Prodigy or hype? A three-year-old with a FIDE rating

12/8/2025 – In recent days, an unusual face has been circulating on sports pages and social media: Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, a boy from the Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh, India, has been registered as a FIDE-rated chess player at just three years, seven months and 13 days old — making him the youngest player in history to obtain an official FIDE rating. His FIDE entry shows a rapid rating of 1572; his FIDE ID is 558059504. | Photo: ChessBase India