Chess prodigy - wikipedia Chess prodigy Eleven - year - old Sammy Reshevsky, New York 1922 Chess prodigies are children who can beat experienced adult players and even Masters at chess. Expectations can be high for chess prodigies. While some become World Champions, others show little or no progress in adulthood. Contents 1 Early chess prodigies 2 List of youngest grandmasters 3 References 4 External links Early chess prodigies Early chess prodigies were Paul Morphy ( 1837 -- 1884 ) and José Raúl Capablanca ( 1888 -- 1942 ), both of whom won matches against strong adult opponents at the age of 12, and Samuel Reshevsky ( 1911 -- 1992 ), who was giving simultaneous exhibitions at the age of six. Morphy went on to be unofficial World Champion ( before the official title existed ), Capablanca became the third World Champion, and Reshevsky -- while never attaining the title -- was amongst the top few players in the world for many decades. List of youngest Grandmasters One measure of chess prodigies ( since 1950, when the title was introduced ) is the age at which they gain the Grandmaster title. Below are players who have held the record for youngest grandmaster. The record has been held by Sergey Karjakin ( then Ukraine ) since 2002. The age listed is the age at which they qualified for the title. This is not equal to the age at which they officially became Grandmasters, because GM titles can only be awarded at FIDE congresses. Note : all players are listed by their nationality at the time of gaining the title, not their current or later nationality. Year Player Country Age 1950 David Bronstein Soviet Union 26 years 1952 Tigran Petrosian Soviet Union 23 years 1955 Boris Spassky Soviet Union 18 years 1958 Bobby Fischer United States 15 years, 6 months, 1 day 1991 Judit Polgár Hungary 15 years, 4 months, 28 days 1994 Péter Lékó Hungary 14 years, 4 months, 22 days 1997 Étienne Bacrot France 14 years, 2 months, 0 days 1997 Ruslan Ponomariov Ukraine 14 years, 0 months, 17 days 1999 Bu Xiangzhi China 13 years, 10 months, 13 days 2002 Sergey Karjakin Ukraine 12 years, 7 months, 0 days This is a list of the players who became Grandmasters before their 15th birthday. No. Player Country Age Birth year 1. Sergey Karjakin Ukraine 12 years, 7 months, 0 days 1990 2. Javokhir Sindarov Uzbekistan 12 years, 10 months, 5 days 2005 3. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu India 12 years, 10 months, 13 days 2005 4. Nodirbek Abdusattorov Uzbekistan 13 years, 1 month, 11 days 5. Parimarjan Negi India 13 years, 4 months, 22 days 1993 6. Magnus Carlsen Norway 13 years, 4 months, 27 days 1990 7. Wei Yi China 13 years, 8 months, 23 days 1999 8. Bu Xiangzhi China 13 years, 10 months, 13 days 1985 9. Samuel Sevian United States 13 years, 10 months, 27 days 2000 10. Richárd Rapport Hungary 13 years, 11 months, 6 days 11. Teimour Radjabov Azerbaijan 14 years, 0 months, 14 days 12. Ruslan Ponomariov Ukraine 14 years, 0 months, 17 days 13. Nihal Sarin India 14 years, 1 month, 1 day 14. Awonder Liang United States 14 years, 1 month, 20 days 2003 15. Wesley So Philippines 14 years, 1 month, 28 days 1993 16. Étienne Bacrot France 14 years, 2 months, 0 days 17. Illya Nyzhnyk Ukraine 14 years, 3 months, 2 days 18. Maxime Vachier - Lagrave France 14 years, 4 months, 6 days 1990 19. Péter Lékó Hungary 14 years, 4 months, 22 days 1979 20. Jorge Cori Peru 14 years, 5 months, 15 days 1995 21. Hou Yifan China 14 years, 6 months, 16 days 1994 22. Jeffery Xiong United States 14 years, 6 months, 25 days 2000 23. Anish Giri Russia 14 years, 7 months, 2 days 1994 24. Yuriy Kuzubov Ukraine 14 years, 7 months, 12 days 1990 25. Bogdan - Daniel Deac Romania 14 years, 7 months, 27 days 2001 26. Dariusz Świercz Poland 14 years, 7 months, 29 days 1994 27. Alireza Firouzja Iran 14 years, 8 months, 2 days 2003 28. Aryan Chopra India 14 years, 9 months, 3 days 2001 29. Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn Vietnam 14 years, 9 months, 22 days 1990 30. Kirill Shevchenko Ukraine 14 years, 9 months, 23 days 2002 31. Arjun Erigaisi India 14 years, 11 months, 13 days 2003 32. Daniil Dubov Russia 14 years, 11 months, 14 days 33. Ray Robson United States 14 years, 11 months, 16 days 1994 34. Fabiano Caruana Italy 14 years, 11 months, 20 days 35. Yu Yangyi China 14 years, 11 months, 23 days 1994 Here are the holders of the record for the youngest ever female to become a grandmaster ( not to be confused with the lesser Woman Grandmaster title ) : Year Player Country Age 1978 Nona Gaprindashvili Soviet Union 37 years 1984 Maia Chiburdanidze Soviet Union 23 years 1991 Susan Polgar Hungary 21 years 1991 Judit Polgár Hungary 15 years, 4 months 2002 Humpy Koneru India 15 years 1 month 2008 Hou Yifan China 14 years, 6 months References Jump up ^ `` Chess prodigies and mini-grandmasters ''. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ Wei Yi has become the youngest GM in the world Archived February 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Youngest - ever American Chess Grandmaster crowned in St. Louis ''. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Richard Rapport Becomes Hungary 's Youngest Grandmaster - Chessdom ''. players.chessdom.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Abdusattorov ( 13 ) Second Youngest GM In History ''. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017. Jump up ^ Polgar, Susan ( 30 May 2017 ). `` Awonder Liang has earned his final GM norm at 14 years and 1 month ! Congratulations to Awonder and the Liang family ! @ USChess @ websterupic.twitter.com/hecjYDMbQz ''. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ 14 - year - old Filipino is newest grandmaster Archived January 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` GM title for Illya Nyzhnyk in Groningen ''. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` British and French championships ''. 20 August 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ Cori achieved his final GM norm in October 2009, but he crossed the 2500 rating mark during a tournament in January 2010 Jump up ^ Hou Yifan -- the youngest female grandmaster in history ( Chessbase, December 8, 2008 ) gives 14 - 6 - 2, but this can not be correct because that date ( August 29 ) was the first day of the Women 's World Chess Championship 2008. Chessbase appears to have used the first day of the championship, instead of the day she qualified for the final and earned her 3rd norm ( September 12 ). Jump up ^ Ramirez, Alejandro ( 1 June 2015 ). `` Jeffery Xiong rocks Chicago ''. ChessBase. Retrieved 5 September 2015. Jump up ^ Anish Giri, 14, makes his final GM norm ChessBase January 31, 2009 Jump up ^ `` Yuriy Kuzubov joins the mini-GM club ''. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` The chess games of Bogdan - Daniel Deac ''. www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ Staff, Scroll. `` Delhi 's Aryan, 14, Secures Grandmaster Title ''. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 17. Jump up ^ Staff, Scroll. `` The world 's second - youngest grandmaster ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 14. Jump up ^ Satrapa, James ( 2011 - 08 - 07 ). `` Daniil Dubov, grandmaster at fourteen ''. ChessBase.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011. Jump up ^ Ray Robson is the new youngest GM Archived October 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Who was the future GM ? Fabiano Caruana, Italy 's top grandmaster ! ''. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Chess prodigies and mini-grandmasters ''. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2017. 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Question: who is the youngest grand master in chess
Answer: Sergey Karjakin