Kassa Korley
Kassa Korley | |
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 Korley in 2019 | |
| Country | United States (until 2014) Denmark (since 2014) |
| Born | 20 May 1993 Harlem, New York |
| Title | International Master (2014) |
| FIDE rating | 2407 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2468 (May 2019) |
Kassa Korley (born 20 May 1993) is an American-born Danish chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM).
Biography
At age 15, he became the youngest African American to earn the US Chess Federation (USCF) title of National Master (NM), a record since surpassed by Justus Williams and then Joshua Colas.[1][2] Korley switched federations from the United States to Denmark in 2014 and has triple citizenship through Ghana as well.[3] He began playing chess at age five and never had a formal instructor.[4] Korley became a FIDE Master (FM) in 2010 and an International Master in 2014.[5] He has two Grandmaster (GM) norms, which he earned in 2018 at the Charlotte Chess Festival and in 2019 at the Xtracon Open in Copenhagen.[6][7] Korley resides primarily in New York City, but also splits his time living with family in Denmark.[8] He attended Duke University and worked at Codecademy after graduating, ultimately leaving in 2019 to focus on becoming a Grandmaster.[9][10]
Korley currently works for Chess.com as a match commentator.[11]
References
- ^ Shabazz, Daaim (21 August 2008). "Kassa Korley makes Master!". The Chess Drum. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Shabazz, Daaim (17 December 2010). "Record falls... Colas makes Master!". The Chess Drum. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Shabazz, Daaim (22 June 2008). "2008 World Open (Philadelphia, USA)". The Chess Drum. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "About Kassa Korley". Kassa Korley. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Kassa Korley". FIDE. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Shabazz, Daaim (22 June 2018). "Kassa Korley earns first GM norm!". The Chess Drum. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Shabazz, Daaim (28 July 2019). "Korley bags 2nd GM norm @ Xtracon Open". The Chess Drum. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Nørgaard, Malte (9 July 2019). "Kulturkombi skal hjælpe dansk-amerikansk skakspiller til at skrive sportshistorie" [Kulturkombi will help Danish-American chess players to write sports history]. Danish Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Piotrowski, Anne. "Senior Competes for Chess Ranking". Duke Today. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Interview with IM Kassa Korley about chess in NYC and Denmark, chess improvement, Kramnik, Carlsen. Perpetual Chess Podcast. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "IM Kassa Korley (kassablanca) - Chess Profile". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.