How does one get the Samfford fellowship what does it take to qualify and who are some players that won the title before.
How does one get it:
I believe the Fellowship is awarded based upon the votes/or consensus from the individuals that form the Samford Chess Fellowship Committee.
What does it take to qualify:
You have to be under the age of 25, have permandent residence in U.S. for a least a year prior, and have denomstated prior talent, achievement and commitment to chess, among other things.
Some of the notable players that have won the Fellowship in the past are:
1987 Joel Benjamin
1988 Maxim Dlugy
1989 Patrick Wolff
1993 Ben Finegold
1994 Gata Kamsky
2005 Hikaru Nakamura
2008 Irina Krush
2009 Ray Robson
2012 Timur Gareev
2012 Alejandro Ramirez
2013 Sam Shankland
2014 Daniel Naroditsky
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