I know Nigel and Jehron very well. They used to play many tournaments at my Chess Center in Forest Hills. Both are very nice kids and they also have wonderful parents. Congratulations to the Bryant brothers and I am looking forward to seeing both of them break the 2200 mark in the near future!

Nigel Bryant makes “Expert”!
Jun 16th, 2010 by Daaim Shabazz

Two of a kind may not win many poker hands, but in chess a pair it is certainly something to applaud. Chess not only has a pair of siblings, but a pair of twin siblings who have now found chess success at an early age. Nigel Bryant is the latest having broken the crucial 2000-level barrier. Nigel’s younger twin Jehron accomplished the feat earlier this year.

Nigel accomplished this feat at New York’s May Open scoring a respectable 2.5/4 featuring a draw with National Master Yevgeni Margulis. This is yet another of the promising talent that now makes way for the largest collection of Masters in the African-American community since the 80s.

Here is the full article.

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