John Michael Burke (born July 1, 2001) is an American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). A chess prodigy, Burke reached an

Elo rating The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games such as chess. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American physics professor. The Elo system was invented as an improved ch ...

of 2601 in September 2015, making him the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2600 or above.

Chess career

Burke achieved the FIDE Master (FM) title in August 2015, and the

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 ...

(IM) title in April 2016. He was awarded his Grandmaster (GM) title in April 2018. In January 2018, Burke earned his final GM norm by tying for first place with GM Denis Kadric in the Charlotte Chess Center's Winter 2018 GM Norm Invitational held in Charlotte, North Carolina with an undefeated score of 6.5/9. In October 2020 he won the U.S. Junior Championship.

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* * * 2001 births Living people American chess players Chess grandmasters Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-chess-bio-stub