Bryce Tiglon Explained

Country:United States
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington
Grandmaster (2024)[1]
Peakrating:2530 (July 2024)
Fideid:2087456

Bryce Isaac Tiglon is an American chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In April 2016, Tiglon tied for first place at the National High School Championship held in Atlanta, Georgia.[2]

In July 2017, Tiglon won a Gold Medal at the 2017 North American Youth (U18) Chess Championships and was awarded the International Master (IM) title.[3] In August of the same year, Tiglon tied for first at the prestigious GM Arnold Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions.[4]

In November 2018, Tiglon earned his first GM norm by winning the 2018 North American Junior (U20) Chess Championships held in Baja California, Mexico.[5] [6]

In March 2019, Tiglon won the National High School Blitz Tournament with a near-perfect score of 11.5/12, only drawing against Joseph Wan in the final round.[7] That same year, he won the Denker Tournament of High School Champions for the second time.[8]

In November 2023, Tiglon earned his second GM norm by tying for first place in the U.S. Masters with Mikhail Antipov, Gleb Dudin, and Justin Wang, finishing ahead of 39 out of 40 grandmasters in the event.[9]

In December 2023, Tiglon earned his third and final GM norm at the Chessable Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival held in Sitges, Spain.[10]

Personal life

Tiglon studies molecular biology and computer science at Stanford University.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
  2. Web site: Six Tie For First in Atlanta. Greg. Shahade. April 4, 2016.
  3. Web site: Tiglon and Zhu Earn Norms in New Jersey. Pete. Tamburro. July 17, 2017.
  4. Web site: USA: Denker Tournament of High School Champions won by 'Virginia'. Vanessa. Sun. August 7, 2017.
  5. Web site: Team USA Bags Over 20 Medals at North American Youth. November 28, 2018.
  6. Web site: North American Junior Set for Mexico Nov 16-21. Grant. Oen. September 13, 2018.
  7. Web site: Tiglon Wins Blitz at NHS!. John. Hartmann. March 15, 2019.
  8. Web site: BRYCE TIGLON.
  9. Web site: Four Tie for First, and Four Norms Earned at 2023 U.S. Masters in Charlotte. November 30, 2023. JJ. Lang.
  10. Web site: Winter Wrap-Up:Sitges, SPICE, and Everything Nice. JJ. Lang. January 5, 2024.
  11. Web site: Bryce Isaac Tiglon.