Youngest US Chess Master, 10: I've Got to Work on my Endgame

At age 10, Maximillian Lu is the youngest-ever chess master in the U.S. Even so, he sees room for improvement.   The distinction of being a national master belongs to less than 2 percent of U.S. Chess Federation members and is earned by racking up at least 2,200 points in competitions. It's a rarity among children, but Lu shrugs it off, saying he needs to work on his endgame.   "It's all right. I have to improve other stuff,'' he said in a recent...

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