Liam Jesunas
| Liam Jesunas | |
|---|---|
| File:LiamJesunasMFS1st.jpg | |
| Country |  United States |
| Born | July 18, 2015 New Jersey, United States |
| Title | 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐉𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍 (2022) |
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Liam Jesunas (born July 18, 2015) is an American chess prodigy. As a Pre-K student, he won the 2020 US Chess/ChessKid K-12 Showdown, the virtual replacement for the canceled National K-12 Grade Championships.[1] Liam was the top rated player in the kindergarten section (US Chess: 1160) and finished first at the age of 5.[2] On November 20, 2022, Liam put up a perfect score, winning every game, in the 1st Grade section of the 2022 New Jersey K-12 Championship presented by the New Jersey State Chess Federation, earning him his first State Championship title.[3]
Chess career
In 2022, Liam played for the Colchester Junior Chess Club, Essex, England in the 4NCL, or Four Nations Chess League.[4]
In 2021, Liam began taking lessons from GM Daniel Naroditsky online at the Charlotte Chess Center.[5]
References
- ↑ "Prekindergarten Student and Senior Enjoy Success in National Chess Competition". mfriends.org.
- ↑ "2020 K-12 Showdown Kindergarten Championship". uschess.org.
- ↑ "NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPION". youtube.com.
- ↑ "4NCL Results 2021-22". 4NCL.co.uk.
- ↑ "The Queen City's Gambit: Chess is making a play for your attention in Charlotte". charlotteobserver.com.
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