Anish Sarkar is an Indian chess player who made headlines in 2024 by obtaining a 1550 FIDE rating at just three years old. Legendary Magnus Carlsen praised three-year-old Anish Sarkar , who became the youngest-rated player in the history of chess. Carlsen had a piece of advice for the toddler, who has taken the world by storm with his love for the sport. Anish Sarkar , the 3-year-old chess prodigy from Bengal, is the youngest rated player with a FIDE rating of 1555. (Express Photo by Partha Paul) Last year, when Kolkata hosted its big annual chess event — the Tata Steel India Chess Tournament — the presence of teenage posterboy R Praggnanandhaa created a buzz. Among those excited was Anish ’s maternal uncle, so much so that he got the child a chessboard for Durga Puja. It didn’t prove to be an age-inappropriate gift for the three-year ... 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.
