Since 1950, when the Grandmaster (GM) title was introduced by FIDE, one measure of chess prodigies is the age at which they gain the GM title. Below are players who have held the record for the youngest grandmaster. The record has been held by Sergey Karjakin 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. Abhimanyu Mishra from USA is the youngest chess grandmaster in history. He became GM at the age of 12 years 5 months beating Sergey Karjakin's record by 2 months. All players are listed by their nationality at the time of gaining the title, not their current or later nationality. +List of youngest grandmasters since 1950Year Player Country Age 1950 David Bronstein 26 years 1952 Tigran Petrosian 23 years 1955 Boris Spassky 18 years 1958 Bobby Fischer 15 years, 6 months, 1 day 1991 Judit Polgár 15 years, 4 months, 28 days 1994 Péter Lékó 14 years, 4 months, 22 days 1997 Étienne Bacrot 14 years, 2 months, 0 days 1997 Ruslan Ponomariov 14 years, 0 months, 17 days 1999 Bu Xiangzhi 13 years, 10 months, 13 days 2002 Sergey Karjakin 12 years, 7 months, 0  days
Since 1950, when the Grandmaster (GM) title was introduced by FIDE, one measure of chess prodigies is the age at which they gain the GM title. Below are players who have held the record for the youngest grandmaster. The record is currently held by Abhimanyu Mishra. 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. All players are listed by their nationality at the time of gaining the title, not their current or later nationality. +List of youngest grandmasters since 1950Year Player Country Age 1950 David Bronstein 26 years 1952 Tigran Petrosian 23 years 1955 Boris Spassky 18 years 1958 Bobby Fischer 15 years, 6 months, 1 day 1991 Judit Polgár 15 years, 4 months, 28 days 1994 Péter Lékó 14 years, 4 months, 22 days 1997 Étienne Bacrot 14 years, 2 months, 0 days 1997 Ruslan Ponomariov 14 years, 0 months, 17 days 1999 Bu Xiangzhi 13 years, 10 months, 13 days 2002 Sergey Karjakin 12 years, 7 months, 0 days 2021 Abhimanyu Mishra 12 years, 4 months, 25 days
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has been held by Sergey Karjakin since 2002.
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Abhimanyu Mishra from USA is the youngest chess grandmaster in history. He became GM at the age of 12 years 5 months beating Sergey Karjakin's record by 2 months.
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days 2021 Abhimanyu Mishra 12 years, 4 months, 25