Parimarjan Negi – the Hero of Hastings

1/9/2006 – He finisht 16th in a field of 106 players at the traditional Hastings tournament, with a score of 6/10 and a performance of 2568. That was enough to achieve a GM norm. What makes this special is the fact that IM Parimarjan Negi of India is just 12 years old. This extraordinary chess prodigy is now clearly set to become the world's youngest grandmaster.