| Country: | United States |
| Birth Place: | Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| International Master (2024) | |
| Peakrating: | 2471 (August 2024) |
| Fideid: | 30941849 |
Brewington Hardaway (born April 22, 2009) is an American chess player and prodigy.
Hardaway was born to a Japanese mother and an African-American father. He began learning chess at age 4 from watching his older sister practicing the game.[1]
He holds the record for being the youngest African-American player to earn the USCF National Master title, earning the title at age 10.[1]
In January 2023, he earned his first IM norm at the NY City Winter IM Norm Invitational with a score of 6/9.[2]
In February 2023, he earned his second IM norm by winning the Marshall Chess Club Winter IM Invitational.[3]
In June 2023, he earned his final IM norm at the World Open. He finished with a score of 6/9 and recorded 4 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses (including a win against Illya Nyzhnyk).[4]
In November 2023, he fulfilled the rating requirement for the IM title.[5] He also earned his first GM norm at the U.S. Masters in Charlotte.[6]
In January 2024, he earned his second GM norm at the NYC Chess Norms event.[7]