Erik Kislik

Erik Andrew Kislik (born November 14, 1987) is an American chess International Master from Hillsborough, California. He achieved his first FIDE chess rating at age 20 and the International Master title at age 24. His peak FIDE rating is 2415 (May 2012).

Kislik has won a number of notable tournaments, including the First Saturday IM tournament in October 2008 and April 2009. He also won the Caissa GM tournament in February 2012 and was the joint winner of the Caissa 2012 New Year GM tournament.

Contributions to opening theory
In a Chess.com article, International Master Bryan Smith wrote that Kislik "had 2700 level preparation" but later edited his wording to "is very strong in opening theory."