FM Alice Lee earned the worldwide grasp title at age 13 and reset the file because the youngest American-born feminine to take action.

Lee gained her third IM norm on the 2023 Canadian Transnational Chess Championship, going through eight grandmasters and one worldwide grasp alongside the way in which. Within the course of, she achieved a efficiency ranking of 2531 and broke the 2400 barrier for the second time. 

Beginning the occasion with a snug draw with Black vs. GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista, Lee went on to defeat GMs Arturs Neiksans and Bator Sambuev in rounds two and 6. 

Lee obtained her first IM norm on the 2022 Southwest Class Championships and captured her second one by ending a full level forward of the sphere on the 1000GM St. Louis IM Norm Event in January. Within the very first spherical, she defeated the highest seed, IM Tamas Petenyi, by getting back from a worse place and refusing a repetition draw of their hard-fought duel. Can you discover how she completed off the sport?

Presently, the brand new worldwide grasp is the second-highest-rated girl within the U.S.―solely behind eight-time U.S. Girls’s Champion GM Irina Krush. In truth, Lee lately scored her first victory towards Krush on the 2023 American Cup, tying their match within the last and forcing a playoff. Can you discover Lee’s successful transfer of their tactical slugfest?

Worldwide, Lee is one in every of three feminine gamers to earn the IM title at age 13, becoming a member of GMs Judit Polgar and Kateryna Lagno. Moreover, Lee is a three-time world youth gold medalist, having gained her part in 2019, 2020, and 2021. 

In the course of the 2023 Professional Chess League, Lee turned out to be the St. Louis Arch Bishops’ secret weapon, scoring big upset victories towards GMs Matthias Bluebaum and Bogdan-Daniel Deac.

FM Alice Lee scores an unimaginable upset vs. the Bears’ Board 1 GM Matthias Bluebaum!#ProChess pic.twitter.com/U6J0RyHVEQ

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On the 2023 American Cup, Lee shared in regards to the newfound confidence she’s gained from her aggressive experiences this 12 months: “The previous few tournaments, together with the Professional Chess League, I’ve had numerous alternatives to play towards actually robust gamers… I really feel as if I can realistically have possibilities towards anyone.”