Austin Liu becomes National Master!
Congratulations to Austin Liu of Sammamish, Washington, who recently became Washington State's newest National Master! Austin achieved a US Chess rating of 2202 as a result of scoring 3.5/5 points at the recent Washington Challenger's Cup, held in Bellevue November 10 - 11, 2024. Along the way, Austin scored clutch wins against Washington's Aarav B. Mohan (1690), William Summerfield (1659), and Oregon's Isaac Vega (1811). Congratulations Austin!
See Austin's recent win against IM Bachin in Reno that propelled him to a 20-point rating gain and a share of 2nd place in the tournament (also attached in pgn): Click Here
Here is a link to the Challenger's Cup crosstable: Click Here
