Steven Zierk

Steven Zierk (born August 27, 1993) is an American chess Grandmaster. He is best known for being the 2010 World Under 18 Chess Champion.[1] He finished with 9.5/11, one point ahead of second-place finisher Samvel Ter-Sahakyan.[2] In 2015, Steven graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a brother at the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. In June 2018, Zierk earned his final GM norm by earning first place in the Charlotte Chess Center's Summer 2018 GM Norm Invitational held in Charlotte, North Carolina with an undefeated score of 6.5/9.[3]

Steven Zierk
Zierk in 2010
CountryUnited States
Born (1993-08-27) August 27, 1993
Mountain View, California
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2488 (October 2023)
Peak rating2517 (September 2019)

References
  1. "World Youth Chess Championships 2010 Concluded". ChessDom.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  2. "Zierk Chess". Steven Zierk. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  3. "CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational - Holiday 2021 GM/IM Norm Invitational Chess Tournament".
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