2012 U.S. Junior Closed Championship Player Bios
Ratings listed are from the USCF's March supplement, which will be used to determine pairings. Click here for a list of current player ratings.
Conrad Holt
Title:
International Master
Federation:
Wichita, Kansas
Age:
18
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
Earned 3rd GM Norm in March 2012; 2010 World Open; 2008 U.S. Cadet Championship
Marc Arnold
Title:
International Master
Federation:
New York
Age:
19
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
Earned 3rd GM Norm in July 2012; 2007 U.S. Junior Championship; 2007 National Junior High School Championship; 2006 Cadet Championship
Daniel Naroditsky
Title:
International Master
Federation:
Foster City, California
Age:
16
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
Darwin Yang
Title:
International Master
Federation:
Plano, Texas
Age:
15
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
GM Norm 2012 Saint Louis Invitational; GM Norm 2012 NY Invitational; 2010 Spring SPICE Cup; 2009 World Youth Championship (Bronze); 2008 National Junior High Championship (2nd); Pan-American Championship
Victor Shen
Title:
FIDE Master
Federation:
Edison, New Jersey
Age:
18
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
2012 Liberty Bell Open 1- 1st place, 2011 U.S. Junior Closed Championship
Robert Perez
Title:
National Master
Federation:
Miami Beach, Florida
Age:
16
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
T-1st 2011 Southern Open; 2011 Boylston Chess Club Blitz Champion
Eric Rosen
Title:
FIDE Master
Federation:
Chicago
Age:
18
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
2012 U.S. National High School Championship - 2nd; 2011 U.S. National High School Chess Champion, 2011 World Youth Championships Representative, U-18 Section IM norm; 2012 and 2010 Illinois State Champions – Niles North; 2009 U.S. Junior Open Championship, 2009 U.S. Open (1st-U2300)
Alec Getz
Title:
FIDE Master
Federation:
New York
Age:
18
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
2011 U.S. Junior Championship; 2011, 2010 National High School Champion (Individual 1st place in 2010); 2008 Pan-American Youth Championships Gold Medal; Five-time National Scholastic Champion
Will Fisher
Title:
National Master
Federation:
New York
Age:
18
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
2012 All-America Team, 2011 U.S. Chess League Rookie of the Year, 2011 Pennsylvania State High School Champion, Qualified for the 2012 Pan-Ams and 2012 World Youth - U18, 2010 Philadelphia Open - 1st
Raven Sturt
Title:
National Master
Federation:
New York
Age:
18
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
2011 K-12 Champion, 2011 U.S. Junior Championship