India's Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history

4/12/2025 17:24

India's Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days.



Kushwaha, from Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh, broke the record previously held by Kolkata's Anish Sarkar, who achieved the milestone in November last year at the age of three years, eight months and 19 days.



Currently enrolled in nursery school, Kushwaha holds a rapid rating of 1,572.



To achieve a FIDE ranking, a player needs to beat at least one international player. The prodigy defeated three such players in events across Madhya Pradesh and other parts of the country, securing his record-breaking status.