Jordy Mont-Reynaud

Who is Jordy Mont-Reynaud?

Jordy Mont-Reynaud became the youngest ever chess master in the United States when he became a master at the age of 10 years 209 days in 1994. For his successful early career, he was asked to play the starring role of Josh Waitzkin in the 1993 movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, but declined the offer.

Mont-Reynaud attended Stanford University where he played a leading role in Stanford's success at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Tournaments of 2000-01 and 2001-02. As of November 2009, his USCF rating is 2270. He occasionally hosts chess events in San Francisco.