A 12-year-old kid... Abhimanyu Mishra Becomes Youngest Grandmaster In Chess History. He goes by Abhi.
IM Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest chess grandmaster in history today. The 12-year-old player from New Jersey scored his third GM norm in Budapest, having already crossed the required 2500 Elo rating barrier.
Elo ratings are a way of judging relative strength among competitors. It is used in chess, and other sports. 2500 is astounding. The highest rated player in the world, Magnus Carlson, has a rating of 2847.
Note: FIDE stands for Fédération Internationale des Échecs, or The International Chess Federation.
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