Chess prodigy

Chess prodigies are children who play chess so well that they are able to beat Masters and even Grandmasters, often at a very young age. Chess is one of the few sports where children can compete with adults on equal ground; it is thus one of the few skills in which true child prodigies exist. The chess world always looks with big expectations to these prodigies. Some of them have become World Champions, others have failed to make progress in their adulthood.

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Chess - Grandmaster - Child prodigies

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Recently, there has been a tendency for chess players to gain the International Grandmaster title earlier and earlier in their lives. The reason for this is the development of chess on the Internet, which gives children unlimited opportunities to play against top level opponents. Another is that more young children compete in national and international chess tournaments.

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International Grandmaster - Internet

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In 2002, twelve-year-old Ukrainian Sergey Karjakin became the youngest Grandmaster ever. He is the latest of a long line of chess prodigies that have been awarded this title.

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