K. K. Karanja
- January 10, 2024
- Chess Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | K. K. Karanja |
| Occupation | Chess Player |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 23, 1973(1973-11-23) |
| Age | 51 |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
K. K. Karanja Biography
| Name | K. K. Karanja |
| Birthday | Nov 23 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
K. K. Karanja is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on November 23, 1973 in United States.
In 1985, Karanja also received the Laura Aspis Prize, granted annually to the top USCF-rated player under the age of 13. Karanja qualified as the United States representative for the 1986 World Under-14 Chess Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 1985 at the age of 11, he won the National Elementary Chess Championship with a perfect 7-0 score (seven wins and no losses), becoming the first African-American to win a national scholastic title and the second African- American to win a national chess championship (Frank Street, Jr. was the first, winning the 1965 US Amateur Championship).
K. K. Karanja Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chess Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
K. K. Karanja is one of the richest Chess Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, K. K. Karanja 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Kangugi “K. K.” Karanja (born November 23, 1973) is a chess player regarded as the first African-American chess prodigy. He became a US Chess Federation Candidate Master at the age of 10, the youngest African-American to do so.
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Karanja retired from tournament play in 1990 with a rating of 2193. Karanja has written one book on chess and while living in Kenya was active in promoting chess.
Facts & Trivia
Duke Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. K. K. Karanja celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.