David Brodsky
{{Short description|American chess grandmaster (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox chess player
| country = United States
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|8|19}}
| birth_place = Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
| title = Grandmaster (2022){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main225193.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}
| peakrating = 2539 (October 2024)
| FideID = 2073250
}}
David Brodsky is an American chess grandmaster.
Chess career
Brodsky began playing chess at the age of 6. He received training from Farrukh Amonatov.
In April 2017, he earned his final International Master norm.{{cite web|title=Episode 21- International Master-Elect David Brodsky|url=https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2017/4/25/episode-21-international-master-elect-david-brodsky|date=April 25, 2017}}
In November 2019, he tied with grandmaster Andrew Tang for first place at the National Chess Congress in Philadelphia. Brodsky achieved the victory by defeating IM Jason Liang in the final round.{{cite web|title=Brodsky and Tang Share First at National Chess Congress|url=https://new.uschess.org/news/brodsky-tang-share-first-national-chess-congress|date=December 2, 2019|last=Abdul-Alim|first=Jamaal}}
In August 2019, he earned his final Grandmaster norm at the 2019 U.S. Masters, though his rating at the time was insufficient to immediately earn the title.{{cite web |url=https://www.uschesschamps.com/bio/david-brodsky#:~:text=David%20Brodsky%20learned%20to%20play,an%20International%20Master%20at%2014. |title=David Brodsky |website=U.S. Chess Champs}}{{cite web |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr462572.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=USA&snr=27 |title=2019 U.S. Masters Championship |website=Chess-Results.com}}
In June 2022, he tied for first place with grandmasters Alexander Shabalov, Elshan Moradiabadi, and Daniel Naroditsky at the 2022 Carolinas Classic.{{cite web | url=https://chess.stream/ccc/carolinasclassic/Standing?TournamentID=423 | title=2023 Carolinas Classic ~ Charlotte Chess Center }} In July 2022, he defeated grandmaster Awonder Liang and eventual winner Christopher Yoo in the 7th round of the U.S. Junior Chess Championship, but ultimately finished 5th out of 10 players with a score of 4.5/9.{{cite web|title=Yoo, Yu, Shabalov Win U.S. National Championships|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-us-national-championships-yoo-yu-shabalov-win|last=Levin|first=Anthony|date=July 19, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://new.uschess.org/news/another-brutal-day-gateway-city|title=Another Brutal Day in the Gateway City|last=Scott|first=Harold|date=July 14, 2022}} In September 2022, his rating officially surpassed 2500, earning him the Grandmaster title.
Personal life
Brodsky attended high school in Westchester County, New York. After graduation, he began studying computer science and mathematics at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he was also a member of the chess team.{{cite web|title=Chess Team Member Places Second in Major Tournament|url=https://chess.utdallas.edu/news/chess-team-member-places-second-in-major-tournament/}}{{cite web|title=IM David Brodsky wins 87th Southwest Open|url=https://texaschess.org/brodsky-wins-southwest-open/|date=September 10, 2021|last=Texas Chess Association}} The team competed at the President's Cup tournament at Texas Tech University in April 2022, finishing 4th overall.{{cite web|title=UTD Chess Team Completes Grand Season at Final Four Tournament|url=https://news.utdallas.edu/campus-community/chess-team-wrapup-2022/|last=Roth|first=Phil|date=April 15, 2022}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{American chess grandmasters}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodsky, David}}
Category:American chess players