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Stuart Rachels
American philosopher and chess player
Stuart Rachels (born September 26, ) is an American philosopher and International Master of chess. He is the son of the philosopher James Rachels (–).
He tied for first place in the –90 U.S. Chess Championship.
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Although he is no longer an active player, his FIDE rating is and his USCF rating is
Biography
Rachels grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. He received a B.A. in philosophy, with highest honors, from Emory University in , another B.A., in philosophy and politics, from Oxford University in on a Marshall Scholarship, and a Ph.D.
from Syracuse University in
In , at the age of 11 years and 10 months, he became the youngest chess master in U.S. history, a record that stood until [1] He won the United States Junior Invitational Championship in His greatest chess achievement was tying for first place in the –90 U.S.
Championship with grandmastersRoman Dzindzichashvili and Yasser Seirawan. This qualified him to pl