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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Tang graduated from [[Wayzata High School]] in [[Plymouth, Minnesota]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wayzata.com/2017/12/15/strib-andrew-tang-wayzata-high-school-becomes-one-nations-chess-grandmasters/|title=STRIB: Andrew Tang of Wayzata High School becomes one of nation's few chess grandmasters|website=Wayzata.com|access-date=2018-02-19}}</ref> and attends [[Princeton University]], where he hopes to major in Operations Research and Financial Engineering.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=PRINCETON STUDENTS, MAXIMUM SECURITY INMATES TO SQUARE OFF IN CHESS COMPETITION|url=https://www.state.nj.us/corrections/pdf/PressRelease_PS/PRESS%20RELEASE%20PRINCETON%20STUDENTS,%20MAXIMUM%20SECURITY%20INMATES%20SQUARE%20OF%20IN%20CHESS%20COMPETITION.pdf |location=Trenton, NJ |publisher=New Jersey Department of Corrections |date=2019-11-14 |access-date=2020-12-15}}</ref>
Tang graduated from [[Wayzata High School]] in [[Plymouth, Minnesota]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wayzata.com/2017/12/15/strib-andrew-tang-wayzata-high-school-becomes-one-nations-chess-grandmasters/|title=STRIB: Andrew Tang of Wayzata High School becomes one of nation's few chess grandmasters|website=Wayzata.com|access-date=2018-02-19}}</ref> and attends [[Princeton University]], where he hopes to major in Operations Research and Financial Engineering.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=PRINCETON STUDENTS, MAXIMUM SECURITY INMATES TO SQUARE OFF IN CHESS COMPETITION|url=https://www.state.nj.us/corrections/pdf/PressRelease_PS/PRESS%20RELEASE%20PRINCETON%20STUDENTS,%20MAXIMUM%20SECURITY%20INMATES%20SQUARE%20OF%20IN%20CHESS%20COMPETITION.pdf |location=Trenton, NJ |publisher=New Jersey Department of Corrections |date=2019-11-14 |access-date=2020-12-15}}</ref>

In his spare time, Tang enjoys cooking, showering, and reading Shakespearean sonnets. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://princetonchess.weebly.com/archive.html|title=Princeton Chess Club Officers|website=https://princetonchess.weebly.com/|access-date=2023-05-10}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:24, 10 May 2023

For the Singaporean racing driver, see Andrew Tang (racing driver).
Andrew Tang
Andrew Tang at Hart House, 2023.
CountryUnited States
Born (1999-11-29) November 29, 1999 (age 24)
Naperville, Illinois
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2502 (July 2024)
Peak rating2540 (December 2022)
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Followers55.9 thousand
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
GenreOnline chess
Subscribers30.4K[1]
Total views3 million[1]
Associated acts
Last updated: August 29, 2022

Andrew Tang (born November 29, 1999) is an American chess grandmaster. He is also a popular streamer, known online for his speed chess skills especially in bullet (one-minute), hyperbullet (30-seconds), and ultrabullet (15-seconds) time controls as well as for playing speed chess blindfolded.[2][3]

Chess career

Tang began playing chess in preschool. He was instructed by John Bartholomew as he was growing up.[4] He earned the title of International Master in 2014 by winning the North American Junior Chess Championship.[5][6]

Tang earned the title of Grandmaster in November 2017, when he achieved his final norm and an Elo rating over 2500, both required for the title, in the Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational tournament, held in Charlotte, North Carolina.[7] FIDE awarded him the title in April 2018.[8]

In December 2018, he participated in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Saint Petersburg. Initially seeded 190th, Tang achieved a good result, scoring 8.5 points out of 15 rounds, and placing 59th.[9] In the tournament, he also played his first live game against world champion Magnus Carlsen.[10]

In the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship, Tang placed 4th out of 10 with 5/9.[11][12]

In January 2020, Tang tied for second place with a score of 6.5/9 in the Charlotte Open, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, tying with GM Cemil Can Ali Marandi, GM Akshat Chandra, GM Ulvi Bajarani, and IM Aaron Grabinsky. [13] On October 1, 2020, Tang signed with the esports organization Cloud9 using the online ID penguingm1.[14]

Andrew Tang also competed in the 2021 Bullet Chess Championship Presented By SIG hosted by chess.com. There he competed against GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Nihal Sarin, Daniel Naroditsky and Alireza Firouzja, among others. He finished in 2nd place, losing 5-11 to Firouzja in the final.[15] He again participated in the competition's following-year edition, and again finished in 2nd place, losing 11-8 to Nakamura in the Grand Final.

Tang streams chess live on Twitch, preferring fast bullet chess games of 15, 30, or 60-second chess with no increment, he is the only chess player to ever beat the Lichess Stockfish 1 to 8 in Ultrabullet time control.[16] He has won the Lichess Titled Arena five times as of December 2021.[17][18]

Personal life

Tang graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota,[19] and attends Princeton University, where he hopes to major in Operations Research and Financial Engineering.[20]

In his spare time, Tang enjoys cooking, showering, and reading Shakespearean sonnets. [21]

References

  1. ^ a b "About penguingm1". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Twitch". Twitch.tv.
  3. ^ "GM Andrew Tang is playing BLINDFOLDED Ultrabullet". Twitter.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Perpetual Chess Podcast Ep. 164". Omny.fm. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ Eric D. Johnson (May 2015). "Wayzata Freshman Becomes International Chess Champion". Plymouth Magazine. Minneapolis: Tiger Oak Media. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. ^ "Andrew Tang". Uschesschamps.com. Saint Louis Chess Club. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  7. ^ "Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational". Fide.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  8. ^ "List of titles approved by the 2018 1st quarter PB in Minsk, Belarus". Old.fide.com. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  9. ^ "King Salman World Rapid Championship 2018". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  10. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: penguin vs drunkenstein | World Rapid Championship (2018) – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "MN teen to play in U.S. Junior Chess Nationals". Kare11.com. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  12. ^ "2019 U.S. Junior Championship". Uschesschamps.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  13. ^ "Charlotte Open - Chess Tournament". Chessstream.com.
  14. ^ "Cloud9 Enters The Chess World and Welcomes penguingm1". Cloud9.gg. October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  15. ^ "2021 Bullet Chess Championship Presented by SIG". Chess.com.
  16. ^ penguingm1 vs stockfish levels 1-8 ultrabullet. – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "Andrew Tang wins Titled Arena". Lichess.org. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  18. ^ "Titled Arena December '22: Standard 1+0 rated #dec22lta". lichess.org. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  19. ^ "STRIB: Andrew Tang of Wayzata High School becomes one of nation's few chess grandmasters". Wayzata.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  20. ^ "PRINCETON STUDENTS, MAXIMUM SECURITY INMATES TO SQUARE OFF IN CHESS COMPETITION" (PDF) (Press release). Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Department of Corrections. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  21. ^ "Princeton Chess Club Officers". https://princetonchess.weebly.com/. Retrieved 2023-05-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

External links

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