Games List of child prodigies

4-year-old capablanca , father



garry kasparov chess child prodigy ranked in top 15 players in world @ age 16 , considered many greatest chess player of time. became world chess champion @ age of 22, youngest of time.
bobby fischer won united states chess championship @ age of 14 years , became, @ age of 15, youngest grandmaster in history @ time. became world chess champion in 1972.
josé raúl capablanca world chess champion 1921-1927, , considered 1 of best chess players of time.
samuel reshevsky learned play chess @ age four, , acclaimed child prodigy. @ age 8 beating accomplished players ease, , giving simultaneous exhibitions.
cho hunhyun professional go player @ age of 9 years.
andy costello, chess prodigy went on become chess boxer.
willie mosconi, nicknamed mr. pocket billiards , played against professionals @ age of 6 years.
ronnie o sullivan, snooker player, scored first century break @ age of 10 years, first maximum @ age of 15 years, , youngest-ever winner of ranking event @ age of 17 years.
nicholas patterson, chess prodigy went on become mathematician.
magnus carlsen was, @ age of 7003489600000000000♠13 years, 148 days, second-youngest chess grandmaster of time (currently third-youngest) , holds records youngest player break 2700-elo barrier (at age of 7003605700000000000♠16 years, 213 days) , 2800-elo barrier (at age of 7003691100000000000♠18 years, 336 days), , youngest player ranked no. 1 in world fide. peak rating 2882, highest in history.
judit polgár, chess prodigy (and strongest woman chess player in history) became chess grandmaster @ age of 15 years , 4 months, youngest of time.
hou yifan became youngest female chess grandmaster @ age of 14 years , 6 months in 2008.
sergey karjakin, chess prodigy holds record both youngest international master , youngest grandmaster. has been rated high no. 4 in world fide.
carissa yip, american chess prodigy, became youngest u.s. female chess expert (since u.s. chess federation started electronically keeping records in 1991) @ age 9 in 2013.
irina krush won 1998 u.s. women s chess championship @ age 14 become youngest u.s. women s champion ever.
awonder liang became youngest chess expert in united states chess federation (uscf) history on april 16, 2011, when played in hales corners challenge chess tournament in milwaukee, wisconsin, rating of 2000 @ age of 8 years , 7 days. on march 23, 2013, became youngest person ever obtain master s rating within united states chess federation. awonder 17 days shy of 10th birthday @ time of achievement.




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