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Born 10 December 2001 (age 15)New Delhi, India ( 2001-12-10 ) | ||
Interview with aryan chopra world s youngest gm as on date
Aryan Chopra (born 10 December 2001) is an Indian chess prodigy who became a grandmaster (GM) in 2016 at the age of 14 years and 278 days (14 years, 9 months, and 3 days), becoming the second youngest Indian ever to attain the title. He is currently the youngest grandmaster in the world.
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- Interview with aryan chopra world s youngest gm as on date
- Special interview with aryan chopra india s second youngest chess grandmaster
- Chess career
- References
Special interview with aryan chopra india s second youngest chess grandmaster
Chess career
Chopra began playing chess at the age of six after an accident left him temporarily house-bound.
Chopra achieved his first grandmaster norm at the 2015 Riga Technical University Open where he remained unbeaten. He earned his second GM norm at the 35th Zalakaros Open in May 2016 by putting up a strong performance and defeating multiple grandmasters. Chopra earned his third and final GM norm on 29 August 2016 when he defeated GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan of Armenia with black pieces in the final round of the Abu Dhabi Chess Championship Masters Tournament .
