Who is the world's youngest grandmaster?

List of youngest grandmasters. Since 1950, when the Grandmaster (GM) title was introduced by FIDE, one measure of chess prodigies is the age at which they gain the GM title. Below are players who have held the record for the youngest grandmaster. The record is currently held by Abhimanyu Mishra.
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Who is the youngest grandmaster ever?

The pandemic was still raging, but that tiny pathogen didn't stop the countdown clock separating a 12-year-old boy known as Abhi from history. Mishra was on a mission to become the youngest ever chess grandmaster.
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Who is the youngest chess champion?

At just 16 years old, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is now the youngest chess player ever to defeat Magnus Carlsen in his long reign as world champion. The two faced off in an online tournament that had featured 16 elite players.
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Who is the second youngest chess grandmaster in the world?

Gukesh Dommaraju

became the second youngest grandmaster in chess history. He scored his third grandmaster norm at the 17th Delhi International Chess Grandmaster Open in New Delhi, India.
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Who is the newest grandmaster?

At 12 years, 10 months and 13 days, Praggnanandhaa became the youngest Grandmaster after Russian Chess player Sergey Karjakin. According to an ESPN report, Praggnanadhaa has completely stayed away from social media as it helps him in easing the pressure of being watched.
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Meet the 12-year-old chess prodigy who is world's youngest grandmaster



What is a super grandmaster?

Super-grandmasters are players whose ratings — the performance numbers used to create rankings — have crossed 2,700. (Grandmasters usually have ratings over 2,500.) There are 24 super-grandmasters, with another 16 within 20 rating points of 2,700.
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Who invented chess?

Chess was invented in India around the 8th century. Then it was known as chatrang, and changed over the centuries by the Arabs, Persians and then ultimately the medieval Europeans, who changed the pieces' names and appearances to resemble the English court.
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Where is Abhimanyu Mishra from?

A resident of New Jersey, USA, Abhi was progressing well on the ladder with ample support of his coach Arun Prasad Subramanian and parents Hemant and Swati Mishra, dedicating a huge chunk of his time practising moves on the chessboard. He was beating opponents on a regular basis as he steadily gathered points.
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Who has beaten Magnus?

Nihal Sarin has beaten Magnus twice in his career. The first victory came in an unofficial event where Sarin beat Carlsen in an Online Blitz game in May 2020. The second official game came in April 2021 when Sarin beat the Norweigian chess player in a 3 minute Blitz format.
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Who is the #1 chess player in the world?

GM Magnus Carlsen 2864 | #1

GM Magnus Carlsen is the current world chess champion.
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Who is the father of chess in the world?

Wilhelm Steinitz, the first World Champion, widely considered the "father of modern chess," extensively analyzed various double king-pawn openings (beginning 1. e4 e5) in his book The Modern Chess Instructor, published in 1889 and 1895.
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Who is 2nd Grand Master of India?

Dibyendu Barua (born 27 October 1966) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Indian Chess Champion. He was the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, second Bengali after Niaz Murshed, and third South Asian after Niaz and Anand to achieve the title of chess grandmaster.
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Is the youngest GM in chess history?

List of youngest grandmasters. Since 1950, when the Grandmaster (GM) title was introduced by FIDE, one measure of chess prodigies is the age at which they gain the GM title. Below are players who have held the record for the youngest grandmaster. The record is currently held by Abhimanyu Mishra.
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Who is the oldest grandmaster?

GM Yuri Averbakh, the oldest living grandmaster in the world, turns 100 today.
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Who is the god of chess?

Caïssa, the legendary mythological creature, is now known as the Goddess of Chess, and was later notoriously described in a poem called Caïssa written in 1763 by English poet and philologist Sir William Jones.
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What is the weakest chess piece?

1. The Pawn. The pawn is the lowest-value piece on the chessboard, and there are eight pawns per player.
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What is the oldest game?

Some historians believe that mancala is the oldest game in the world based on the archaeological evidence found in Jordan that dates around 6000 BCE. The game might have been played by ancient Nabataeans and could have been an ancient version of the modern mancala game.
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Who is the youngest grand master in India?

Praggnanandhaa is now the youngest Indian Grandmaster. Before him, Parimarjan Negi at 13 years, four months, and 22 days had become India's youngest Grandmaster. Vishwanathan Anand had become a Grandmaster at the age of 18 years.
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How do I become GM?

Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a GM
  1. Step One: Earn a Bachelor's Degree (Four Years) ...
  2. Step Two: Gain Early Work Experience (Optional, Timeline Varies) ...
  3. Step Three: Earn an MBA (One to Three Years) ...
  4. Step Four: Consider Professional Certification (Optional, Timeline Varies)
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When did Hikaru become GM?

Hikaru Nakamura (born December 9, 1987) is a Japanese-American chess grandmaster and streamer. A chess prodigy, he was at the time the youngest American to earn the title of Grandmaster in 2003 at the age of 15. Nakamura is a five-time United States champion.
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Is Magnus a goat?

Magnus Carlsen Is the GOAT

The accolades he has achieved and the way he has won his titles makes it very hard to consider someone else as the Greatest Chess Player of All Time.
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Is Samay Raina a chess player?

Samay Raina is one of India's best-known stand-up comedians, who is also a huge chess lover. Apart from just loving the game, Samay also is very competitive at it and hates to lose! That's the reason why we at ChessBase India have posed him with a massive challenge!
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Is India good at chess?

India is one of the best and fastest developing countries in chess, for sure.
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