by John Bain | May 4, 2020 | Blog, Prodigies in Chess
3-Year-Old Misha Osipov Mikhail “Misha” Osipov, had never played on such a big a stage before–with a large studio audience on the Russian television program The Best, broadcast on the state-run Channel One. Misha was relaxed. He greeted Karpov warmly, and... Read more
by John Bain | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog, Prodigies in Chess, U.S. Women Chess Champions
by John Bain Carissa Gave Ju Something to Contemplate Ju at chessboard in background thinking. In mid-February 2020, ten of the top women chess players in the world competed in a Round Robin–playing each other once–in the 2020 Cairns Cup at the Saint Louis... Read more
by John Bain | Dec 1, 2019 | Blog, Prodigies in Chess
USA’s Rachael Li Born: January 06, 2010 Rated 2200+ Rachael Li of Texas broke the 2200+ rating barrier at 9 years old to become the youngest ever female USA Chess Master in history. Rachael broke Carissa Yip’s youngest ever Master record set in 2015, when... Read more
by John Bain | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog, Prodigies in Chess
by John Bain The Youngest International Masterin theHistory of Chess! Abhimanyu “Abhi” Mishra learned chess at 2.5 years old, and became the youngest USA Expert in history with a USA rating of 2000+ at 7.5 years old. A younger Abhi with his mother. Abhi... Read more
by John Bain | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog, Prodigies in Chess, U.S. Women Chess Champions
by John Bain Carissa Yip Born September 10, 2003 in USA Rated: 2418 Carissa Yip is the youngest-ever American female to earn Expert, Master, Woman Grandmaster (WGM) titles–and now she has added the International Master (IM) title! Since only two American women... Read more
by John Bain | Oct 18, 2019 | Blog, Prodigies in Chess
“Pragg” with his mother calls his father at home in Chennai, India, to share the good news! 14-Year-Old Grandmaster “Pragg” Wins Under 18 Years Old 2019 World Youth Championship! by John Bain “Pragg” Rameshbabu Born August 10, 2005 in... Read more
