Month: July 2022

The title of Grandmaster is the highest achievement in the CHESS. Every chess player wishes for this position. Nowadays, chess becoming younger and younger. We can see in some previous years most of the grandmaster’s titles were achieved at twelve, thirteen, and fourteen years of age. Here, we are going to learn about some of the youngest Chess Grandmasters in the whole world.

1.     Abhimanyu Mishra

The youngest Grandmaster in history, born in America on 5th February 2009. He became chess grandmaster on 30 June 2021 at the age of 12 years. At that time, he broke the record of Ukrainian chess player Sergey Karjakin. Mishra got popular on the internet in 2016 when he won the Chesskid Online National Invitational Championship(CONIC) in the under-eight section of the tournament. He won CONIC at the age of 10 years, this was the beginning of a record-breaking journey and finally, in 2021, it reached the title of GrandMaster.

2.     Sergey Karjakin

Sergey had the title of Youngest Grandmaster before Abhimanyu. Sergey was born in Ukraine on 12 January 1990. He achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 12 in 2003. Before the achievement of Grandmaster, he won International Master in 2001 and European Chess Championship in 1999. He also scored 18th position in the world ranking in the field of chess.

3.     Gukesh D (Karlsruhe)

Gukesh Karlsruhe, won the crown of Chess Grandmaster at the age of 12 years 7 months but was only 17 days older than Sergey. His birth place is Chennai and was born on 29 May 2006. He scored his title of Chess Grandmaster in 2018 at the Capable la Grande open. In the world ranking list of FIDE, he is in the 64th position.

4.     Javokhir Sindarov

He was born in Uzbekistan on 8th December 2005. In October 2018, when he was 12 years 10 months old scored the title of Chess Grandmaster. In 2017, he was also awarded the title of International Master. In 2021, he qualified for Chess World Cup. He scored 2500 ELO rate in 2018 when he participated in World Junior Chess Championship. Sindarov’s position on the FIDE ranking list is 166 with a standard rating of 2616.

5.     Rameshbabu Praggnanandha

The guy who become Chess Grandmaster in 2018 when he was 12 years. This Indian chess player was born on 10 August 2005. It is very exciting to know that he earned the title of  FIDE Master at just the age of 7. Also, on Feb 22, 2022, he defeated the current chess world champion and become the youngest player to build a record. Moreover, on May 20, 2022, he again defeated the Chess World Champion, Magnus Carlsen for the second time at Chessable Online Tournament.

6.      Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in the sixth position on the list of youngest Chess Grandmasters. He won the Grandmaster’s title at the age of 13 years in April 2018. He was born in Uzbekistan on 18 September 2004. He also won the World  Youth Chess Championship in Slovenia in 2011. His current Fide ranking is 85 with a 2661 standard rating.

7.     Parimarjan Negi

An Indian chess player, who wore the crown of Grandmaster at the age of 13 years in 2006. He was born in India on 9th February 1993. The government of India awarded him with Arjun Award. Moreover, he also became the winner of the Philadelphia International Open Tournament in 2008. His FIDE ranking is 135 with a 2639 std rating. In 2017, he declare retirement from chess.

8.     Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen is the most famous and rated chess player in the world. He is the current Chess Champion. He earned the title of Grandmaster when he was 13 years old in 2004. He is famous for the nickname “ Mozart of Chess”. Magnus was born in Norway in 1990. In the FIDE ranking list, he is in the top position with the highest std rating 2864. He is the World Chess Champion since 2013.

9.     Wei Yi

Wei is the 9th youngest chess grandmaster. He was born in china on 2nd June 1999. He scored the position of grandmaster in 2013. He is the only youngest chess player with a rating of more than 2700 at the age of 15. He qualified for the FIDE world cup in 2018. He is at 22nd position on the FIDE ranking list with a 2727 std rating.

10. Raunak Sadhwani

He was born in India on 22 December 2005 and become a grandmaster at the age of 13 in 2018.  In 2015, he become the Champion of the U-10 Commonwealth held in New Delhi.  He was the 9th youngest Grandmaster. His FIDE rating is 2619 and is at 158th position on the list of top chess players.

 

 

Chess is a world-famous indoor game. Chess is a very ancient game. According to history, it was invented in India. We all know that chess is a game of mind and requires a high level of IQ and a calm mindset. It is very easy to learn how to play chess, but perfection needs years. There are very few people in the world who can play it in a very efficient manner. Let’s have a look at the below list of the 10 strongest players of chess in 2022.

1.    Magnus Carlsen

The best and strongest Chess player in the world. He is at the top of the position in Fide Ranking with a standard rating of 2864.

Full Name = Sven Magnus Oen Carlsen

DOB = 30th November 1990

Birth Place = Tonsberg

Nationality = Norway

He started his journey in chess at the age of 5. In the beginning, he was not so interested in chess because he liked solving jig-show puzzles and some other tricky games. When he was just 2 years old, he was more advanced in calculation and learning data than contemporary 14-15 old boys. After that at the age of 5, he started chess with the guidance of his father. In chess, his strong data learning and calculation power helped him to manage steps. Moving forward with practice, he became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster at the age of 13 in 2004. He is the world’s strongest chess player since 2011. He scored 1st place in 2011 and has still not been defeated by any other player. He is 31 years old and continues playing chess with a winning trend.

