Parimarjan Negi (b. 9 February 1993) is a 15-year-old chess prodigy from India. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Chess prodigies are children who play Chess so well that they are able to beat Masters and even Grandmasters often at a very young age India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country In July 2005, he earned his third and final International Master norm at the Sort International open chess tournament in Sort, Spain. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. On 1 July 2006, at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 22 days, he became the second youngest International 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. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Sergey Karjakin (Сергій Карякін Сергей Карякин born January 12, 1990 in Simferopol) is a Ukrainian Chess Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

On 6 January 2006 he received his second GM norm at the Hastings Chess Congress where he scored 6/10, a performance of 2568. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Negi finished 16th when he was 12 years 10 months and 29 days old.

Negi became the youngest Grandmaster in India and second youngest in the history of the game on 1 July, 2006 by drawing with Russian Grandmaster Ruslan Sherbakov and finished with six points from nine rounds of the Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal chess tournament in Satka. This article is about the city Satka (Сатка is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, situated 190 km from Chelyabinsk

Negi replaces Pentala Harikrishna as the country's youngest ever GM. Pendyala Harikrishna (born May 10, 1986) is a Chess player from Andhra Pradesh, India.

See also

Younger Indian chess prodigies: Sahaj Grover and Srinath Narayanan. Sahaj Grover (born 1995 is a Chess prodigy from Delhi, India. Srinath Narayanan (born 1994 is a 13-year-old Chess prodigy from Chennai, India.

External links

• FIDE rating card for Parimarjan Negi
• Parimarjan Negi at ChessGames.com
• Interview
• http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/02/stories/2006070206481600.htm

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