Aaron Grabinsky

Aaron Grabinsky
CountryUnited States
Born (1998-06-20) June 20, 1998 (age 26)
Coquille, Oregon
TitleInternational Master (2020)
Peak rating2461 (April 2020)

Aaron Grabinsky is an American chess player.

Career

In April 2014, he played in the USCF K-12 National Championship, where he became a National Master and the only scholastic master from Oregon.[1]

In December 2015, he tied for first place with Justus Williams in the K-12 National Championship, ultimately losing the title to Williams on tiebreaks.[2]

In March 2016, he played in the Reno Open, finishing 6th out of 55 players.[3]

In July 2017, he won the Chicago Class championship alongside Sam Schmakel.[4]

In January 2019, he played for the Webster Windmills in the PRO Chess League, where he scored 6/7, the best score for his board.[5]

In January 2020, he tied for second place with a score of 6.5/9 in the Charlotte Open, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, tying with grandmasters Cemil Can Ali Marandi, Andrew Tang, Ulvi Bajarani, and Akshat Chandra.[6]

In January 2022, he won the Open section of the tournament hosted by the Texas Chess Center.[7]

Personal life

His younger brother Joshua is also a chess player, and was the U12 North American Youth Blitz Champion in May 2015.[8]

He attended Webster University on a chess scholarship, studying under Susan Polgar.[9] He then studied mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas, also playing on their chess team.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Grabinsky is National Chess Master". April 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Results are in at the K-12". December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Polgar, Susan (July 12, 2016). "The Grabinsky brothers making waves in the world of chess".
  4. ^ Hater, David (July 19, 2017). "Youth Triumphs at Chicago Class".
  5. ^ Copeland, Sam (February 6, 2019). "Gentlemen Dominate As Battle Royales Shake Up PRO Chess".
  6. ^ "Charlotte Open - Chess Tournament".
  7. ^ Root, Alexey (January 26, 2022). "Texas Chess Center Grand Opening".
  8. ^ Gunderson, Laura (June 1, 2015). "11-year-old from Coquille wins at international chess tournament".
  9. ^ "Grabinsky heads to college with chess scholarship". August 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "Coquille Chess Club alumni, International Master Aaron Grabinsky, continues his amazing adventures in chess". November 7, 2022.