by John Bain | Oct 31, 2021 | Blog, Prodigies in Chess, U.S. Women Chess Champions, Women Chess Players
by John Bain Carissa beats 4 former champions on way to title! Shortly after her 18th birthday, Carissa made history by becoming the first woman ever to defeat four former champions in a USA Women’s Chess Championship on her way to the title. The four former USA... Read more
by John Bain | Aug 1, 2021 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives, Prodigies in Chess
Nigeria’sFerdinand Maumo! by John Bain Ferdinand Maumo was born to play chess! Regarding intelligence (IQ), however, people with cerebral palsy (CP) fall within the normal distribution on a bell-shaped curve with approximately 2.5% falling in the superior/genius... Read more
by John Bain | Jul 4, 2021 | Blog, Prodigies in Chess
USA’s Abhimanyu “Abhi” Mishra Born: February 5, 2009Englishtown, New Jersey, USA Rated 2500+ by John Bain The Youngest Grandmaster Record Abhi Mishra earned the Grandmaster (GM) title at age 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days old.On June 30, 2021, Abhi... Read more
by John Bain | May 21, 2021 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives, Prodigies in Chess
Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi A 10-Year-Old Nigerian Refugee to USA! by John Bain Tani is the USA’s newest and for now youngest living* USA National Master, at the age of 10!Tani, a 5th grader at PS 116 in New York City, earned the title on Saturday May 1,... Read more
by John Bain | Mar 7, 2021 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives, Chess in the News!, Prodigies in Chess
Ottomar Ladva by John Bain Born June 17, 1997 in Haapsalu, Estonia, Ottomar is a chess Grandmaster and a four-time Estonian Chess Champion–winning the title in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018! In 2013 at 15 years old, he was the youngest player to win the Estonian... Read more
by John Bain | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives, Prodigies in Chess
Oliver Boydell10-Year-Old Author! Question: Why care what a 10-year-old thinks about 25 of the most celebrated, classic chess games ever played? Answer: The 10-year-old is a CHESS PRODIGY! Imagine knowing what 10-year-old Bobby Fischer thought about the classic games... Read more