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Carissa Yip, a 9-year-old from Mass., becomes youngest U.S. chess expert
CHELMSFORD, Mass ... Her father, Percy, who taught her until she began beating him within a year, said she could reach master level in as soon as a year ... She later demonstrated her ability by playing with her back to the board, reading her moves to her father and keeping track of the whole board in her head ... Carissa also has three years to reach the next level, that of master, in time to set the record for youngest to reach that step as well, Smolensky said. Five-time U.S. women's winner Irina Krush has the record for becoming a master at age 12 ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57595858/carissa-yip-a-9-year-old-from-mass-becomes-youngest-u.s-chess-expert/
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