Andrew Hong is an American grandmaster, born on 23 November 2004 in San Jose, California. He took up chess in 2012 after being introduced to the game by his older brother, was nationally ranked first for his age group, and took part in the Kasparov Chess Foundation's Young Stars programme. He completed the requirements for the grandmaster title in 2021 at the Charlotte Chess Center's Labor Day Norm Invitational.
In September 2021 Hong defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wesley So at the PRO Chess League Arena Royale. He played in the U.S. Junior Championship in 2022 and at the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in December 2023. In November 2025 he tied for first at the U.S. Masters in Charlotte with 7½/9, losing the title to Awonder Liang in a blitz playoff.


