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Andrew Chen (born May 2012) is a bridge player from San Jose, California. He is the youngest player ever to achieve the status of Life Master within the American Contract Bridge League,[1] and has garnered numerous medals through international youth play, including a gold medal at the 8th World Youth Transnational Championships hosted in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2024.[2]

Early Bridge Career

Chen began his bridge journey with the Silicon Valley Youth Bridge program in September 2018, where he attended a pizza party where he was given his first bridge lesson. One month later, in October 2018, he partnered with Brian Zhang, winning a Newcomer game and earning his first masterpoints. Other than Zhang, Chen also partnered with many other young bridge players, such as Kayden Ge, Brandon Ge, Olivia Schireson, and his brother Charlie Chen.[3]

During August 2019, Chen participated in the 99er pairs event at San Mateo Sectional with his brother. With a 63%, he was victorious, earning the Art Weinstein trophy. Following this achievement, Chen decided to pursue the title of Youngest Life Master.[3] Also, in 2019, the ACBL awarded Chen the Rookie of the Year Award.[4]

Due to COVID-19, online bridge games became significantly more prevalent, aiding Chen's quest for more masterpoints. As a result, on May 27, three days after Chen's 8th birthday, he finally accumulated a total of 500 ACBL masterpoints, earning him the title of Life Master.[5]

International Bridge Career

Chen made his debut at the international level at the 7th World Youth Transnational Championships at Salsomaggiore, Italy, in 2022. There, he participated as a member of USS Unsinkable, partnering with Brian Zhang and teaming with his brother Charlie Chen, Eric Xiao, Kayden Ge, and Jeff Xiao to earn the silver medal in the U16 Teams. Chen also played the U16 Pairs with Zhang, finishing in 4th place.[6]

In 2023, Chen once again partnered with Zhang with the same teammates, this time representing the United States as USA1 in U16 at the 18th World Youth Team Championships in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. After topping the round robin stage, Chen's team lost to USA2 in the semifinals. Then, in the bronze medal match, USA1 beat Estonia by 1 IMP to secure the bronze medal.[7]

The 8th World Youth Transnational Championships at Wroclaw, Poland, in 2024 marked a significant point in Chen's career. Rather than partnering with Zhang, Chen played with Jeff Xiao, teaming with Kyo Chen and his brother as a member of team JACK in U16. In the final 4 team round robin, JACK earned the gold medal with a comfortable 10 VP lead above the second place team.[8]

Prior to the 2025 World Youth Team Championships in Salsomaggiore, Italy, the qualification process to represent the United States in U26 changed from whole teams to a pair event to determine suitable partnerships. Chen once again partnered with Jeff Xiao, emerging as the first place pair.[9] This placed them into USA1 once again, with their teammates being Kyo Chen, Alex Shih, Zinnia Meyer, and Adam Hemmer. After defeating India in the semifinals, USA1 lost to Poland in the finals, earning Chen another silver medal.[10]

Although Chen also participated in the 2026 World Youth Transnational Championships in Hefei, China, he was unable to win a medal after qualifying to the final day.

Accolades

As a summary, here is a list of significant awards that Andrew Chen has earned:

  • ACBL Youngest Life Master
  • ACBL Rookie of the Year (2019)
  • Silver medal in U16 teams (USS Unsinkable in 2022 Transnationals)
  • Bronze medal in U16 teams (USA1 in 2023 Team Championships)
  • Gold medal in U16 teams (JACK in 2024 Transnationals)
  • Silver medal in U16 teams (USA1 in 2025 Team Championships)
  • Total: 1x Gold, 2x Silver, 1x Bronze

References

  1. ^ "Meet Andrew Chen, an 8-year-old professional bridge player & the youngest-ever Life Master". www.timesnownews.com. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  2. ^ "8th World Youth Open Championships". db.worldbridge.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  3. ^ a b "SiVY Newsletter". siliconvalleyyouthbridge.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  4. ^ "8-year-old bridge player becomes the game's youngest Life Master - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  5. ^ "San Jose 8-year-old reaches a giant milestone for bridge players". The Mercury News. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  6. ^ "7th World Youth Open Championships". db.worldbridge.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  7. ^ "18th World Youth Teams Championships". db.worldbridge.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  8. ^ "8th World Youth Open Championships". db.worldbridge.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  9. ^ "'24 Sam Amer Junior USBC - LoveBridge". 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  10. ^ "19th World Youth Teams Championships". db.worldbridge.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.

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