[BrianWall-ChessList] chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Ray Robson, Grandmaster!

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Ray Robson, Grandmaster!
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1255317444.shtml


   Grandmaster-elect, technically, but that doesn't matter. He has now
   earned the title, winning the Panamerican Junior Championship with a
   round to go. He started 7/7 and drew in round 8 to clinch. Although it
   was a comparatively weak event with only one GM (whom Robson
   defeated), it's apparently the case that winning the tournament
   confers an automatic GM on the victor.
   Robson is already well over 2500, so with his third and final norm in
   the bag the title is his - he just has to pay FIDE its administrative
   bribe and have the USCF fill out the paperwork. Not only is he a
   grandmaster, he's the youngest grandmaster in U.S. history. The
   previous record-holder was Fabiano Caruana (send him back, Italy!),
   who achieved the title at the age of 14 years, 11 months and 20 days;
   Robson beat him by four days. That's a little over three months faster
   than Hikaru Nakamura did it, and six months and change faster than
   Bobby Fischer's old record. Look out, world! (Except for Carlsen,
   maybe.)
   Source: [1]Susan Polgar's blog.

References

   1. http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/

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