Brewington Hardaway

Brewington Hardaway (born April 22, 2009) is an American chess player and prodigy.

Chess career
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.

He holds the record for being the youngest African-American player to earn the USCF National Master title, earning the title at age 10.

In January 2023, he earned his first IM norm at the NY City Winter IM Norm Invitational with a score of 6/9.

In February 2023, he earned his second IM norm by winning the Marshall Chess Club Winter IM Invitational.

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).

In November 2023, he fulfilled the rating requirement for the IM title. He also earned his first GM norm at the U.S. Masters in Charlotte.

In January 2024, he earned his second GM norm at the NYC Chess Norms event.