2019 US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team Announced

(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 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 Age 13 (min. rating 2350) Andrew Zhang Hong CA Wesley Wang NY Christopher Shen OH 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