Troff first won a Utah State Elementary Championship at the age of six and won first place in his section in the Utah State Elementary Championship each year after.[5]
In December 2007, he was named to the United States Chess Federation's 2008 All-America Chess Team; and at age 10, he was named in the 2010 All-America Chess Team, an honor described as "one of the highest national honors attainable by a young chess player".[6] On December 14, 2008, he won second place at the fifth-grade level at the National K–12 Championships.[7][8]
In 2009, Troff won the Utah Speed Chess Championship[9] at age ten, becoming the youngest player to win that event.[10] This was followed up by becoming Utah G/60 Champion, the youngest player to do so.[11][12] After this win, the tournament director dubbed him "Utah's Mozart of Chess."[13] He also won the 2009 North American Youth Championship for under-12s in Mazatlán.[14][15]
Troff's quick rating was the highest of all US players under the age of 13, according to the Top 100 rating list published by the USCF from June 2009 through October 2010.[16] In May 2010, he defeated Harold Stevens, Utah's then-highest-rated player, in a match, winning all three games. In October 2010, he won the Utah Open tournament.
Notable accomplishmentsedit
Troff won the world championship for ages 14 and under in Maribor, Slovenia, in 2012. He also won the silver medal for ages 12 and under at the World Youth Chess Championships in Greece in 2010, behind future grandmaster Wei Yi.
Having already obtained the three GM Norms needed, he reached 2500 Elo rating to earn the Grandmaster title at the Saint Louis Invitational in May 2014, at age 16.[17]
In June 2014, Troff became US Junior Chess Champion, scoring 7/9 points.[18]
Twitch streamingedit
In June 2023, Troff began streaming chess gameplay on Twitch under the name ChessSharkz.[19]
^Butterfield, Amanda (2009-03-16). "10-Year Old Wins State Chess Championship". KSL News/KSL.com.
^Leonard, Wendy (2009-03-16). "Utah Chess King is just 10 years old". Deseret News.
^Confederación De Ajedrez Para América. "Confederación De Ajedrez Para América". Fideamerica.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
^"Akron Chess Club, Largest Northeastern Ohio Chess Club, Learn about Chess, Study Chess Canton Chess, Cleveland Chess". Akronchessclub.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
^"The United States Chess Federation". Main.uschess.org. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
^Saint Louis Invitational, Troff earns GM Title http://saintlouischessclub.org/news/2014-06-03/sevian-homa-earn-norms-saint-louis Archived 2014-06-05 at archive.today
United States Chess Federation ratings (enter Troff into search box)
January 01, 1970
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Kayden William Troff born May 6 1998 is an American chess grandmaster He was World U14 Chess Champion in 2012 Kayden TroffFull nameKayden William TroffCountryUnited StatesBorn 1998 05 06 May 6 1998 age 26 Murray UtahTitleGrandmaster 2014 FIDE rating2490 May 2024 Peak rating2556 May 2015 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Early years 3 Notable accomplishments 4 Twitch streaming 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editTroff lives in West Jordan Utah with his parents Kim and Daniel sister Brynndi and brothers Jeremy and Zachary Troff 1 Early years editHe first demonstrated chess ability at the age of three having learned to play by watching his father 2 3 When Troff turned six he spent a week training with Grandmaster Igor Ivanov 4 He has also been trained by Melikset Khachiyan and Alexander Chernin Troff first won a Utah State Elementary Championship at the age of six and won first place in his section in the Utah State Elementary Championship each year after 5 In December 2007 he was named to the United States Chess Federation s 2008 All America Chess Team and at age 10 he was named in the 2010 All America Chess Team an honor described as one of the highest national honors attainable by a young chess player 6 On December 14 2008 he won second place at the fifth grade level at the National K 12 Championships 7 8 In 2009 Troff won the Utah Speed Chess Championship 9 at age ten becoming the youngest player to win that event 10 This was followed up by becoming Utah G 60 Champion the youngest player to do so 11 12 After this win the tournament director dubbed him Utah s Mozart of Chess 13 He also won the 2009 North American Youth Championship for under 12s in Mazatlan 14 15 Troff s quick rating was the highest of all US players under the age of 13 according to the Top 100 rating list published by the USCF from June 2009 through October 2010 16 In May 2010 he defeated Harold Stevens Utah s then highest rated player in a match winning all three games In October 2010 he won the Utah Open tournament Notable accomplishments editTroff won the world championship for ages 14 and under in Maribor Slovenia in 2012 He also won the silver medal for ages 12 and under at the World Youth Chess Championships in Greece in 2010 behind future grandmaster Wei Yi Having already obtained the three GM Norms needed he reached 2500 Elo rating to earn the Grandmaster title at the Saint Louis Invitational in May 2014 at age 16 17 In June 2014 Troff became US Junior Chess Champion scoring 7 9 points 18 Twitch streaming editIn June 2023 Troff began streaming chess gameplay on Twitch under the name ChessSharkz 19 References edit Chess champ a ripe ol 9 Deseret News 2007 12 07 Retrieved 2012 01 05 Kayden s Story Kaydensstory blogspot com 2004 02 26 Retrieved 2012 01 05 Whitney Susan 2007 12 07 Chess champ a ripe ol 9 Deseret News Retrieved 2009 02 04 LDS Church News Chess champ State s top player is an 11 year old Mormon boy Church News 14 November 2009 Retrieved 2016 07 05 2006 Utah Chess Champions www utahchess com Retrieved 2009 02 04 Stettler Jeremiah 2007 11 30 Nine year old chess phenom chosen for 2008 All American Team The Salt Lake Tribune Retrieved 2009 02 04 2008 National K 12 Championship Orlando Florida Retrieved 2009 02 17 Murguia Maria 2009 02 01 Ten Year Old West Jordan Boy Wins Utah Speed Chess Championship Title Fox News KSTU TV Retrieved 2009 02 17 USCF MSA Cross Table for UTAH SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP Event 200901246871 Uschess org Retrieved 2012 01 05 Bruce Becky 2009 01 26 ksl com 10 year old making splash in the chess world www ksl com Retrieved 2009 02 04 USCF MSA Cross Table for UTAH GAME 60 Event 200903144711 Uschess org Retrieved 2012 01 05 Butterfield Amanda 2009 03 16 10 Year Old Wins State Chess Championship KSL News KSL com Leonard Wendy 2009 03 16 Utah Chess King is just 10 years old Deseret News Confederacion De Ajedrez Para America Confederacion De Ajedrez Para America Fideamerica com Retrieved 2012 01 05 Akron Chess Club Largest Northeastern Ohio Chess Club Learn about Chess Study Chess Canton Chess Cleveland Chess Akronchessclub com Retrieved 2012 01 05 The United States Chess Federation Main uschess org 2009 06 13 Retrieved 2012 01 05 Saint Louis Invitational Troff earns GM Title http saintlouischessclub org news 2014 06 03 sevian homa earn norms saint louis Archived 2014 06 05 at archive today US Chess Championships Official Page http uschesschamps com ChessSharkz Twitch retrieved 2024 02 05External links editKayden Troff rating card at FIDE nbsp Kayden Troff member profile at Chess com archived United States Chess Federation ratings enter Troff into search box The Salt Lake Tribune Today in Photos feature on Kayden Troff Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kayden Troff amp oldid 1212220684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
