Hans Niemann

Hans is recently was awarded the title of Grandmaster. He met his final requirement of reaching a 2500 rating in Spain in December 2020. Some of Niemann’s recent tournaments wins in the last year include the blitz tournament at the Sunway Sitges Chess Festival, the Walter Browne Memorial Blitz tournament at the National Open in Las Vegas, the Memorial Tournament Niksic in Montenegro, Third Saturday Mix in Serbia, and the online qualifier for Americas region for the Junior Speed Chess Championship on Chess.com. Hans graduated this year from Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in New York City and is looking forward to dedicating the next year to studying chess and training intensely in his quest to reach the most elite level of the game. Hans experienced success as Twitch streamer at the height of the chess boom and streams occasionally in his free time. His favorite activities outside of chess are tennis, cycling, and biking.