12 year old about to become Grand Master

https://londonnewstime.com/chess-american-12-year-old-approaches-world-record-for-youngest-grandmaster-chess/245908/

One of the most permanent chess records, Sergei Kayakin, as the youngest grandmaster in history in 12 years and 7 months, appears to collapse in the coming weeks. Originally from New Jersey, USA, Abhimanyu Mishra is already the youngest international master in history at the age of 11 and has just achieved two of the three GM criteria required for a top title.

Take it to chess Spanky.

oh come on, trev. it's a human interest story. you know,, "Awww, isn't that cute" lol

Chess hack most likely to behave like a 12've year old.

Me...

@earl-of-trumps said
https://londonnewstime.com/chess-american-12-year-old-approaches-world-record-for-youngest-grandmaster-chess/245908/

One of the most permanent chess records, Sergei Kayakin, as the youngest grandmaster in history in 12 years and 7 months, appears to collapse in the coming weeks. Originally from New Jersey, USA, Abhimanyu Mishra is already the youngest international ...[text shortened]... istory at the age of 11 and has just achieved two of the three GM criteria required for a top title.

An amazing achievement for any young person, but It's difficult to relate to this. I can't shake the vision of little kids being wired into the chess engine collective, like the Borg in Star Trek.

Just give me 7 of 9 and you can keep the rest! 😏

@Earl-of-Trumps

Makes ya think, how little you've accomplished.

When Mozart was my age, he had been dead 30 years.


One of the lad's games against a GM, wins in 18 moves, didn't even bother to castle:

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021-charlotte-spring-gm/03-Mishra_Abhimanyu-Belous_Vladimir

@earl-of-trumps said
https://londonnewstime.com/chess-american-12-year-old-approaches-world-record-for-youngest-grandmaster-chess/245908/

One of the most permanent chess records, Sergei Kayakin, as the youngest grandmaster in history in 12 years and 7 months, appears to collapse in the coming weeks. Originally from New Jersey, USA, Abhimanyu Mishra is already the youngest international ...[text shortened]... istory at the age of 11 and has just achieved two of the three GM criteria required for a top title.

Quite Impressive for a 12 year old. I was just learning how the pieces moved. Still learning how to make a plan, keeping in mind the branches of all the ways it can go. My chess is very inconsistent, I still move to fast and carry too many games according to some higher rated players who are probably correct on that. I still love playing the game though even if my rating has dropped and been inconsistent for the past several years. I hope the pressure of being the best does not have an affect on the young prodigy.

A big thumbs up on this story Earl.

-VR