Hans Moke Niemann is a chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer from the United States. FIDE conferred the Grandmaster title on him on January 22, 2021.
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He won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia in July 2021. Niemann debuted in the Top 100 Junior Players list on March 1, 2019, at position 88.
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He attended Top of the World Elementary School in Laguna Beach, California, before moving to the Netherlands at the age of seven.
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Niemann began playing chess at the age of eight while attending a Leonardoschool gifted school in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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He completed his elementary school education at Del Rey Elementary School in Orinda after returning to California at the age of ten.
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After moving to New York City in 2019, he graduated from Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, which is known for its chess culture.
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Niemann, a self-taught player, rose from an Elo rating of around 2450 to 2650 in just over three years after returning to the United States.
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Niemann competed in the U12 category at the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa, winning six of his eleven games.
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In October 2020, he won his third and final GM norm at the Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy (CCCSA GM Norm Invitational).
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Niemann broke into the top 100 for the classical time control in March 2022, ranking 98th. He was also ranked 12th in the United States.
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