--- title: "Who has become the youngest-ever Grandmaster in chess on June 30, 2021?" description: "Who has become the youngest-ever Grandmaster in chess on June 30, 2021?" author: "Austin Dcruz" published: 2022-02-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95699/who-has-become-the-youngest-ever-grandmaster-in-chess-on-june-30-2021 category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "chess", "grandmaster"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who has become the youngest-ever Grandmaster in chess on June 30, 2021? Who has [become the youngest](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34358/who-has-become-the-youngest-grand-slam-champion-since-2006-to-win-the-french-open-women-s-singles-title)-ever Grandmaster in chess on June 30, 2021? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **Abhimanyu Mishra is a New Jersey-based American chess prodigy. On June 30, 2021, he became the smallest master ever, graduating at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days, breaking Sergey Karjakin's milestone, which had been held since 2002.** \ He broke the **US Chess Federation** mark for the smallest **Expert** by attaining a **2000 USCF ranking** at the age of 7 years, 6 months, and 22 days, shattering **Awonder Liang's mark**. He then broke the US [**Chess**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95468/who-has-become-india-s-73rd-chess-gm) mark for the smallest **National Master**, attaining a 2200 USCF ranking at the age of 9 years, 2 months, and 17 days, shattering **Liran Zhou's mark**. He set the world record for the smallest **International Master,** a distinction he acquired in November 2019 at the age of ten years, nine months, and twenty days, shattering **Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's record**. In February 2020, **FIDE gave him the title.** \ ![Who has become the youngest-ever Grandmaster in chess on June 30, 2021?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/20133c9c-c08d-426e-b5c6-3152510c0da7/images/568e2071-2a5c-4cb9-b985-f17b75d43a6a.jpeg)\ \ **Also Read: [Which Olympic medalist has been appointed the first Vice-Chancellor of the newly established Delhi Sports University?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95700/which-olympic-medalist-has-been-appointed-the-first-vice-chancellor-of-the-newly-established-delhi-sports-university)** \ Mishra tied for the lead with **GM Vladimir Belous** at the Spring 2021 **GM Norm Invitational** held in **Charlotte, North [Carolina](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51393/what-happened-after-south-carolina-seceded-in-1860), U.S**., in March 2021, with a score of 5.5/9 and exceeded **2400 FIDE** for the foremost span on an authorized ranking list but missed to earn a GM norm. Mishra competed in the **2021 Chess World Cup** but was eliminated in the first round by **Baadur Jobava.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95699/who-has-become-the-youngest-ever-grandmaster-in-chess-on-june-30-2021 Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.