Nico Chasin

Nineteen-year-old old International Master Nico Chasin of New York City started to play at the age of four, taught by a chess hustler in Union Square Park. The following year he started to compete in tournaments and has never looked back. 

A 7-time National Scholastic Champion, Nico has been a member of the U.S. Chess All-America Chess team from 2016 to 2026. He won the 2022 U.S. Cadet Championship and was a bronze medalist at the 2018 U12 World Cadet Championship (sharing the podium with D. Gukesh and Volodar Murzin!). 

Nico made the necessary norms for the Grandmaster title between 2023 and 2025 and was officially awarded the title this past April. He will be begin attending the University of Chicago this Fall after taking a gap year to concentrate on chess.