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WATCH: 3-year-old boy becomes youngest ranked chess player
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December 9, 2025
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0:58Now PlayingA 3-year-old Indian boy has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official rating. Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha surpassed the minimum requirement at the age of just 3 years, seven months and 20 days. He broke the previous record by about a month by winning five of his eight rated matches. According to local media, the toddler, who's still in nursery school, enjoys playing chess up to five hours a day.
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