Trivia: In 2021, 12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra earned what chess title?
Elite
Grandmaster
King’s Knight
Overlord
The correct answer is Grandmaster
So why is this answer correct? : On July 4, 2021, U.S. chess player Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest grandmaster in chess history at 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days old. The previous record holder, Ukraine player Sergey Karjakin, was a mere three months older than Mishra when he became grandmaster in 2002. The Fédération Internationale des Échecs, or FIDE, awards grandmaster status when a player earns a 2500 rating by participating in various games and tournaments.