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Hans Niemann

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Hans Moke Niemann (born June 20, 2003) is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer. He first entered the top 100 junior players list on March 1, 2019, and became a FIDE grandmaster on January 22, 2021. In July 2021, he won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia. He achieved a peak global ranking of No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Hans Niemann is the 312th most popular chess player (down from 283rd in 2024), the 15,932nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,257th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Hans Niemann ranks 312 out of 461. Before him are Atousa Pourkashiyan, R Vaishali, Elina Danielian, Alexander Moiseenko, Alberto David, and Vasil Spasov. After him are Aleksej Aleksandrov, Dmitry Jakovenko, Ye Jiangchuan, Sergei Shipov, Wang Yue, and Natalia Zhukova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2003, Hans Niemann ranks 43. Before him are Yusuf Demir, Renato Veiga, Malo Gusto, Prince Gabriel of Belgium, Pablo Torre, and Ilaix Moriba. After him are Eden Golan, Yasmin Finney, Lizzy Greene, Claude, JoJo Siwa, and An Yu-jin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hans Niemann ranks 15,939 out of 20,380. Before him are LaMarcus Aldridge (1985), Jonathan Knight (1968), Enver Gjokaj (1980), Adam LaVorgna (1981), Joseph Atiyeh (1957), and John O'Hurley (1954). After him are Dennis Daugaard (1953), Pete Domenici (1932), Larisa Oleynik (1981), Ralph Yarborough (1903), Mary Lou Retton (1968), and Bo Jackson (1962).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United States

Among chess players born in United States, Hans Niemann ranks 17. Before him are Nick de Firmian (1957), Isaac Kashdan (1905), Arnold Denker (1914), Fabiano Caruana (1992), Joshua Waitzkin (1976), and Levy Rozman (1995). After him are Joel Benjamin (1964), Alexandra Botez (1995), Sam Shankland (1991), Jennifer Shahade (1980), Abhimanyu Mishra (2009), and Samuel Sevian (2000).

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