User:Zehdt/sandbox/Liran Zhou (chess player)

Liran Zhou (born, ) is an American chess prodigy. On August 13, 2017, Liran broke the United States Chess Federation (USCF) record for youngest national master by earning a 2203 USCF rating with his last round win at the Continental Open.

At the age of 9 years, 3 months, and 22 days, he broke the record which was previously held by Christopher Yoo, who reached master just a month shy of his 10th birthday. His record was broken in April of 2018 by Abhimanyu Mishra, a chess prodigy who reached a 2200 USCF rating at the age of 9 years, 2 months, and 17 days.