Five Chess Champions from Connecticut

James R. Tarjan

James R. Tarjan, born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1951. He is a International Master and a former United States Chess Champion in 1977.

Joshua E. Friedel

Joshua E. Friedel, born in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1985, but raised in Connecticut. He is a Grandmaster and a former US Junior Champion in 2002.

David Vigorito

David Vigorito, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1971, but raised in Connecticut. He is an International Master and a former US Junior Champion in 1990.

Christopher Chase

Christopher Chase, born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1974. He is an International Master and a former US Junior Champion in 1992.

Alex Lenderman

Alex Lenderman, born in Odessa, Ukraine in 1986, but he moved to Connecticut when he was a kid. He is a Grandmaster and a former US Junior Champion in 2004.

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