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Actually, 3.5 year old Anish had already made his debut in the tournament. About a month later, Anish played his first rapid rating tournament. Anish was fortunate to get a chance to play against India’s No. 1 and World No. 4 Grand Master Arjun Irigasi in Simul. Anish defeated 2 rated players a week later and achieved FIDE rating the following week.
At an age when ordinary children cannot even speak properly, Anish Sarkar has created history in the world of chess. Actually, 3.5 year old Anish had already made his debut in the tournament. About a month later, Anish played his first rapid rating tournament. Anish was fortunate to get a chance to play against India’s No. 1 and World No. 4 Grand Master Arjun Irigasi in Simul. Anish defeated 2 rated players a week later and achieved FIDE rating the following week. On November 1, 2024, his Elo rating became official and his name was registered in the record books.
Born on 26 January 2021, Anish Sarkar achieved his first rating of 1555 at the age of 3 years 8 months 19 days. His first rating tournament was the 1st SXCCAA All Bengal Rapid Rating Open 2024. He scored an impressive 5/11 there. After this, Anish, who lives in North Kolkata, has become the youngest player in the world to achieve FIDE rating at the age of just 3 years, 8 months and 19 days. Anish broke the record of India’s Tejas Tiwari. Tejas Tiwari had achieved this feat at the age of less than 5 years.
Anish made his competitive chess debut at the West Bengal State Under-9 Open Tournament in October. This young player performed impressively in his first competition, scoring 5.5 points out of a possible 8. Meanwhile, he defeated two rated players Arav Chatterjee and Ahilan Baishya. He finished 24th overall.
Meanwhile, he also got a chance to play against Grandmaster Arjun Irigasi. After this, Anish Sarkar got a chance to play in the West Bengal State Under-13 Open. In that tournament he qualified to face five rated players. In this way he got a preliminary rating of 1555 in FIDE ratings.
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