Abhimanyu Mishra

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 rating2604 (July 2024)
Peak rating2634 (May 2024)[3]

Abhimanyu Mishra (born February 5, 2009) is an American chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he became the youngest player ever to qualify for the grandmaster title on June 30, 2021, at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days,[4][5] beating Sergey Karjakin's record of 12 years and 7 months, which had stood since 2002.[6]

  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).
  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. ^ "Abhimanyu Mishra beats Karjakin's record as youngest ever grandmaster". Chess24. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

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