2.    Ding Liren

The second strongest chess player in the world according to Fide Rating.  After Carlsen, Ding has the highest standard rating, 2806, giving him 2nd rank in the chess world.

Full Name = Ding Liren

DOB = 24th October 1992

Birth Place = Wenzhou, Zhejiang

Nationality = China

 

He started his chess journey at the age of 4 when his mother took him to a famous chess club in Wenzhou. Where he got guidance and mentorship from the best chess player of all time or the coach of the famous Zhu Chen, world women’s chess champion. He started his journey to winning in 2003 when he participated in the U-10 and U-12 championships. At the age of 16, he became a World-class chess player with the title of Grandmaster in 2009.

3.    Alirez Firouja 

The 3rd strongest chess player in the world has a standard rating of 2793 by FIDE. This French Chess player won the title of Grandmaster of Chess in 2018.

Full Name = Alireza Firouja

DOB = 18th June 2003

Birth Place = Babol(Iran)

Nationality = France ( since 2021)

 

 

Firouja started his chess journey when he was 8. After a few years, he became well known all over the world. In 2015, he was the Gold Medalist in the U-12 Asian Youth Chess Championship. Moreover, in 2016, he won the title of International Master. Finally, he secured the title of Chess Grandmaster at 15 in 2018.

 

 

4.    Fabiano Caruana

On the list of Fide Rating, Fabiano is the 4th strongest Chess player on earth with a standard rating of 2783.

Full Name = Fabiano Luigi Caruana

DOB = 30th June 1992

Birth Place = Miami, Florida

Nationality = USA

 

He had a deep interest in chess and started playing chess at the age of 5, in New York. He took his primary guidance from Bruce Pandolfini. In 2002, he became FIDE Master. After that with continued progress in FIDE Rating, he won the title of International Master in 2006.

One year later, he again became the topic of headlines when he achieved the highest achievement of his life, the title of Chess Grandmaster at the age of 14 years.

5.    Levon Aronian

The American-Armenia chess player is at 5th position on the list of World Strongest Chess players. He has scored a 2775 Standard rating by FIDE.

Full Name = Levon Grigori Aronian

DOB = 6th October 1982

Birth Place = Yerevan (Armenia)

Nationality = USA

 

He started his chess career when he was 9 years old in 1991. He got coaching from his sister and GM Melikset. He had a deep interest in chess and became a successful player very soon. His first win was the U=12 Championship, which was held in 1994. He won the title of Grandmaster in 2000.

 

 

6.    Wesley So

Wesley is the 6th strongest chess player in the world. In the FIDE rating, he scored a standard rating of 2774.

Full Name = Wesley Barbossa So

DOB = 9th October 1993

Birth Place = Bacoor, Cavite ( Philippines)

Nationality = USA

 

Wesley started participating in chess tournaments when he was just 9 years old. In 2003, he participated in the Philippines National Chess Championship and scored first position in the U-10 section. After that, he never looked back and achieved the peak in his career. In 2004, he was titled with FIDE Master. Two years later, he became the International Master. In 2008, he achieved the highest achievement of his life the title of Chess Grandmaster.

7.    Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Russian chess player is the 7th strongest Chess player in the world according to the FIDE rating. At present his Elo rating in standard is 2766.

Full Name = Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi

DOB = 14th July 1990

Birth Place = Bryansk

Nationality = Russia

 

He has been very fond of chess since childhood and started playing chess and took participating in local tournaments. During the time period from 2000 to 2002, he won 3 straight European Championship Trophies. He scored the title of International Master in 2004 and after 3 years, he won the greatest position in Chess, The Grandmaster Title.

 

8.    Richard Rapport

Richard is the 8th strongest player on the basis of FIDE rating and world ranking. His Elo rating for the standard is 2764.

Full Name = Richard Rapport

DOB = 25th March 1996

Birth Place = Szombathely

Nationality = Hungary

 

 

He started chess at the age of 4. With good guidance and practice, he made his first victory when he won the European Championship at that time Richard was just 9 years old. After that, in 2008 he became FIDE Mater. For the next consecutive years, he won International Master and Grandmaster.

9.    Anish Giri

Anish is at 9th position in the world ranking by FIDE. He has been on the list of the strongest chess players in the world since 2009.

Full Name = Anish Kumar Giri

DOB = 28th June 1994

Birth Place = Saint Petersburg (Russia)

Nationality = Netherland

 

 

His FIDE rating is 2761. He learned about chess at the age of 6, but within 5 years he scored std. 2100 FIDE rating. In 2007, he participated in and won many Junior Chess Events in Russia. 2 years later, he earned the title of Grandmaster. At that time, he was the youngest grandmaster in the world.

10.Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Vachier is a French chess player, featuring at 10th rank in the list of World Strongest Chess Players in the world. His current FIDE rating is 2760.

Full Name = Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

DOB = 12st October 1990

Birth Place = Nogent-sur-Marne

Nationality = France

Vachier’s relationship with chess began when he was 4 years old. In childhood, he got a gift on the eve of Christmas from a relative, and that was his primary move toward chess.  His non-stop winning journey started in 1997 when he won four consecutive chess Championships. In 2004, at the age of 13, Vacheir earned the title of International Master. In the next year, in February 2005, he achieved the biggest goal of his career, The Grandmaster.