by John Bain | Sep 2, 2023 | Blog, Chess in the News!, Prodigies in Chess
Tejas Tiwari is 5 Years Old! by John Bain Tejas was born in India on December 25, 2017 in Haldwani, India.The International Chess Federation (FIDE) noted that Tejas is the youngest person EVER to earn a FIDE rating. Tejas’ rating is 1149, which puts him at the... Read more 
by John Bain | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog, Chess in the News!, Prodigies in Chess
Alice Lee Crushed the Record! by John Bain Alice Lee became America’s youngest ever female to become an International Master (IM), breaking a record set by one of Alice’s chess heroes, IM Carissa Yip of Boston. Yip set the record at 16 years old–at about three... Read more 
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! In 2021, 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... 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 
