Russian 11-year-old chess player Roman Shogdjieff has set a new world record

Russian Roman Shogdjieff took 10th place at the Asian Chess Championship, held in the capital of Mongolia, and became the youngest player in history to complete the first grandmaster's norm. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Chess Federation.

According to TASS, the athlete scored six points in the tournament after nine rounds. The winner among men was Chinese Kong Xiangrui with seven points, while India's Sri Savitha took the first place among women (7.5 points). Two Russian chess players, Zhamsaran Tsydypov and Savva Vetokhin, who were among the top five, won tickets to the 2027 World Cup.

To be awarded the title of grandmaster, Shogdjieff must fulfill two more standards. Currently, the youngest grandmaster in history is American Abhimanyu Mishra, who won the title at the age of 12 years, 4 months and 25 days.

"Both in the rankings and in sports results, and, of course, the grandmaster standards are a great incentive for him to continue working. He still has a lot to work on, but this performance, I think, is a turning point," added Sergey Smagin, Vice President of the Russian Chess Federation.

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Last July, Shogdjieff became the youngest international chess master. Shogdjieff's achievement was sent to the Guinness and Russian Books of Records.