2017 Saint Louis Invitational

Aman is an International Master currently living in Montreal, Canada where he is a part-time coach and streamer at www.twitch.tv/chessbrah. He achieved his IM title in 2013 after a meteoric rise from 2250 to 2500 in less than a year. Aman was a member of the Canadian Olympiad team in 2014, the coach of the Canadian Women's Olympiad team in 2016, and is the 2017 Canadian Open Champion. Most recently, he earned his second GM norm at the 2017 Reykjavik Open and is actively searching for his third and final norm.

John picked up the game at the age of 6 and started playing in tournaments shortly thereafter.  He has earned multiple New Jersey high school state championships, as well as multiple US Chess All-American Team designations.  John earned the International Master title in January of 2016, and currently has 1 GM norm.  John is a Jersey Shore resident from Brick, NJ – he is 16 years old and in his junior year of high school.