KOLKATA: City kid Anish Sarkar entered the record books by becoming the youngest rated chess player in history at just three years, eight months and 19 days. In doing so, he surpassed the previous record set by Tejas Tiwari, who had become the youngest Fide-rated player at five years.
Sarkar, born on January 26, 2021, got his first rating of 1555. He played his first debut rating tournament in All Bengal Rapid Rating Open this year where he scored an impressive 5 out of a possible 11.