Marc Tyler Arnold (born November 20, 1992) is an American

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player who received the

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of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012.

Chess career

Arnold's peak

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rating was 2640 in July 2012. In August 2012, he received his peak

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rating of 2540 and earned the GM title. He won the US Junior (closed) Chess Championship in 2012 and 2007. Arnold became an

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

in 2009. Arnold won his first game against a Grandmaster at the age of 10, defeating 6-time US Champion Walter Shawn Browne in 29 moves at the 104th US Open in Los Angeles, California, on August 11, 2003. At that time, as a young student he worked on his game several days a week with National Master John Mac Arthur. Subsequent instructors included Grandmaster

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who included much chess culture and endgame technique, and Grandmaster

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. In 2008, Arnold played at the

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, where he defeated

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. Much of Marc Arnold's development past candidate master to International Master can be attributed to his training with Grandmaster

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. British Champion and Grandmaster

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worked with Marc during the

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in 2010. Grandmaster

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took over training for the accomplishment of the Grandmaster title. Arnold is the first chess Grandmaster to graduate from Columbia Grammar and Prep School (CGPS) in New York, New York. He was discovered to be very apt at capturing by values and trading queens early. Sophia Rohde, wife of Grandmaster Michael Rohde, taught curriculum classes in Kindergarten and 1st Grade at Columbia Grammar and brought Arnold to the attention of NM John Mac Arthur during an after-school chess program in 1999. Arnold won the US National School Grade Championship (2nd Grade), Orlando, Florida in December 2000. Arnold graduated CGPS in 2011, becoming a founding member of the Columbia Grammar and Prep School Chess Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Arnold graduated from

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and is currently a Commodities Trader at a hedge fund in New York City.

References

Marc Arnold is 2012 US Junior ChampionUS Juniors Battle it outFIDE (International Federation of Chess) profile104th Annual US Open 2003

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Marc Tyler 1992 births Living people American chess players Chess grandmasters Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School alumni Indiana University Bloomington alumni Place of birth missing (living people)