US Junior Championship 2025 features the top USA junior chess players – Abhimanyu Mishra (2697), Andy Woodward (2627), Justin Wang (2619), Brewington Hardaway (2589), Kirk Ghazarian (2575), Sharvesh Deviprasath (2539), Evan Park (2523), Sandeep Sethuraman (2508), Nico Chasin (2515), and Grayson Rorrer (2510). The US Junior Championship 2025 is among the top events of the month of the Junior Chess Calendar , part of The Chess Calendar.
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U.S. Junior Championship
With five of the players currently ranked within the top 50 juniors in the world, this year’s U.S. Junior Championship will feature a field of competitive prodigies including Grandmaster (GM) Abhimanyu Mishra, the youngest ever to earn the GM title and the highest rated American Junior, as well as teenage GM’s Andy Woodward and Brewington Hardaway.
Along with winning the title, players will be competing to win a piece of the $75,000 prize fund and the coveted invitation to the U.S. Championship later this year.
2025 U.S. Junior Championship Field
| Name | Age | Qualification Method | Invitational Rating | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM Abhimanyu Mishra | 16 | Rating | 2697 | Englishtown, NJ |
| GM Andy Woodward | 15 | Rating | 2627 | McKinney, TX |
| IM Justin Wang | 20 | Rating | 2619 | Katy, TX |
| GM Brewington Hardaway | 16 | Rating | 2589 | Bronx, NY |
| GM Kirk Ghazarian | 19 | Rating | 2575 | Coto De Caza, CA |
| FM Sharvesh Deviprasath | 19 | Rating | 2539 | Coppell, TX |
| IM Evan Park | 17 | 2024 U.S. Junior Open Champion | 2523 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| IM Sandeep Sethuraman | 18 | 2024 Denker Tournament of High School Champion | 2508 | Stanford, CA |
| IM Nico Chasin | 19 | Wildcard | 2515 | New York, NY |
| IM Grayson Rorrer | 19 | Rating | 2510 | Lockhart, TX |
