One-Third of 2022 US Chess Champs Received Scholarships from US Chess Trust Supporters!
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Over the past four decades, the Samford Fund has provided more than $2,000,000 in scholarships to young American chess-player hopefuls. Other US Chess Trust programs have helped develop national chess as well. One-third of the players in the current three “US Chess Champs” events have been encouraged along the way with US Chess Trust scholarships!
U.S. Senior Championship
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- Joel Benjamin, 1987 (first ever) Samford Fellow
- Maxim Dlugy, 1988 Samford Fellow
US Junior Championship
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- GM Christopher Yoo, 2019-Current Samford Fellow
- GM Abhi Mishra, 2021-Current Samford Fellow
- GM Awonder Liang, 2018 Samford Fellow & 2021 Denker Tournament of HS Champion
- IM David Brodsky, 2020 Scholar-Chessplayer
- Brandon Jacobson, 2016 Barber Tournament of JH Champion
US Girls’ Junior Championship
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- Jennifer Yu, 2019 Scholar-Chessplayer
- Carissa Yip, 2020-Current Samford Fellow
- Alice Lee, Current Samford Fellow
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By the way, US Chess Champs webcaster GM Alejandro Ramirez was the 2012 Samford Fellow!
For more information about the 501(c)3 nonprofit US Chess Trust, please go to www.uschesstrust.org.