Jason Liang
{{Short description|American chess player (born 2007)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Jason Liang
| image = Canadian-International-Open-Champion.jpg
| caption = Liang scored 5/5 and won the 2022 Canadian International Open held near Montreal.
| country = United States
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2007|2|7}}
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| title = International Master (2021)
| peakrating = 2530 (April 2023)
| FideID = 30940303
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Jason Liang is an American chess player. He has held the titles of National Master since 2018, FIDE Master since 2019, and International Master since 2021. In 2022, he received the Arthur Award for Chess Excellence from the Eade Foundation. In May 2023, he was selected to receive a Samford Fellowship by the U.S. Chess Trust.{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2023 |title=2023 Samford Fellowship Winners Announced |url=https://new.uschess.org/news/2023-samford-fellowship-winners-announced |website=US Chess Federation}} He was ranked World #33 junior chess player by FIDE on April 1, 2023.{{Cite web |title=FIDE Online. FIDE Top players - Standard Top 100 Juniors April 2023 |url=https://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml?list=juniors |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=ratings.fide.com}}
Chess career
= Early stage =
Liang played in his first chess tournament at age 9. He was introduced to tournament chess by NM Justin Burgess and Ali Thompson. In October 2016, he won the U1400 section of the Denver Chess Club Fall Classic with a 5-0 score. {{Cite web |title=DCC Halloween Tournament |url=https://www.denverchess.com/news/article/2082 |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.denverchess.com |language=en}} In that Autumn, he was coached by NM Chris Peterson in Colorado. At age 10, Liang became a K-5 Scholastic Champion of the State of Virginia after scoring 5.5/6 and winning a tiebreak. In August 2017, he was clear 1st among U1800 players of the 118th U.S. Open Chess Championship held in Norfolk, VA. {{Cite web |last=vwest |date=2017-08-08 |title=Lenderman Dances Home with $6,600 and His 3rd U.S. Open Title |url=https://new.uschess.org/news/lenderman-dances-home-6600-3rd-u-s-open-title |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=US Chess.org |language=en}} Liang was a member of the DMV Chess Club{{Cite web |title=DMV Chess |url=https://www.dmvchess.com/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=DMV Chess |language=en-US}} and the Arlington Chess Club{{Cite web |title=Arlington Chess Club |url=https://www.arlingtonchessclub.com/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=www.arlingtonchessclub.com}} in Virginia and became a National Master of U.S. Chess Federation at age 11. Between 2017 and 2018, he was coached by GM Rashad Babaev and GM Akshayraj Kore in Virginia. In June 2018 he came in second place in the Chesskid Online National Invitational Championship.{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Mike |date=February 26, 2019 |title=Chesskid Crowns 7 National Champions In Its 7th Year |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesskid-crowns-7-national-champions-in-its-7th-year |website=Chess.com}}
= Highlights =
Liang was the gold medalist of the U12 section at the North American Youth Chess Championship held in August 2019, Kingston Canada.{{Cite web|title=Son of Clarkson University Professor Wins Gold Medal in Chess Championship {{!}} Clarkson University|url=https://www.clarkson.edu/news/son-clarkson-university-professor-wins-gold-medal-chess-championship|access-date=2021-07-11|website=www.clarkson.edu}} He was also a co-champion of the Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Champions held in August 2020.{{Cite web|last=Hartmann|first=John|date=2020-08-03|title=Victors Crowned in Barber, Rockefeller, and Senior Tournaments|url=https://new.uschess.org/news/victors-crowned-barber-rockefeller-and-senior-tournaments|access-date=2021-07-11|website=US Chess.org|language=en}} Liang placed clear 1st of the U14 Section at the American Continental Selection of the 2020 FIDE World Youth Championship.{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - AMERICAN CONTINENTAL SELECTION. FIDE ONLINE WORLD U10-18 RAPID CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr539209.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=7&flag=30 |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=chess-results.com}} Liang has been part of the United States Chess Federation All-America Chess Team since 2020.{{Cite web |last=cbird |date=2020-02-17 |title=US Chess Announces 2020 World Youth Championships Invitees |url=https://new.uschess.org/news/us-chess-announces-2020-world-youth-championships-invitees |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=US Chess.