Biography:Mark Heimann
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Mark A. Heimann is an American chess grandmaster and machine learning researcher.
Chess career
Heimann began playing chess at the age of 5 after his father bought him and his twin brother Alexander a chess set. He then won several national grade-level championships as well as the Pennsylvania and Ohio state championships in middle school and high school.[1]
In October 2007, he was ranked as the national #2 under-14 player, only behind future grandmaster Marc Tyler Arnold.[2] In the February 2008 national rankings, he moved up to being the top-ranked under-14 player.[3]
In December 2012, he played for Washington University St. Louis' "A" team in the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships, where he was the second-most successful player, recording 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. The university's team also won the Division II championship title.[4]
In three tournaments between September and December 2022, Heimann earned three international master title norms, earning the international master title at the age of 29.[5]
In November 2024, he scored a GM norm at the U.S. Masters Chess Championship. He finished the event in joint-6th place.[6] The following week, at the Saint Louis Masters tournament, he earned his final grandmaster norm and crossed 2500 in live rating, achieving the Grandmaster title.[7] It was formally awarded to him in April 2025.
Research career
He obtained a bachelor's degree from Washington University at St. Louis and got his PhD from the University of Michigan. He is a machine learning researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[8]
Personal life
Outside of chess and research, he also plays several instruments[1] and is a competitive powerlifter.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kweskin, Mia (February 27, 2014). "A man of many talents: Mark Heimann's intensive quest to conquer everything Wash. U. has to offer". https://www.studlife.com/scene/profile/2014/02/27/a-man-of-many-talents-mark-heimanns-intensive-quest-to-conquer-everything-wash-u-has-to-offer.
- ↑ "Top Age 14 regardless of Country, Residence, or Federation". https://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_top_players/Itemid,406?op=list&month=0710&f=foreign&l=Top%20Age%2014&h=Top%20Age%2014%20regardless%20of%20Country,%20Residence,%20or%20Federation.
- ↑ "Top Age 14 regardless of Country, Residence, or Federation". https://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_top_players/Itemid,458?op=list&month=0802&f=foreign&l=Top%20Age%2014&h=Top%20Age%2014%20regardless%20of%20Country,%20Residence,%20or%20Federation.
- ↑ Patel, Sahil (January 28, 2013). "Chess Club wins Division II championship". https://www.studlife.com/news/2013/01/28/chess-club-wins-division-ii-championship.
- ↑ "Title Application - Mark Heimann". https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main230189.pdf.
- ↑ Levin, Anthony (December 3, 2024). "Caruana Wins 2024 U.S. Masters, Trails Arjun In FIDE Circuit By 1 Point". https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-us-masters-caruana-wins.
- ↑ Levin, Anthony (December 9, 2024). "Caruana, Donchenko Tie For 1st In Saint Louis Masters, Caruana Leads FIDE Circuit". https://www.chess.com/news/view/caruana-donchenko-win-2024-saint-louis-masters.
- ↑ Lang, JJ (December 12, 2024). "Another One! Mark Heimann Earns GM Title Days After Second Norm". https://new.uschess.org/news/another-one-mark-heimann-earns-gm-title-days-after-second-norm.
- ↑ "Open Powerlifting profile for Mark Heimann". https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/markheimann.
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