12-Year-old Indian-Origin Abhimanyu Mishra Becomes Youngest Grand Master in Chess History
- An Indian origin boy, Abhimanyu Mishra, who hails from New Jersey, has become the youngest-ever Grandmaster in chess on June 30, 2021.
- Abhimanyu became the youngest GM at the of 12 years 4 months and 25 days.
- He beat the previous record held by GM Sergey Karjakin, who became the youngest GM at 12 years and 7 months in 2002.