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-03-12 |title=2021 US Chess All-America Chess Team Selected |url=https://new.uschess.org/news/2021-us-chess-all-america-chess-team-selected |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=US Chess.org |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Hartmann|first=John|date=2021-11-08|title=2022 US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team Announced|url=https://new.uschess.org/news/2022-us-chess-federation-all-america-chess-team-announced|access-date=2021-11-16|website=US Chess.org|language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=J. J. |date=2023-01-05 |title=2023 US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team Announced |url=https://new.uschess.org/news/2023-us-chess-federation-all-america-chess-team-announced |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=US Chess.org |language=en}} He also became the 143rd and 144th New York State Chess Champions after competing in 2021 and 2022 at Albany, New York. In October 2022, he became a champion of the Canadian International Open held at Contrecoeur near Montreal. {{Cite web |title=Jason Liang remporte le Ch. Int. du Canada - Fédération québécoise des échecs |url=https://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/fqe/content.php?Id=14709 |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=www.fqechecs.qc.ca}} Liang scored 7/9 at the 2022 North American Open and tied for second by beating the 2022 World Open Champion GM Antipov in the final round.{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=J. J. |date=2023-01-26 |title=North American Open: Wang Wards Off Winter, Wows With Wins |url=https://new.uschess.org/news/north-american-open-wang-wards-winter-wows-wins |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=US Chess.org |language=en}} In April 2023 it was announced that he won the US Chess 2022 Grand Prix with 222.68 points.{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Jason Liang wins US Chess 2022 Grand Prix |url=https://new.uschess.org/news/jason-liang-wins-us-chess-2022-grand-prix |website=US Chess Federation}}
= Road to IM =
Liang crossed FIDE 2400 at the 49th World Open held in Philadelphia on July 3, 2021, and thus qualified for the IM title. He earned his first IM norm after scoring 7/9 at the Montreal Winter Chess Classic in March 2020.{{Cite web|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Classique hivernale de Montréal 2020|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr510945.aspx|access-date=2021-07-12|website=chess-results.com}} His second IM norm was achieved at the Charlotte Chess Center Summer IM Norm Invitational held in August 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-21|title=Three Norms Awarded at Charlotte Summer OTB Event|url=https://new.uschess.org/news/three-norms-awarded-charlotte-summer-otb-event|access-date=2021-07-11|website=US Chess.org|language=en}} In December 2020, Liang secured his third IM norm by earning the silver medal at the North American Junior Chess Championship held in Charlotte, North Carolina.{{Cite web |title=FIDE Original Tournament Report |url=https://ratings.fide.com/view_source.phtml?code=246395 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=ratings.fide.com}} In August 2021, Liang tied for first place in the Charlotte Chess Center's Summer GM Norm Invitational with a score of 5.5/9, tying with GM Tanguy Ringoir and IM Aleksandr Ostrovskiy and earning a fourth IM norm.
= Road to GM =
Liang achieved his first GM norm in the New York City Grandmaster Norm Invitational with a score of 6.5/9, tying for first place with GM Vladimir Belous in April 2022. In June 2022, he was clear 1st by scoring 6.5/9 in the Eastern Ontario Chess Championship GM Norm Section held in Ottawa.{{Cite web |title=CFC - Tournament |url=https://www.chess.ca/en/ratings/t/?id=202206032&p=170934 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=www.chess.ca}} In August 2022, Liang became a co-champion of Washington International after drawing GM elect Viktor Gažík and GM John M. Burke.{{Cite web |title=9th Washington International Final Results |url=https://mdchess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=756&Itemid=1662 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=mdchess.com}} In November 2022, Liang earned his second GM norm by scoring 7/9 at the Maplewood Invitational held in Waterloo, Quebec and simultaneously crossed 2500 in his FIDE rating.{{Cite web |last=Supol |first=George |title=2022 Maplewood Invitational |url=https://annexchessclub.com/2022/09/the-maplewood-invitational/ |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=Annex Chess Club {{!}} T647-822-4628 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Supol |first=George |title=Annex Chess Club Update – Nov 14, 2022 |url=https://annexchessclub.com/2022/11/annex-chess-club-update-nov-14-2022/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Annex Chess Club {{!}} T647-822-4628 |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Liang graduated from the Belmont Station Elementary School in Ashburn VA receiving an Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from President Trump. He attended Trailside Middle School in Ashburn VA and AA Kingston Middle School in Potsdam NY. He is a current student of Potsdam High School.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://sites.google.com/view/potsdamcc |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}
Liang's father, Chunlei Charles Liang, is a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Clarkson University.{{Cite web |title=Son of Clarkson University Professor Wins Gold Medal in Chess Championship {{!}} Clarkson University |url=https://www.clarkson.edu/news/son-clarkson-university-professor-wins-gold-medal-chess-championship |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.clarkson.edu}}
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Category:American chess players