Yip, Carissa

Carissa Yip, a 23-year-old American International Master, is rated 2458 — just 28 short of her peak of 2486 (Mar 2026, age 23) and ranked 1st among American women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 148 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Women`s Team Championship 2025 Tiebreaks) recently. She reached American #47 in May 2026.

Awarded IM in 2020 (age 17), FM in 2017 (age 14), and WFM in 2016 (age 13). Earned GM norms at 2023 North American Junior U20 - Open and 2025 Cairns Cup. At junior level, she reached World #68 in U20, World #36 in U18, World #25 in U16, World #34 in U14, World #55 in U12 and #10 nationally in U10.