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The youngest GM ever remains Sergey Karjakin - 12 years and 7 months (exactly!) when he became a GM in 2002.
Indeed. Wei Yi 'only' clocks in as the 4th youngest GM in history (albeit he is now, by far, the youngest GM on the planet), right behind Magnus Carlsen who holds down the #3 spot.
The Wikipedia entry on the subject is rather intriguing, detailing that back in 1950 David Bronstein established the record then of the youngest GM ever at the age of 26!
Time to light the afterburners, Aman. Go, Aman, Go!:D
The tournament finished today. Assuming Bassim Amin wins his won (+18.69)endgame, there was a 3-way tie for 1st between the aforementioned Amin, Pavel Eljanov, and Wesley So, all at 8/10. The 13-year-old, now a GM, Wei Yi, finished a 1/2 point back at 7.5/10.
Bassem Amin did indeed win that endgame to join Eljanov and So at 8/10. Of course, if I was the TD, I'd give both Eljanov and So double zeroes for their 3-move draw and declare Amin the sole winner (:
If I am reading the results correctly, Aman tied for 22 with 6.5 points. That may sound disappointing but I count at least a dozen GMs at the same score. He does drop a dozen rating points but has no doubt gained from the experience of a very tough, high-class tournament.
Congratulations, Aman.
Did anybody catch this interview by one of Canada's own, by the way?
On a side note, I am not a big fan of YouTube transcripts as of yet. Some examples from this video include: "spaziano happy dot com by septic tanks" - umm, no thanks; and "what's on tap to just be a space station about yourself" - stellar!
Aman (if I may), congratulations on a nice showing. Do you perchance have your game with Omarsson? It is listed as "lost" by the tournament size and TWIC and others.
Aman (if I may), congratulations on a nice showing. Do you perchance have your game with Omarsson? It is listed as "lost" by the tournament size and TWIC and others.
Pretty fortunate for me! I moved too quickly and blundered early with 7. ... Nbd7 instead of the known theory 7. ... Bd7. So I had to sacrifice a pawn and play from behind the entire game... I was pleased to draw.
Thank you very much! I am passing this on to Mark Crowther and to the organizers.
I didn't know there was a "Chebanenko" line of the Tarrasch French. I played 1...b6 when I was your age, even against people like Rafael Vaganian, and lacked the crucial guidance to study the superior 1..a6, 2...b5! strategy.
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