Alice Lee Breaks Yip's Record, (Unofficially) Becomes Youngest American Female IM

Editor's Note: This story first ran in the April 2023 issue of Chess Life Kids magazine. We are republishing it here now because, on June 11, 2023, WIM Alice Lee indeed broke IM Carissa Yip's record to become the youngest American female player in history to earn the IM title.

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