Jeffery Xiong
Title:
Grandmaster
Federation:
Dallas, TX, USA
Age:
17
Status:
Accepted
Bio:
This seventeen-year old from Coppell, Texas has a quite an impressive list of results. Showing a tenacity beyond his years he has won the 2015 Chicago Open, finished sixth in the 2016 U.S.Championship (the strongest in history), and was awarded the 2016 U.S. Outstanding Player Achievement Award by USCF. Xiong, the winner of the 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship is sure to give some of the seasoned veterans in this year’s field a run for their money.