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Abhimanyu Mishra

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Abhimanyu Mishra
Mishra in 2023
CountryUnited States
Born (2009-02-05) February 5, 2009 (age 15)
Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.[1][2]
TitleGrandmaster (2021)
FIDE rating2616 (November 2024)
Peak rating2634 (May 2024)[3]

Abhimanyu Mishra (born February 5, 2009) is an American chess grandmaster and chess prodigy. He is the youngest player to attain the grandmaster title, having obtained it at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days.[4][5] Along with the feat of becoming the youngest GM in history, Mishra also holds or has held additional "youngest" chess performance titles and records.

Career

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In September 2016, Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest chess Expert in the U.S. when he earned a 2000 USCF rating at the age of 7 years, 6 months, and 22 days, according to the United States Chess Federation (USCF). This broke the previous record held by Awonder Liang.[6] During the spring of 2018, Mishra 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, which bested the record set by Liran Zhou.[7] Until 30 June 2024, he also held the world record for the youngest International Master (IM), a title which he earned in November 2019 at the age of 10 years, 9 months, and 20 days, surpassing the record-setting performance of Indian chess phenom, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.[8][9] FIDE awarded him the official title of IM in February 2020.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15][16][17]

Mishra received congratulations from many players, including former record holder Karjakin[18] and then-World Champion Magnus Carlsen.[19] A New York Times article cited concerns from Nigel Short and Bruce Pandolfini about the methods used to achieve the feat. They alleged 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. They noted that the average rating of Mishra's opponents was noticeably lower in Hungary than in Charlotte, North Carolina.[20] World Championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi suggested that some changes could be made to the qualification process.[21][22] In 2022 FIDE updated the rules regarding titled norms, imposing that at least one norm be obtained at a Swiss tournament with at least 40 participants of an average rating of 2000 and above.[23]

Mishra played in the 2021 Chess World Cup, losing 1½-½ to Baadur Jobava in the first round.[24]

Mishra won the St. Louis 2022 Spring Chess Classic B with a score of 7/9 and a tournament performance rating of 2739.[25]

Mishra placed second in the 2023 TePe Sigeman & Co with a score of 4.5/7 and a tournament performance rating of 2742.[26]

Mishra won the 2023 USA Junior Championship with the score 6/9, qualifying him to play in the US Championship proper.[27] In the US Championship he placed tied for second with 6.5/11.[28] As a result, he crossed 2600 rating. He continued his success at the FIDE Grand Swiss, finishing with 5.5/11 and reaching a personal best rating of 2627.[29]

References

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  1. ^ Morse, Ben (July 1, 2021). "12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest grandmaster in chess history". CNN. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "FIDE Title Application (IM)" (PDF). Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ratings Progress Chart: Mishra, Abhimanyu". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "GM Abhimanyu Mishra is the Youngest GM in History!". USCF Online. June 30, 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Shahade, Jennifer (September 16, 2016). "Meet Abhimanyu Mishra, Our Youngest Ever US Chess Expert". US Chess.org.
  7. ^ Shahade, Jennifer (April 27, 2018). "Abhimanyu Mishra Youngest US Chess Master Ever". US Chess.org.
  8. ^ "Abhimanyu Mishra becomes the youngest IM in the world". 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Susan Polgar (November 9, 2019). "Meet the world's youngest IM, Abhimanyu Mishra of the US". GamesMaven. Retrieved December 9, 2019. Abhimanyu, born on 5 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.
  10. ^ "Titles approved by 2020 Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, UAE". FIDE. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational – Summer 2021 CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational Chess Tournament". chessstream.com.
  12. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Vezerkepzo GM April 2021". chess-results.com.
  13. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – First Saturday GM May 2021". chess-results.com.
  14. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Vezerkepzo GM Mix". chess-results.com.
  15. ^ Ninan, Susan (June 30, 2021). "Abhimanyu Mishra, 12, becomes youngest grandmaster in chess history". espn.com. ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "Abhimanyu Mishra Becomes Youngest Grandmaster In Chess History". chess.com. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  17. ^ "Indian-origin boy Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest-ever chess Grandmaster". SportsTiger. July 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  18. ^ Barden, Leonard (July 1, 2021). "Chess: 12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra breaks youngest grandmaster record". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  19. ^ @ChampChessTour (July 1, 2021). "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." #ChessChamps" (Tweet). Retrieved October 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Nepomniachtchi, Ian [@lachesisq] (June 30, 2021). "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. @FIDE_chess" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Ninan, Susan (November 16, 2021). "To GM or not to GM: Inside calls for FIDE to change Grandmaster requirements". ESPN. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  23. ^ Bird, Chris (December 10, 2021). "Changes to FIDE Rating and Title Regulations, Effective January 1, 2022". US Chess.org. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  24. ^ "Abhimanyu Mishra | Top Chess Players". Chess.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  25. ^ "Pairings & Results | B". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  26. ^ "Svidler wins TePe Sigeman & Co, as Gelfand beats Abhimanyu". chessbase.com. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  27. ^ Schulz, André (July 25, 2023). "Abhimanyu Mishra is the 2023 US Junior Champion". ChessBase. ChessBase GmbH. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  28. ^ "2023 US Championship Pairing and Results". uschesschamps.com. October 17, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  29. ^ "Mishra, Abhimanyu USA Individual Calculations Chess Ratings FIDE". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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Achievements
Preceded by Youngest chess grandmaster ever
2021–present 		Incumbent


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