by John Bain
Carissa Yip
Born September 10, 2003 in USA
Rated: 2425
After a very busy and successful summer playing chess, Carissa Yip at 15 years old became the USA’s #1 rated female chess player!
Earns Women’s Grandmaster (WGM) Title!
Carissa, already a FIDE–International Chess Federation–Master (IM), has now earned the FIDE Women’s Grandmaster (WGM) title!
In June, 15-year-old Carissa won the 2019 North American Junior Girls Championship with an amazing score of 8.5/9.
Next, Carissa competed in the World Open where she played two Grandmasters to draws!
Finally, to St. Louis for the 2019 USA Junior Girls’ Championship, where only the top 10 USA girls competed. Carissa won clear First Place and the title with 7.5/9 points!
In addition, Clariss’a win earned her an automatic spot into the 2020 USA Women’s Championship!
Clarissa’s Historic Climb to the Top
Now America’s #1 Rated Female Chess Player!
2019
Now America’s #1 Rated Female Chess Player!
July 2018
Hailing from Andover, Massachusetts, 14-year old Carissa Yip won the U.S. Girls Closed Chess Championship held in St. Louis, Missouri in July 2018.
2015
Four years ago in 2015, Carissa Yip, born September 10, 2003 became the youngest female USA National Master at the age of 11 years, 5 months, and 18 days old–beating a record previously held by Annie Wang by four months!
2013
9-Years Old!
The Youngest Female Chess Expert Ever!
Carissa Contemplating a Move!
9-Years Old
Only three years after learning the game of chess at 6 years old, 9-year-old Carissa earned the title of U.S. Chess Federation Expert, becoming the youngest USA female Expert ever!
Even at 9-years old, her U.S. Chess Federation Expert title placed her in the top 7 percent of all players registered with the group and the top 2 percent of female players.
Her father Percy, an IT architect, taught her chess until she began beating him within a year. Carissa set a goal for herself this year 2013 to one day become the first female to win the overall World Chess Championship–not just in the female category, her father said.
And, while she loves chess and plans to become World Champion, Carissa also plans to become a professional golfer and a policewoman!
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Beginners & Intermediate Book – Checkmate! Ideas For Students
Checkmate! Ideas For Students is a workbook for beginning and intermediate students. Checkmate! covers the tactics used in checkmate attacks with clear explanations, diagrams and arrows to pinpoint the key features.
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