US Edition3-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Chess Player with FIDE Rating
- Recently, three-year-old Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha became the world’s youngest rated player at three years, seven months and 20 days, holding a FIDE rapid rating of 1,572 and surpassing Anish Sarkar.
- Having picked up the sport last year at two-and-a-half, Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha now trains four to five hours daily, including one hour at a training centre, his father Siddharth Singh and coach Nitin Chaurasiya said.
- To meet FIDE's entry rules, Sarwagya defeated rated opponents including Yogesh Namdev in approved tournaments across India.
- Sarbwya Singh Kushwaha dethroned Anish Sarkar, prompting pride in Madhya Pradesh chess, as his family and coach plan to pursue the youngest grandmaster record.
- His playstyle—thumping pieces and slapping the clock—is noted alongside India’s rising chess scene, including Gukesh D and Viswanathan Anand, with Magnus Carlsen as a top global player.
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At the age of three, seven months and twenty days, Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha became the youngest ranked chess player in the world. The Indian boy beat five players in a local competition of the International Chess Federation. His parents hope he will become a great master. - "In a week, he knew all the plays": at the age of three, an Indian becomes the youngest ranked chess player in the world (Company Topics).
Three-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Chess Player To Ever Earn An International Rating After Beating Multiple Opponents In Their 20s
kid playing chess Age might not be a huge factor when it comes to board games that task players with facing off in a mental battle as opposed to a physical one, but it can play a role when you consider it tends to go hand in hand with experience. However, some chess players were not able to benefit from their veteran status while losing to a three-year-old who has become the youngest player to ever receive an international rating. The basic prin…
3-Year-Old Player Makes Chess History
A 3-year-old chess player from India has become the youngest in history to receive an official ranking from the International Chess Federation (FIDE). To receive a ranking, a player must win a match against at least one FIDE-ranked player, or score points against at least five rated opponents, per the...
Born in 2022, the very young Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha managed in November to beat several opponents about twenty years old and to return to the official Fide rankings, with a score of 1,572.
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