Abhimanyu Mishra

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Abhimanyu Mishra
CountryUnited States
Born (2009-02-05) February 5, 2009 (age 12)
New Jersey, U.S.
TitleGrandmaster (2021)
FIDE rating2510 (December 2021)
Peak rating2519 (August 2021)[1]

Abhimanyu Mishra (born February 5, 2009) is an American chess prodigy from New Jersey. On June 30, 2021 he became the youngest person ever to qualify as a grandmaster, qualifying for the title at the age of 12 years 4 months and 25 days,[2][3] beating Sergey Karjakin's record which had stood since 2002.[4]

Career[]

He broke the United States Chess Federation record for youngest Expert by earning a 2000 USCF rating at the age of 7 years, 6 months, and 22 days, breaking the record of Awonder Liang.[5] He then broke the US Chess record for youngest National Master by earning a 2200 USCF rating at the age of 9 years, 2 months, and 17 days, breaking the record of Liran Zhou.[6] He holds the world record for the youngest International Master, a title which he earned in November 2019 at the age of 10 years, 9 months, and 20 days, breaking the record of Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.[7][8] FIDE awarded him the title in February 2020.[9]

In March 2021, Mishra tied for first place with GM Vladimir Belous in the Charlotte Chess Center's Spring 2021 GM Norm Invitational held in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., with a score of 5.5/9 and crossed 2400 FIDE for the first time on an official rating list but failed to achieve a GM norm.[10]

To become a grandmaster, a player must score three GM norms (each norm is scored by achieving a performance rating of over 2600 in a tournament) and exceed a rating of 2500. In April 2021, Mishra tied for first place at the Vezérképző GM tournament in Budapest, Hungary, with a score of 7.0/9 and performance rating of 2603, earning his first GM norm.[11] In May 2021, Mishra earned clear first place at the First Saturday GM tournament in Budapest, Hungary, with a score of 8.0/9 and performance rating of 2739, having clinched his second GM norm with one round to spare and exceeding the norm by a full point.[12] In June 2021, Mishra earned clear first place at the Vezérképző GM Mix tournament in Budapest, Hungary, with a score of 7.0/9 and a performance rating of 2619; giving him his third GM norm.[13] As his rating had also crossed 2500, this third norm made Mishra the youngest Grandmaster in chess history, breaking the record of Sergey Karjakin by over 2 months.[14][15][16]

Mishra received congratulations from many players, including former record holder Karjakin[17] and World Champion Magnus Carlsen.[18] A New York Times article cited concerns from Nigel Short and Bruce Pandolfini about the methods used to achieve the feat, alleging that the GM qualification structure encourages "norm" tournaments that narrowly qualify as prestigious enough to count as a GM norm, but no tougher, to make a strong performance from the candidate easier to achieve;[19] and that Karjakin had benefited from similar tournaments.[19] The article also notes Mishra's opponents' average rating was noticeably lower in Hungary than in Charlotte, North Carolina.[19] World Championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi suggested that some changes could be made to the qualification process.[20] American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has both openly praised Mishra for his accomplishment and discussed the controversy raised by Nepomniachtchi.[21][22]

Mishra played in the 2021 Chess World Cup, losing to Baadur Jobava in the first round.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ratings Progress Chart: Mishra, Abhimanyu". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "GM Abhimanyu Mishra is the Youngest GM in History!". USCF Online.
  3. ^ Sutovsky, Emil (June 30, 2021). "New world record is set! @ChessMishra becomes the youngest player to fulfill all Grandmaster norms at the tender age of 12 years, 4 months and 25 days. Very much deserved and impressive indeed. Kudos to the young boy and his family!". Twitter. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Abhimanyu Mishra beats Karjakin's record as youngest ever grandmaster". Chess24. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Shahade, Jennifer (September 16, 2016). "Meet Abhimanyu Mishra, Our Youngest Ever US Chess Expert". US Chess.org.
  6. ^ Shahade, Jennifer (April 27, 2018). "Abhimanyu Mishra Youngest US Chess Master Ever". US Chess.org.
  7. ^ "Abhimanyu Mishra becomes the youngest IM in the world". 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Susan Polgar (November 9, 2019). "Meet the world's youngest IM, Abhimanyu Mishra of the US". GamesMaven. Retrieved December 9, 2019. Abhimanyu, born on 5th of February 2009, thus achieved his IM title at the age of 10 years, 9 months and 3 days. This is 17 days faster than Praggnanandhaa. Abhimanyu Mishra is now the youngest IM in the world.
  9. ^ "Titles approved by 2020 Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, UAE". FIDE. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational – Summer 2021 CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational Chess Tournament". chessstream.com.
  11. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Vezerkepzo GM April 2021". chess-results.com.
  12. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – First Saturday GM May 2021". chess-results.com.
  13. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Vezerkepzo GM Mix". chess-results.com.
  14. ^ Ninan, Susan. "Abhimanyu Mishra, 12, becomes youngest grandmaster in chess history". espn.com. ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  15. ^ "Abhimanyu Mishra Becomes Youngest Grandmaster In Chess History". chess.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "Indian-origin boy Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest-ever chess Grandmaster". SportsTiger. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  17. ^ Chess: 12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra breaks youngest grandmaster record, Leonard Barden, The Guardian, 2 July 2021
  18. ^ Carlsen says he is "really impressed" by @ChessMishra's feat "Huge congratulations to Abi Mishra from United States to become the youngest GM of all time. Pretty nice achievement.", , Twitter, July 2 2021
  19. ^ a b c Nechepurenko, Ivan; Friedman, Misha (July 13, 2021). "The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  20. ^ I’m dazzled with the new record, so I’d like to suggest some changes to the order of conferring titles. For example, one of the norms must be fulfilled in an open tournament, and the participation of 2400 GM luminaries in stamping new titles should be finally limited., Ian Nepomniachtchi, Twitter, July 1 2021
  21. ^ Nakamura, Hikaru (July 4, 2021). "Neverending Twitter Chess Drama". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  22. ^ Nakamura, Hikaru (July 1, 2021). "Youngest GM Abhimanyu Mishra and Oldest FM Salvador Diaz Caria". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

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Achievements
Preceded by Youngest chess grandmaster ever
2021–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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