Michael Rohde (chess player)

Michael Rohde (born August 26, 1959) is an American chess grandmaster and attorney-at-law.

Michael Rohde
CountryUnited States
Born (1959-08-26) August 26, 1959
TitleGrandmaster (1988)
Peak rating2595 (January 1993)

Rohde was rated as a master at thirteen. He gained the International Master title in 1976, followed by that of Grandmaster in 1988. At one point, he was ranked as high as 59th in the world.

In 1975 he was the National Scholastic Chess Champions Junior High School Champion, and the following year he was the High School Champion.[1] He won first place in the U.S. Open in 1991 as well as several other titles.[2] He wrote the "Game of the Month" column for Chess Life from 1991 to 2006.

In August 2007, Rohde tied for first in the U.S. Open Championship in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.[3]

As of right now, he works at success academy as a chess teacher. Michael Rohde teaches a competitive chess team and club of Success Academy, among which he said that Sarah Jabateh is a scholar that stands out and he believes will become the next grandmaster.

References
  1. Williams, Al. "National Scholastic Chess Champions". New Mexico Scholastic Chess. Archived from the original on May 3, 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. "Review by GrandMaster Michael Rohde and IM Brian Hartman". Omega Chess Reviews. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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