle Creek.
The All-America Chess Team was created in 1987 to honor the very best players ages 18 and under. The team, one of the highest national honors attainable by a young chess player, is selected on the basis of age, rating, and chess activity during that year, similar to the selection process of “all conference” sports teams. This year’s candidates were selected based on their age as of January 1, 2018, and their peak post-tournament rating from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Since this award is a “post-season” selection, the minimum rating limits in each age group are reviewed annually by US Chess staff and the US Chess Scholastic Council.
The United States Chess Federation wishes to congratulate each of the 54 members of this year’s All-America Chess Team for receiving this prestigious award!
2019 US CHESS ALL-AMERICA CHESS TEAM
| Name |
State |
| Age 18 (Min. Rating 2500) |
|
| Andrew Tang |
MN |
| Akshat Chandra |
MO |
|
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| Age 17 (min. rating 2475) |
|
| Jeffery Xiong |
TX |
| Samuel Sevian |
MA |
| Craig Hilby |
CA |
| Joshua Sheng |
CA |
| Vignesh Panchanatham |
CA |
| Roland Feng |
WA |
| Cameron Wheeler |
CA |
| Zhaozhi Li |
IL |
| Bryce Tiglon |
WA |
| John Gabriel Ludwig |
FL |
|
|
| Age 16 (min. rating 2450) |
|
| Ruifeng Li |
TX |
| John Michael Burke |
NJ |
| Nicolas Checa |
NY |
|
|
| Age 15 (min. rating 2425) |
|
| Advait Patel |
OK |
| David Brodsky |
NY |
| Praveen Balakrishnan |
VA |
| Ben Li |
MI |
| Jennifer Yu |
CA |
| Rayan Taghizadeh |
NJ |
|
|
| Age 14 (min. rating 2400) |
|
| Awonder Liang |
WI |
| David Tianjian Peng |
IL |
| Brandon Jacobson |
NJ |
| Hans Moke Niemann |
CT |
| Carissa Shiwen Yip |
MA |
|
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| Age 13 (min. rating 2350) |
|
| Andrew Zhang Hong |
CA |
| Wesley Wang |
NY |
| Christopher Shen |
OH |
|
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| Age 12 (min. rating 2300) |
|
| Justin Wang |
TX |
| Anthony Bi He |
WA |
| Balaji Daggupati |
CA |
| Maximillian Lu |
CT |
|
|
| Age 11 (min. rating 2225) |
|
| Christopher Woojin Yoo |
CA |
| Arthur Guo |
GA |
| Jason Yuyang Wang |
OH |
| Derek Clasby |
NJ |
| Nico Werner Chasin |
NY |
| Rochelle Wu |
AL |
|
|
| Age 10 (min. rating 2150) |
|
| Evan S Park |
PA |
| Eric Yuhan Li |
CA |
| Vyom Vidyarthi |
CA |
| Sandeep Sethuram |
AZ |
|
|
| Age 9 (min. rating 2050) |
|
| Liran Zhou |
NY |
| Dimitar Mardov |
IL |
| Liam Henry Putnam |
NY |
| Sriram Krishnakumar |
CA |
| Erick Zhao |
FL |
|
|
| Age 8 & Under (min. rating 1950) |
|
| Abhimanyu Mishra |
NJ |
| Bryan Xie |
CA |
| Harshid Kunka |
TX |
| Steve Wongso |
AZ |
| Brewington Hardaway |
NY |
| Sebastian Prestia |
NY |
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