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3-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Chess Player with FIDE Rating
Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha earned a FIDE Rapid rating of 1,572 after defeating three rated players in multiple tournaments across India, breaking the previous youngest record.
- 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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While peers play with building blocks, a three-year-old in India moves the chess pieces over the board. He is the youngest player to receive an official score from the World Federation.
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Young Sarvagya Singh Kushwaha from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, has become the world's youngest FIDE rapid-rated player. Sarvagya defeated three internationally rated players to achieve a rating of 1572. His parents began teaching him chess to reduce his screen time, but his talent quickly emerged...
Three years, seven months and 20 days. That's the new record for a young chess player to be ranked by the international chess federation Fide.
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