Justin Tan
{{Short description|Australian chess grandmaster (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Justin Tan
| image = Tan,Justin 2015 Wien.JPG
| caption = Tan in 2015
| birth_name =
| country = Australia
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|19 March 1997}}
| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
| death_date =
| death_place =
| title = Grandmaster (2018)
| peakrating = 2533 (March 2022)
| rating =
| FideID = 3206882
}}
Justin Tan (born 19 March 1997){{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main225099.pdf |title=Title Application (Form IT2) |publisher=FIDE |date=27 July 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://britishchessnews.com/2020/03/19/happy-birthday-gm-justin-tan-19-iii-1997/ |title=Happy Birthday GM Justin Tan (19-iii-1997) |work=British Chess News |first=John |last=Upham |date=19 March 2020}} is an Australian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2018, becoming the 8th Australian to achieve the title.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=FIDE Profile |url=https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=3206882 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=}} He was formerly British Blitz Champion and was British Under-21 Champion twice (2016 and 2018).{{Cite web |title=Prizewinners' List 2016 – British Chess Championships |url=https://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/previous/2016-2/prizewinners-list-2016/ |access-date=2020-12-03 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - UK Blitz Open 2019 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr485040.aspx |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=chess-results.com}}{{Cite web |title=Prizewinners 2018 – British Chess Championships |url=https://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/prizewinners-2018/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=britishchesschampionships.co.uk}}
Chess career
Tan learned to play chess at the age of seven.{{Cite web |date= 13 February 2014|title=Woodbridge: Chess prodigy Justin aims to be a grandmaster |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/woodbridge-chess-prodigy-justin-aims-to-be-a-grandmaster-1-3318293 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=East Anglian Daily Times |language=en}} As a junior, he represented Australia at four World Youth Chess Championships (Vietnam 2008, Under-12), (Turkey 2009, U-16), (Brazil 2011, Under-14), (Greece 2015, Under-18) and twice at the World Youth Chess Olympiad in Turkey (2012) and China (2013).{{Cite web |date= |title=World Youth Chess Championship 2008 |url=https://newratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=16903&t=0 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website= }}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |title=World Youth Chess Championship 2009, Kemer-Antalya, Turkey - Chessdom |url=http://previews.chessdom.com/world-youth-chess-championship-2009 |access-date=2020-12-03 |language=en-US |archive-date=24 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124152001/http://previews.chessdom.com/world-youth-chess-championship-2009 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championship - U 14 Open |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr58155.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&flag=30 |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=chess-results.com}}{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Ch 2015 - Open under 18 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr187413.aspx |access-date=2021-06-13 |website=chess-results.com}}{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - WORLD YOUTH UNDER-16 CHESS OLYMPIAD - 2012 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr79880.aspx?lan=1&art=9&snr=6 |access-date=2021-06-13 |website=chess-results.com}}{{Cite web |title=OlimpBase :: 12th World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad, Chongqing 2013, Australia "A" |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/2013wy/2013aus.html |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=olimpbase.org}}
Tan moved to England in 2013 to study under a chess scholarship at Woodbridge School, Suffolk. He became an International Master in 2015 after gaining his final International Master norm at the Bunratty Classic, Ireland.{{Cite web |title=Student becomes Master as chess ace seals international title |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/student-becomes-master-as-chess-ace-seals-international-title-1-3988989 |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=East Anglian Daily Times |date=12 March 2015 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Chess prodigy Justin Tan wins final IM norm at Bunratty Classic |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/chess/11449046/Chess-prodigy-Justin-Tan-wins-final-IM-norm-at-Bunratty-Classic.html |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=The Telegraph |date=4 March 2015 |language=en-GB}}
In 2015, Tan achieved his first Grandmaster norm at the Colin Crouch Memorial Congress at Harrow, London.{{Cite news |last=Pein |first=Malcolm |date=2016-04-10 |title=Justin Tan boosts GM title charge with solid performance at Colin Crouch Memorial |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/10/justin-tan-boosts-charge-towards-gm-title-with-solid-performance/ |access-date=2020-12-03 |issn=0307-1235}} At the 2015 Under-18 World Youth Chess Championships in Greece, Tan tied for fourth place, after defeating GM Kirill Alekseenko.{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Ch 2015 - Open under 18 |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr187413.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fedb=AUS&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984 |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=chess-results.com}}
