Carissa Yip

Carissa Shiwen Yip (born September 10, 2003) is an American chess player and the winner of the 2021 and 2023 U.S. Women's Chess Championship. In September 2019, she was the top rated female player in the United States and the youngest female chess player to defeat a grandmaster, which she did at age ten. In October 2019, she became the youngest American woman in history to qualify for the title of International Master until surpassed by Alice Lee in June 2023.

Carissa Yip
Full nameCarissa Shiwen Yip
CountryUnited States
Born (2003-09-10) September 10, 2003
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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FIDE rating2402 (April 2024)
Peak rating2430 (April 2021)
Carissa Yip
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
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