Overview
- FIDE lists Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha at 3 years, 7 months, 20 days old, the youngest to receive an official rating.
- According to media reports, he qualified by defeating three rated opponents in sanctioned tournaments held in India.
- The previous youngest entry was India’s Anish Sarkar at 3 years, 8 months, 19 days.
- His father, Siddharth Singh, told Indian outlets he is proud of the milestone and hopes his son becomes a grandmaster.
- Coverage notes he has not yet developed school-age reading or writing skills despite his competitive results.