In 2016, Tan tied for third place with GM Gawain Jones and also became British Under-21 Champion at the 103rd British Chess Championship at Bournemouth, gaining his second GM norm in the process.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-08-05 |title=Michael Adams equals record score while winning British Championship |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/05/michael-adams-british-championship-record-score |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Prizewinners' List 2016 – British Chess Championships |url=https://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/previous/2016-2/prizewinners-list-2016/ |access-date=2020-12-03 |language=en-GB}} In the same year, Tan was joint winner with GM Luke McShane at the DeMontford Bell Kings Place Rapidplay.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-07-15 |title=Luke McShane and Justin Tan share first place at Kings Place Chess Festival |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/15/luke-mcshane-justin-tan-share-first-place-kings-place-chess-festival |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}
In 2018, Tan won the Paracin Open in Serbia, securing his final GM norm and the Grandmaster title.{{Cite web |title=Justin Tan wins Paracin open 2018 - Chessdom |date=14 July 2018 |url=http://www.chessdom.com/justin-tan-wins-paracin-open-2018/ |access-date=2020-12-03 |language=en-US}} He became British Blitz Champion in 2019 after winning the UK Open Blitz Championship.{{Cite web |title=UK Open Blitz |url=https://www.englishchess.org.uk/uk-open-blitz/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=English Chess Federation |language=en-GB}}
In 2021, Tan won the O2C Doeberl Cup in Canberra, Australia, with a score of 7.5/9.{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2021 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr551239.aspx?lan=1&art=4 |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=chess-results.com}} In 2022, he won the inaugural Chessemy Open in Reinstorf, Germany, in a field of over 160 players.{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - chessemy Open |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr576213.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&fed=GER&turdet=YES&zeilen=99999 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=chess-results.com}}
Tan represented Australia on Board 4 at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai scoring 5/8.{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Open |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr653631.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=AUS&flag=30 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=chess-results.com}}
Tan plays in the top division of the UK 4NCL for Wood Green and has previously played in the Dutch and the Icelandic leagues for BSG and Taflfélag Garðabæjar respectively.{{Cite web |date= |title=4NCL List of Players |url=http://www.A4nclresults.co.uk/2019-20/media/4ncl/reglist.html#wgn |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website= }}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |date=2018-09-10 |title=Meesterklasse - Opstellingen |url=https://www.schaken.nl/competitie/knsbcompetitie/opstellingen-knsb-competitie-20182019/meesterklasse-opstellingen |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=Schaken }}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Icelandic Team Championship 2019-21 - 1st division |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr462538.aspx?lan=1&art=8 |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=chess-results.com}}
Since 2018, Tan has been a monthly author for Chess Publishing.{{Cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Justin |last2=Fernandez |first2=Daniel |date= |title=1.e4 |url=https://www.chesspublishing.com/content/6/index.htm |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=chesspublishing.com}}
Books
- Tan, Justin (2021). 1.e4! The Chess Bible – Volume 1 – A Complete Repertoire for White . Thinkers Publishing. ISBN 9789464201123
Biography
Tan was born and grew up in Cardiff, South Wales, United Kingdom, until the age of seven, when his family moved to Melbourne, Australia. He is a dual Australian and British citizen.{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Justin |date= |title=FIDE Title Application |url=https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=3206882&title=GM&pb=53 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=}}
Until 2013, Tan was an elite national gymnast and a member of the Australian national artistic gymnastics squad.{{Cite web |last=Gymnastics Australia |date=2014 |title=Annual Report |url=https://www.gymnastics.org.au/images/national/About_Us/Annual_reports/34816_GA_Annual_Report_2014_revised_2.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website= |page=43}} He was the Australian Under-16 national individual apparatus champion on pommel horse in 2012.{{Cite web |last=Gymnastics Australia |date= 24 May 2012|title=Justin Tan Pommel Horse L9U16 2012.MTS - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwSOugVq7DA |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=youtube.com}}
Tan graduated in law with honours from the University of Edinburgh and is an Erasmus alumnus of Utrecht University.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-06 |title=Adams takes his sixth British title |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/adams-takes-his-sixth-british-title |access-date=2020-12-03 |website=Chess News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - UoE |url=https://www.researchgate.net/institution/The-University-of-Edinburgh/members/225 |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=ResearchGate |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Australian Chess Federation Newsletter 31 July 2018 |url=https://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=9dbd09164491bd3b5116f2b71&id=364db67aa7 |access-date=2021-06-14 |website=us12.campaign-archive.com}}
References
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Category:Alumni of the Erasmus Programme
Category:Australian people of Chinese descent
Category:Sportspeople from Cardiff
Category:Chess players from Melbourne
Category:21st-century Australian chess players
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Category:Utrecht University alumni