Marc Tyler Arnold
{{short description|American chess Grandmaster|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
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| title = Grandmaster (2012)
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Marc Tyler Arnold (born November 20, 1992) is an American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012.{{cite web |url=https://old.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6455-list-of-titles-approved-by-the-83rd-fide-congress.html |title=List of titles approved by the 83rd FIDE Congress (September 1-9, 2012) |website=FIDE.com |date=September 17, 2012 |access-date=January 12, 2022}}
Chess career
Arnold's peak United States Chess Federation rating was 2640 in July 2012. In August 2012, he received his peak FIDE rating of 2540 and earned the GM title.{{cite web |url=http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=2022320&title=GM&pb=34 |title=Title Applications: 83rd FIDE Congress 2012 - Grandmaster (GM): Arnold, Marc T |website=FIDE.com |access-date=}} He won the US Junior (closed) Chess Championship in 2012{{cite web |url=http://en.chessbase.com/home/TabId/211/PostId/400834 |title=US Junior Chess Championship 2012 |website=Chessbase.com |access-date= }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and 2007.{{cite web |url=http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200706214671-12770589 |title=2007 U.S. JUNIOR INVITATIONAL |publisher=US Chess Federation |access-date=}} Arnold became an International Master in 2009.
Arnold won his first game against a Grandmaster at the age of 10, defeating 6-time US Champion Walter Shawn Browne in 29 moves at the 104th US Open{{cite web |url=http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblPlr.php?200308150680-001-12770589 |title=104TH ANNUAL US OPEN - 2003 |website=US Chess Federation |access-date=}} in Los Angeles, California, on August 11, 2003. At that time, as a young student he worked on his game several days a week with National Master John Mac Arthur. Subsequent instructors included Grandmaster William Lombardy who included much chess culture and endgame technique, and Grandmaster Joel Benjamin. In 2008, Arnold played at the World Open chess tournament, where he defeated Vadim Milov.{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1496920 |title=Vadim Milov vs Marc Tyler Arnold (2008) |website=Chessgames.com |year=2008 |access-date=October 10, 2013}}
Much of Marc Arnold's development past candidate master to International Master can be attributed to his training with Grandmaster John Fedorowicz. British Champion and Grandmaster Mark Hebden worked with Marc during the World Junior Chess Championship in 2010. Grandmaster Yuri Shulman took over training for the accomplishment of the Grandmaster title.
Arnold is the first chess Grandmaster to graduate from Columbia Grammar and Prep School (CGPS) in New York, New York.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} He was discovered to be very apt at capturing by values and trading queens early. Sophia Rohde, wife of Grandmaster Michael Rohde, taught curriculum classes in Kindergarten and 1st Grade at Columbia Grammar and brought Arnold to the attention of NM John Mac Arthur during an after-school chess program in 1999.
Arnold won the US National School Grade Championship (2nd Grade), Orlando, Florida in December 2000.{{cite web |url=http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200012173020.3-12770589 |title=US National School Grade Championship |website=US Chess Federation |access-date=}}
Arnold graduated CGPS in 2011, becoming a founding member of the Columbia Grammar and Prep School Chess Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Arnold graduated from Indiana University and is currently a Commodities Trader at a hedge fund in New York City.
References
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- [https://archive.today/20131011225010/http://en.chessbase.com/home/TabId/211/PostId/4008345 Marc Arnold is 2012 US Junior Champion]
- [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jun/23/us-juniors-battle-it-out/ US Juniors Battle it out]
- [http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2022320 FIDE (International Federation of Chess) profile]
- [http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblPlr.php?200308150680-001-12770589 104th Annual US Open 2003]
External links
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- {{USCF|name=Marc Tyler Arnold}}
- {{Chessgames player|57309|Marc Tyler Arnold}}
- {{Chess.com member|MarcTArnold|Marc Arnold}}
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Category:American chess players
Category:Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School alumni