International chess master, Idaho native, praises STEM and Computer Science Initiative BY SIERRA OSHRIN MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH 2016 BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) — For many, chess is learned at a young age. But one Treasure Valley teen is making a...
Boise phenom aims for title in St Louis
Boise teen to vie for U.S. Junior Chess Championship TitleOn Your Side NewsroomJun 16, 2014 Luke Harmon-Vellotti, 15, of Boise, is scheduled to compete against the top young Chess players in the United States at the 2014 U.S. Junior...
With young chess star Luke Harmon-Vellotti, UCLA students revive Chess Club
UCLA students revive Chess Club, hope to recruit more members By Norma Reyes Black-and-white checkered boards cover the tables in John Wooden Center’s games lounge as the UCLA Chess Club gathers to practice and strategize. On a center table,...
The American academic genius and chess phenom
What Makes You So Smart, Teenage International Chess Master?BY NOAH DAVIS • March 19, 2014 • 10:00 AM Luke Vellotti is going to rule the world. This is the partial text of an email I received while trying to...
GM titles for Krush, Naroditsky, and Molner
FIDE titles for US: GM titles: Irina Krush, Daniel Naroditsky, Mackenzie Molner IM titles: Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, Thomas Bartell, John Bryant, Luke Harmon-Vellotti Congratulations to all! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
An American Phenom
Courtesy of Mr. Frank Niro and Northwest Chess http://www.nwchess.com/nwcmag Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Naroditsky is the new US Junior Champion!
One game to play for Naroditsky and Harmon-Vellotti as both were tied for the lead heading into the final game. Both have black, Naroditsky against Perez, and Harmon-Vellotti against Xiong. They proceeded to play in complete opposite styles. Naroditsky...
One game for all the marbles at the US Junior Championship
Naroditsky, Harmon-Vellotti Tied Heading into Final Round By Brian Jerauld SAINT LOUIS (June 23, 2013) — IM Daniel Naroditsky of California and FM Luke Harmon-Vellotti of Idaho met in round 2 of the 2013 U.S. Junior Closed in a...
Naroditsky and Harmon-Vellotti lead US Junior with 1 to go
Standings after 8 rounds Rk Name Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 IM Naroditsky, Daniel 2494 x ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 5.5 2 FM Harmon-Vellotti, Luke 2340...