[2] In November 2019, he tied with grandmaster Andrew Tang for first place at the National Chess Congress in Philadelphia.
[4][5] In June 2022, he tied for first place with grandmasters Alexander Shabalov, Elshan Moradiabadi, and Daniel Naroditsky at the 2022 Carolinas Classic.
[6] In July 2022, he defeated grandmaster Awonder Liang and eventual winner Christopher Yoo in the 7th round of the U.S.
After graduation, he began studying computer science and mathematics at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he was also a member of the chess team.
[9][10] The team competed at the President's Cup tournament at Texas Tech University in April 2022, finishing 4th overall.