News ‘She’s a blessing to us all’: 18-year-old chess prodigy is special in more ways than one July 7, 2022 Toyloy Brown III, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘She’s a blessing to us all’: 18-year-old chess prodigy is special in more ways than one Carissa Yip, 18, is No. 2-rated chess player among women in U.S and international master. She enters junior championship as only woman out of 10.