the youngest grandmaster

what's the youngest age a player has become a grandmaster?

Originally posted by eatmybishop
what's the youngest age a player has become a grandmaster?

Originally posted by Leaadas
14 and some months. And I believe it is Peter Leko who holds the record.

Sorry! this is not correct,the youngest person to be granted IGM status by FIDE is Sergie Karyakin of the republic of Ukraine. This was awarded to Sergie in 2002 at the age of 12 years and 7 months and remains the record to the present day.----------

i don't find it suprising that kids that young have achieved grandmaster status. they started chess early and probably play it 24/7 also they probably had a grandmaster for a coach for their talent and lastly kids can learn at a much faster rate than adults. i find it humbling when a younger person beats me.

Originally posted by RECUVIC
Sorry! this is not correct,the youngest person to be granted IGM status by FIDE is Sergie Karyakin of the republic of Ukraine. This was awarded to Sergie in 2002 at the age of 12 years and 7 months and remains the record to the present day.----------

chess databases, the internet --- all these 21th century tools have made absorbing chess knowledge easier now. just like a child can learn foreign languages more easily than an adult, same holds true with chess.

Originally posted by Restless Soul
Not to be annoying, but, there's no such thing as IGM. International Grandmaster is a made up title...there is only gm, im, fm, and of course the woman titles

Originally posted by adam warlock
IGM was the way the title was refered in the old days.

Originally posted by Restless Soul
only in old books...never by an organization

Originally posted by adam warlock
I didn't know that... I thought it was recognised by FIDE too.

Originally posted by Restless Soul
I like Nigel Short's idea..we should just get rid of the titles

are you kidding me grandmasters back then couldn't mach up to the grandmasters today. it was said that philidor only had a rating today of 2100!! the best is today. we have more knowlidge.

Originally posted by kmac27
are you kidding me grandmasters back then couldn't mach up to the grandmasters today. it was said that philidor only had a rating today of 2100!! the best is today. we have more knowlidge.

Originally posted by kmac27
are you kidding me grandmasters back then couldn't mach up to the grandmasters today. it was said that philidor only had a rating today of 2100!! the best is today. we have more knowlidge.