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Yasser Seirawan

1960 - Today

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Yasser Seirawan (Arabic: ياسر سيروان; born March 24, 1960) is a Syrian-born American chess grandmaster and four-time United States champion. He won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1979. Seirawan is also a published chess author and commentator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yasser Seirawan is the 230th most popular chess player (down from 210th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Syria (down from 184th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Syrian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Yasser Seirawan ranks 230 out of 461Before him are Tony Miles, Anna Ushenina, Pentala Harikrishna, Zhu Chen, Ding Liren, and Julio Bolbochán. After him are Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Igors Rausis, Smbat Lputian, Fabiano Caruana, Ashot Anastasian, and Viktorija Čmilytė.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Yasser Seirawan ranks 479Before him are Joey Belladonna, Christian Prudhomme, Shinji Hosokawa, Connie Hedegaard, Aziz Bouderbala, and Adam Schiff. After him are Andrzej Stasiuk, Adrienne King, Ian McDonald, Mark Schultz, Mirko Bašić, and Takashi Sekizuka.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Yasser Seirawan ranks 189 out of 210Before him are Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (1977), Ghada Shouaa (1972), Bassel Khartabil (1981), Razan Zaitouneh (1977), Yusra Mardini (1998), and Samar Yazbek (1970). After him are Assala Nasri (1969), Randa Kassis (1970), Hevrin Khalaf (1984), Naser Khader (1963), Maxie Parks (1951), and Mahmoud Dahoud (1996).

Among CHESS PLAYERS In Syria

Among chess players born in Syria, Yasser Seirawan ranks 2Before him are Philipp Stamma (1705).