Three-year-old Anish Sarkar from Kolkata has become the youngest rated chess player in history. His journey began just a year ago, and he already has an initial FIDE rating of 1555. Meet Anish Sarkar , world's youngest FIDE-rated chess player at 3 years At just three years, eight months, and 19 days, the kid from Kaikhali in north Kolkata on Friday became the youngest rated chess player in history. No part of this site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying, recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means), without the written permission of FIDE International Chess Federation. Anish Sarkar became the youngest rated player in the world at the age of 3 years 8 months 19 days in November 2024. He played against GM Arjun Erigaisi in a Simul and defeated two rated players in his first Classical rating tournament.
