Daniel Naroditsky
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Daniel Naroditsky is an American chess prodigy
and an International Master. Daniel was taught chess by his father, Vladimir, in 2002. He won the under-12 World Youth Chess Championship
in 2007. He currently attends Crystal Springs Uplands School
. In May 2007, Daniel won the Northern California K-12 Chess Championship, being the youngest player in Northern Californian history to do so. Additionally, in May 2008, Daniel won the Northern California 9-12 Chess Championship.
His first book, Mastering Positional Chess, was published in 2010.
At the 2010 U.S. Open
, Naroditsky scored 7½/9 to share second through fifth place, behind Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez, and tied with Grandmasters Alexander Shabalov
and Varuzhan Akobian
. Naroditsky played in the 2011 U.S. Championship
but finished with a negative score. In July 2011 he earned his first Grandmaster norm.
Chess prodigy
Chess prodigies are children who play chess so well that they are able to beat Masters and even Grandmasters, often at a very young age. Chess is one of the few sports where children can compete with adults on equal ground; it is thus one of the few skills in which true child prodigies exist...
and an International Master. Daniel was taught chess by his father, Vladimir, in 2002. He won the under-12 World Youth Chess Championship
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
in 2007. He currently attends Crystal Springs Uplands School
Crystal Springs Uplands School
Crystal Springs Uplands School is an independent, coeducational, college prep day school with 350 students located in Hillsborough, California...
. In May 2007, Daniel won the Northern California K-12 Chess Championship, being the youngest player in Northern Californian history to do so. Additionally, in May 2008, Daniel won the Northern California 9-12 Chess Championship.
His first book, Mastering Positional Chess, was published in 2010.
At the 2010 U.S. Open
U.S. Open Chess Championship
The U.S. Open Championship is an open national chess championship that has been held in the United States annually since 1900.-History:Through 1938, the tournaments were organized by the Western Chess Association and its successor, the American Chess Federation .The United States Chess Federation ...
, Naroditsky scored 7½/9 to share second through fifth place, behind Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez, and tied with Grandmasters Alexander Shabalov
Alexander Shabalov
Alexander Shabalov is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S. Chess Championships; he was the 2007 US Champion. He was born in Latvia, and like his fellow Latvians Alexei Shirov and Mikhail Tal he is known for courting complications even at the cost of objective soundness...
and Varuzhan Akobian
Varuzhan Akobian
Varuzhan Akobian is an Armenian-American Grandmaster of chess, originally from Armenia, who now resides in Los Angeles.He became an International Master at age 16...
. Naroditsky played in the 2011 U.S. Championship
U.S. Chess Championship
The U.S. Chess Championship is an invitational tournament held to determine the national chess champion of the United States. Since 1936, it has been held under the auspices of the U.S. Chess Federation. Until 1999, the event consisted of a round-robin tournament of varying size...
but finished with a negative score. In July 2011 he earned his first Grandmaster norm.