William Graif

William Graif (born 1999) is a Canadian-American FIDE Master (FM), chess-content creator, and chessboxer. He won the 146th New York State Chess Championships in 2024, the Canadian Junior (U-20) Chess Championships in 2019, and has represented Canada at four World Youth Chess Championships. Away from the board he runs the "Gambit Man" YouTube channel and has been selected for the United States team at the 2025 World Chessboxing Championships in Serbia.

William Graif
Graif at the 2022 Chicago Open
Born (1999-11-05) November 5, 1999
New York, New York, U.S.
Nationality
  • Canadian
  • American
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (BA)
Occupations
  • Chess FIDE Master
  • YouTuber
  • Chessboxer
  • Data scientist
Years active2006–present
William Graif
Country Canada /  United States
TitleFIDE Master (2021)
Peak rating2335 (February 2022)
Websitewww.williamgraif.com