article_snippet: Carissa Yip from Andover, Massachusetts earned the title last month and became the youngest to ever to defeat a grandmaster, Alexander Ivanov, during the New England Open in 2014 .
article_snippet: An 11-year-old girl has become the youngest U.S. female to reach master level in chess.
article_snippet: Carissa Yip from Andover, Massachusetts earned the title last month and also became the youngest to ever to defeat a grandmaster, Alexander Ivanov, during the New England Open in 2014.
article_snippet: Previously, The sixth-grade student at Doherty Middle School held the title as the youngest female master, who broke Irina Krush's decade-long record in 2014, but Carissa has secured the top spot by four months, according to Andover Patch.
highlights_snippet: Carissa Yip, 11, of Andover, Massachusetts beat a master chess player last month and earned title while also breaking record .
  
highlights_snippet: In 2013, Massachusetts became youngest American to reach expert level .
  