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Parimarjan Negi is the latest addition to a long list of Indian chess prodigies. Born on February 9, 1993, Negi has shot into limelight by becoming the youngest Indian to earn the Grandmaster title.
Starting at a tender age of four, Negi gradually made his presence felt at the national level. In 2002, Parimarjan tasted his first international success when he won the Asian Under-10 championship at Tehran.
In July 2005, Negi became the world's youngest International Master, scoring his third and final IM norm at the International Open in Sort, Spain.
On 1 July 2006, Parimarjan became the second youngest Grandmaster ever, second only to Sergey Karjakin, when he earned his third and final GM norm at the Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal Championship at Satka in Russia. In doing so, Negi replaced P. Harikrishna as the youngest ever Indian GM.
