Brodsky began playing chess at the age of six. He received training from
Farrukh Amonatov. In April 2017, Brodsky earned his final International Master norm. In November 2019, Brodsky tied with grandmaster
Andrew Tang for first place at the National Chess Congress in Philadelphia. Brodsky achieved the victory by defeating IM
Jason Liang in the final round. In August 2019, Brodsky earned his final Grandmaster norm at the 2019 U.S. Masters, though his rating at the time was insufficient to immediately be awarded the title. In June 2022, Brodsky tied for first place with grandmasters
Alexander Shabalov,
Elshan Moradiabadi and
Daniel Naroditsky at the 2022 Carolinas Classic. In July 2022, he defeated grandmaster
Awonder Liang and eventual winner
Christopher Yoo in the seventh round of the U.S. Junior Chess Championship, but ultimately finished fifth out of 10 players with a score of 4.5/9. In September 2022, his rating officially surpassed 2500, thus earning him the Grandmaster title. ==Personal life==