2013 U.S. Junior Closed Championship Player Bios

Daniel Naroditsky

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Title: 
International Master
Rating: 
2538
Federation: 
Foster City, California
Age: 
17
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
2010 U.S. Open, U-12 World Youth Champion in 2007, National Scholastic Chess Champion 2004-2005, 2006 Pan-American Youth Chess Festival: Bronze Medal

Victor Shen

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Title: 
International Master
Rating: 
2511
Federation: 
Edison, New Jersey
Age: 
19
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
2012 Liberty Bell Open 1- 1st place, 2011 U.S. Junior Closed Championship

Robert Perez

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Title: 
National Master
Rating: 
2510
Federation: 
Miami Beach, Florida
Age: 
17
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
T-1st 2011 Southern Open; 2011 Boylston Chess Club Blitz Champion

Kayden Troff

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Title: 
International Master
Rating: 
2505
Federation: 
West Jordan, Utah
Age: 
15
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
GM Norm at 2013 U.S. Championship; 2012: U14 World Youth Championship Gold Medal; 2010: U12 World Youth Championship Silver Medal; 2009: U12 North American Championship Gold Medal

Jeffrey Xiong

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Title: 
FIDE Master
Rating: 
2483
Federation: 
Coppell, Texas
Age: 
12
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
2010 World Youth Chess Championships Silver Medal

Yian Liou

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Title: 
FIDE Master
Rating: 
2469
Federation: 
Alamo, California
Age: 
15
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
2012 Metropolitan Closed T-1st (IM Norm); 2010 U.S. Cadet co-champion

Sam Sevian

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Title: 
FIDE Master
Rating: 
2467
Federation: 
Santa Clara, California
Age: 
12
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
2012: U12 World Youth Championship Gold Medal

Atulya Shetty

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Title: 
FIDE Master
Rating: 
2446
Federation: 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Age: 
16
Status: 
Invited
Chess Highlights: 
2013 K-12 National Champion; 2012 US Amateur Team Champion; 2006, 2008, 2010 World Youth Representative; 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 USCF All-American Team; 2011 Michigan Open Champion; 2008, 2009, 2012 Michigan K-12 Champion

Luke Harmon-Vellotti

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Title: 
FIDE Master
Rating: 
2434
Federation: 
Boise, Idaho
Age: 
14
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
1st Place National Open 2008 (U2100 Section;) 5-time All-American Chess Team member

Sarah Chiang

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Title: 
Woman FIDE Master
Rating: 
2238
Federation: 
Dallas, Texas
Age: 
16
Status: 
Accepted
Chess Highlights: 
Tied for third place at the World Youth Championship in the girls U-14 division in 2011; Silver Medal at World Youth Championship in 2007