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Jan Karsten
South African chess player (born 2008) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jan Karsten (born 2008) is a South African chess player who was awarded the FIDE title of International Master in 2023.[1]
Chess career
At age 14, and one of the youngest contestants,[2] Karsten won the 2022 African Junior Chess Championship, finishing unbeaten on 6.5/9.[3][4] This earned him the title of International Master.
As a result of this win, he qualified for the 2022 World Junior Chess Championship where he finished on 4.5/11.[5]
Karsten won the 2024 Cape Town Chess Masters, where he was the top seed.[6][7]
Personal life
Karsten attends Jan van Riebeeck High School.[8]
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