John M. Burke

John Michael Burke (born July 1, 2001) is an American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM).

A chess prodigy, Burke reached an Elo rating of 2603[1] in September 2015.

At the time, this made him the youngest-ever player to reach a rating of 2600 or above,[2] a record since broken by Turkish GM Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş.

[5] In November 2018, Burke tied for first place at the U.S. Masters Chess Championship.

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