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Daniel Naroditsky -LRB- born November 19 , 1995 in San Mateo , California -RRB- is an American chess prodigy and Grandmaster .. American. United States. chess prodigy. chess prodigy. Grandmaster. Grandmaster ( chess ). He has been ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in his age category for the past eight years .. He is also the youngest published chess author in history , having his first book published at age 14 .. Naroditsky learned chess at age six from his father , Vladimir ; shortly thereafter , he started to take serious chess lessons .. In May 2007 , he won the Northern California K-12 Chess Championship , becoming the youngest player ever to do so .. Later that year , Naroditsky won the Under-12 division of the World Youth Chess Championship with a score of 9 1 / 2  /  11 .. World Youth Chess Championship. World Youth Chess Championship. In May 2008 , he won the Northern California 9-12 Chess Championship .. At the 2010 U.S. Open , Naroditsky scored 7 1 / 2  /  9 to share second through fifth places , behind Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez and tied with Grandmasters Alexander Shabalov and Varuzhan Akobian .. Grandmaster. Grandmaster ( chess ). U.S. Open. U.S. Open Chess Championship. Alejandro Ramirez. Alejandro Ramirez ( chess player ). Alexander Shabalov. Alexander Shabalov. Varuzhan Akobian. Varuzhan Akobian. Naroditsky played in the 2011 U.S. Chess Championship but finished with more losses than wins .. U.S. Chess Championship. U.S. Chess Championship. In July 2011 he earned his first Grandmaster norm .. Grandmaster. Grandmaster ( chess ). norm. Norm ( chess ). Naroditsky earned his second Grandmaster norm at the 2013 Philadelphia Open by tying for first place with GM Fidel Jimenez .. Grandmaster. Grandmaster ( chess ). norm. Norm ( chess ). In 2014 Naroditsky tied for 1st -- 5th with Timur Gareev , David Berczes , Sergei Azarov and Sam Shankland in the Millionaire Chess Open in Las Vegas , Nevada .. Timur Gareev. Timur Gareev. David Berczes. David Berczes. Sergei Azarov. Sergei Azarov. Sam Shankland. Sam Shankland. Millionaire Chess. Millionaire Chess. In March 2014 , Naroditsky was awarded the prestigious Samford Chess Fellowship .. He is currently attending Stanford University as a member of the Class of 2019 .. Stanford University. Stanford University