Meet Anish Sarkar, World's Youngest FIDE-Rated Chess Player at 3 Years

Kolkata: At an when most children are drawn to cartoons, three-year-old Anish Sarkar has me history by becoming youngest rated chess player ever. In achieving this milestone, he surpassed previous record held by Tejas Tiwari, who became a FIDE-rated player at of five.

Born on January 26, 2021, Sarkar picked up sport a year ago and me his competitive debut in October when he played in West Bengal State Under-9 Open. By defeating two rated players, he secured 5.5 out of 8 points to finish 24th.

In an exhibition match played simultaneously, he also got an opportunity to play against India . 1 and world . 4 Grandmaster Arjun Erigais.

A week after that, he played his first classical rating tournament in Bengal State Under-9 Open Rating meet, scoring 5.5/8 and finished 24th among 140 players. Next he tested his skills in Bengal State Under-13 Open meet, where he faced required number of five more rated players that earned him ratings on Oct 15 after his fourth-round game.

He was also fortunate to get an opportunity to play against India . 1 and World . 4 Arjun Erigaisi in a simultaneous exhibition match during Bengal Rapid Rating Open.

Former Grand Master and Sarkar's coach Dibyendu Barua revealed that youngser's coach is astonishing to point that he refuses to get up from table once sat down.