Jordy Mont-Reynaud (born August 16, 1983) became the youngest ever

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in the

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when he became a master at the age of 10 years 209 days in 1994 (a record surpassed by Vinay Bhat, and presently held by Samuel Sevian). For his successful early career, he was asked to play the starring role of

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in the 1993 movie ''

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'', but declined the offer. Mont-Reynaud attended

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, where he played a leading role in Stanford's success at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Tournaments of 2000–01 and 2001–02. As of June 2019, his USCF rating i
2273
He occasionally hosts chess events in

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Other

Mont-Reynaud has also been recognized for his talents in photography and programming. He is a former employee of

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, a social networking company in San Francisco. Currently, he is CEO of Dojo.com, a social-persuasive technology web service.

Scholastic chess achievements

* 1992 California Primary School (K-3) State Champion (tied with Vinay Bhat)Calchess.org
* 1992 National Primary (K-3) Champion * 1994 National K-8 Champion * 1995 California Junior High School (K-8) State Champion * 1999 United States Cadet (Under 16) Champion

Notable game

Mont-Reynaud vs.

Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot (; born 22 January 1983) is a French chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster, and as a child, a chess prodigy. He competed at the World Chess Championship 2007, Candidates Matches in 2007 and won the Aeroflot Open in 2009. He pas ...

, World Under-10 Championship, Bratislava 1993
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bb4 6.e4 b5 7.Bg5 Qb6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.0-0 a6 10.Qc2 Nd7 11.Rfd1 Ngf6 12.e5 Nd5 13.Ne4 h6 14.Bh4 0-0 15.Qc1 c5 16.Nf6+ N5xf6 17.exf6 cxd4 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Nxd4 Ne5 20.Qf4 Ng6 21.Qf6+ Kh7 22.Nf5 exf5 23.Qxb6 Rab8 24.Qd4 Rg8 25.f3 Rbc8 26.Qf6 Be7 27.Qxf7+ Rg7 28.Qxf5 Bxh4 29.Rd7 Rc7 30.Rxc7 Rxc7 31.axb5 Bc8 32.Qd5 axb5 33.Qxb5 Be6 34.Qb6 Re7 35.Ra7 Bf7 36.Rxe7 Bxe7 37.Qc7 Kg7 38.Bxc4 Be8 39.Qc8 Bf7 40.Bxf7 Kxf7 41.Qb7 Ne5 42.b4 Kf6 43.b5 Nd3 44.Qc6+ 1–0Mont-Reynaud vs. Bacrot, World Under-10 Championship, Bratislava 1993
ChessGames.com. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.

References

External links

Jordy Mont-Reynaud Bebo page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mont-Reynaud, Jordy 1983 births American chess players Living people Stanford University alumni