[1] He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served a mission in Australia.
[8][9] In 2009, Troff won the Utah Speed Chess Championship[10] at age ten, becoming the youngest player to win that event.
He also won the silver medal for ages 12 and under at the World Youth Chess Championships in Greece in 2010, behind future grandmaster Wei Yi.
Having already obtained the three GM Norms needed, he reached 2500 Elo rating to earn the Grandmaster title at the Saint Louis Invitational in May 2014, at age 16.
[19] In June 2023, Troff began streaming chess gameplay on Twitch under the name ChessSharkz.