Ridit Nimdia
| Ridit Nimdia | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | 23 August 2004 (age 14) |
| FIDE rating |
1695 (December 2016 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 1722 (November 2016) |
Ridit Sunil Nimdia (born 2004) is a chess player from Mumbai, India. At 4 years, 270 days;[1] he became the world’s youngest rated player,[2] when he received his first official Elo rating of 1283.[3] He has participated in nine national championships in India.
In July–Aug 2010, at the age of 5 he participated in Under-7 section of 6th World School Chess Championship held in Kayseri, Turkey.[4] He claimed the third position[5] with score of 6.5/9.[5]
The fact of Ridit Nimdia being the Youngest Rated player was verified and recorded by the Limca book of Records in the 2012 edition with his Photograph.
He also defeated a FIDE rated player in a world championship at the youngest age.[6]
References
- ↑ "Ridit rules | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "World School Championship – getting to know you... | Chess News". chessbase.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Ridit Nimdia, becomes the youngest rated chess player in the world". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "WSCC 2010". wscc2010.tsf.org.tr. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- 1 2 http://sports.indiainfo.com/six-year-old-mumbai-boy-scripts-history-in-turkey-1474764.html
- ↑ http://www.ptinews.com/news/850080_Ridit-Nimdia-Wins-bronze-medal-in-world-school-c-ship
External links
- Ridit Nimdia rating card at FIDE
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