Yasser Seirawan

American chess player

Yasser Seirawan (Arabic: ياسر سيروان; born March 24, 1960) is an American chess grandmaster. He has been the United States champion four times. Seirawan won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1979. He has also written books about chess.

Yasser Seirawan
Seirawan at the 2003 United States Chess Championship
CountryUnited States
Born (1960-03-24) March 24, 1960 (age 64)
Damascus, Syria
TitleGrandmaster (1980)
FIDE rating2620 (October 2024)
Peak rating2658 (November 2011)