Samuel Sevian

Quick Facts

Full Name	Samuel Sevian
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 2000(2000-12-26)
Age	24
Birthplace	Corning
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Samuel Sevian Biography

Samuel Sevian is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on December 26, 2000 in Corning, New York, United States. Chess prodigy, who gained fame as the youngest player ever to be an U.S. International Master. He was the world champion in the under-12 age group.

He broke He beat Ray Robson‘s record for being the the youngest U.S. International Master.’s record for being the oldest U.S. International Master.

Samuel Sevian (born December 26, 2000) is an American chess prodigy. He earned the title of Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 27 days, making him the youngest ever American to achieve this feat, beating previously established records of Fischer, Nakamura, Caruana and Robson by more than a year. He also broke age records when reaching the titles of National Expert, Master and International Master.

Sevian started to play chess at the age of 5 and his first major success came in 2009 when he broke the record for the youngest Expert in USCF history at 8 years, 2 months of age, beating Brian Luo’s previous record by over 10 months. On December 9, 2010, Sevian became the youngest National Master in USCF history at 9 years, 11 months, and 23 days, beating Nicholas Nip’s record by 3 days. In 2012, he completed all the norms required for the title of International Master (IM) in the space of 6 months. He became an IM after crossing the 2400 FIDE rating mark during Norm tournament in November 2013 in Budapest, thus setting the new US record of 12 years, 10 months.

He is the son of Armen while his mom’s name is Armine.

Samuel Sevian Net Worth

Samuel Sevian is one of the richest Chess Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Samuel Sevian 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his chess studies at five years old.

He was the youngest player ever to be invited to compete in the U.S. Chess Championships in Missouri.

Sevian was born in Corning, New York, to Armine and Armen Sevian, both of Armenian heritage. His father, Armen, held the title of candidate master in Soviet Armenia before moving to the United States in 1996 for his PhD studies. As of 2015, Armen is the Principal Scientist for a laser manufacturing company near Boston.

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Facts & Trivia

Samuel Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Samuel Sevian celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.

Top Facts about Samuel Sevian

1. Samuel Sevian is an Armenian-American chess player born in 2000.
2. He became the youngest American Grandmaster at age 13.
3. Sevian won the U.S. Junior Chess Championship in 2018.
4. His current FIDE rating is 2636 (as of August 2021).
5. Sevian has represented the United States in multiple international competitions.
6. He started playing chess at age five and was coached by his father.
7. Sevian has defeated several top-ranked players, including Hikaru Nakamura.
8. In 2019, he tied for first place at the World Open Chess Tournament.
9. Sevian is known for his aggressive and tactical style of play.
10. He has been featured in numerous media outlets, including The New York Times and ESPN.