Yusuf Mansurov

Yusuf Mansurov moved to the United States from Uzbekistan and attended P.S. 236 in Brooklyn's Mill Basin neighborhood. His younger brother Umar also became a competitive chess player. In 2022, Yusuf shared the kindergarten-through-fifth-grade title at the National Elementary Championship in Columbus, Ohio. Umar simultaneously shared the youngest division's title, giving the brothers national championships at the same event. Grandmaster Khamrakulov described Yusuf as a particularly patient player.