Nicholas Nip

Nicholas Nip
Full name	Nicholas Nip
Country	United States
Born	March 10, 1998 (1998-03-10) (age 13)
Title	USCF Master
FIDE rating	2150 (April 2008)[1]
Peak rating	2217 (September 2007)

Nicholas Nip (born March 10, 1998) is a United States Chess Federation (USCF) National Master (NM). In 2008, he became the youngest USCF Master in history, obtaining a rating of 2207 at the age of 9 years, 11 months and 26 days, a record that was surpassed in 2010 by Samuel Sevian.^[2][3][4]

Nip's feat broke the record held for a decade by fellow chess prodigy Hikaru Nakamura. However, Nip's record was not without controversy because matches were included in the rating calculations, prompting allegations of manipulation.^[5] Since accomplishing the record, Nip no longer plays chess, and due to his inactivity no longer appears on the bi-monthly top 100 lists for his age.

On April 21, 2008, Nip played ten simultaneous games on Live with Regis and Kelly. He defeated nine and had one draw.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Chess Ratings". http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2005786. Retrieved 2008-04-21. 
2. ^ 9-year-old Nip is Youngest Master Ever
3. ^ NM Nicholas Nip, First 9 Year Old USCF Master!
4. ^ Nicholas Nip Update
5. ^ Something to Nip in the Bud
6. ^ "U.S. Chess Trust". Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080412011323/http://www.uschesstrust.org/WP/. Retrieved 2008-04-21. 

External links

• FIDE rating card for Nicholas Nip
• Nicholas Nip player profile at ChessGames.com
• USCF page
• Nip with Regis and Kelly

Achievements
Preceded by Hikaru Nakamura	Youngest ever United States chessmaster 2008-2010	Succeeded by Samuel Sevian

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Name	Nip, Nicholas
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Date of birth	March 10, 1998
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