Parimarjan Negi is the latest addition to a long list of Indian chess masters. Parimarjan Negi was born on 9th February 1993. This chess prodigy became the world`s second youngest ever player to be made Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 4 months and 22 days.

Career of Parimarjan Negi
Parimarjan Negi made a mark in chess at the remarkable age of 4. In 2002 he won the Asian under-10 championship. Thus Negi became the youngest Grandmaster in India and on 1st July, 2006 became the second youngest in the history of the game by drawing with Russian Grandmaster Ruslan Sherbakov. He finished the game with six points from nine rounds of the Chelyabinsk Region Super final chess tournament held in Satka. As the country`s youngest ever GM, Negi replaces Pentala Harikrishna. In August 2001, Hari reached the landmark at the age of 15 years and 99 days.

Parimarjan tasted his first international success in the year 2002, after winning the Asian Under-10 championship held at Tehran. He has been the youngest Indian to earn the Grandmaster title and in the year 2005 he became the world`s youngest International Master. His current FIDE rating is 2636, but the highest rating achieved by him was 2538. His notable games are Hector vs. P Negi in the year 2007 won by 0-1, P Negi vs. B Lalic in the year 2006 won by 1-0, P Negi vs. S Erenburg in the year 2005 won by 1-0, P Negi vs. Z Mamedjarova in the year 2005 won by1-0, P Negi vs. Hebden in the year 2005 won by 1-0.

He is regarded as the youngest GM on the planet. His favourite player is Viswanathan Anand.

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