Andrew Hong
{{Short description|American chess grandmaster (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Andrew Hong
| image = AndrewHong24 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Andrew Hong in 2024
| country = United States
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|11|23}}
| birth_place = San Jose, California{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main225717.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (IM)}}
| title = Grandmaster (2021){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main229100.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}
| peakrating = 2589 (June 2025)
| FideID = 2099438
}}
Andrew Z. Hong is an American chess grandmaster.
Chess career
Hong became interested in chess in 2012, and was introduced to the game by his older brother. He then joined the same chess club and began playing in competitive tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://www.uschesschamps.com/bio/andrew-hong-2|title=ANDREW HONG}} He was nationally ranked #1 for his age group. Hong was part of the KCF Young Stars Program, run by former World Champion Garry Kasparov.
In September 2021, Hong defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wesley So at the PRO Chess League Arena Royale. Hong later earned the title of Grandmaster after achieving his final norm at the Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy Labor Day Norm Invitational in North Carolina.{{cite web|title=Chess champion Andrew Hong earns elite grandmaster title|last1=Chang|first1=Christina|last2=Si|first2=Jonathan|date=October 19, 2021|url=https://saratogafalcon.org/content/chess-champion-andrew-hong-earns-elite-grandmaster-title/}}
In 2022, Hong participated in both the U.S. Junior Chess Championship and the Chess.com-hosted Junior Speed Chess Championship.{{Cite web |title=Andrew Hong {{!}} Top Chess Players |url=https://www.chess.com/players/andrew-z-hong |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=GM Andrew Hong (SpeedofLight0) - Chess Profile |url=https://www.chess.com/member/speedoflight0 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
In December 2023, Hong played in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. In the rapid portion, he finished 59th with 7.5 points.{{cite web|url=https://worldrapidandblitz2023.fide.com/results-open-rapid/|title=Results Open Rapid|work=FIDE|accessdate=January 5, 2024}} In the blitz portion, he finished 136th with 9.5 points.{{cite web|url=https://worldrapidandblitz2023.fide.com/results-open-blitz/|title=Results Open Blitz|work=FIDE|accessdate=January 5, 2024}} During the seventh round of the Blitz championship, Hong complained that he lost on time despite pressing the clock after making a move in his game against Yu Yangyi. His appeal was rejected by the arbiters and the win was awarded to Yu.{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-fide-world-blitz-chess-championship-day-1|title=Dubov, Nepomniachtchi Punished As 6 Lead; Gunina Dazzles With 8.5/9|date=December 30, 2023}} He currently attends Brown University.
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Category:American chess players