Kolkata's Anish Sarkar became the youngest-rated chess player in history at just three years, eight months and 19 days old.
Born on January 26, 2021, Anish made his competitive chess debut with the West Bengal State Under-9 Open in October, scoring 5.5 points out of 8 and beating two rated players – Aarav Chatterjee and Ahilan Baishya to finish 24th overall.