Alice Lee

16-year-old Alice Lee, who lives just outside of St. Paul, Minnesota, is one of the great young talents of American chess. The 36th rated women in the world at 2415, and the fourth rated female under 21, Alice, along with teammates Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Carissa Yip, Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih, helped the U.S. women win bronze in the 2024 Budapest Olympiad. This was only the third time American women have won a team medal (2004 and 2008 were the others). To make it even more of a success, Alice and Carissa both won individual board medals.

Alice had an outstanding performance at the 2025 Cairns Cup where she nearly made a Grandmaster norm in finishing second. She has won the women’s section of the American Cup three years in a row. 

This will be Alice’s debut in the U.S. Junior Championship.