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Parimarjan Negi recently created history by becoming the youngest ever Grandmaster norm as well as becoming the youngest ever International Master of the Country. Both these achievements came during the Master’s section of just concluded Hastings International Chess Congress at Hastings, England.
Sponsored by the TATA Group and Air-India, Parimarjan is a household name these days with his tremendous achievements on the chequered board. The 12-year old is student of Class VII in Amity International School Saket and also happens to be one of the best students in his class.
Parimarjan first came to International limelight when he won the Asian under-10 chess title at Tehran in Iran in 2002. Almost immediately after Asian, Parimarjan also won the Commonwealth title in under-10 category in 2003 but the bigger success came in the winter of 2003 when he achieved his maiden International Master norm during the Bad Wissen tournament at Hamburg.
Parimarjan got his remaining norms in the Dubai open 2005, Sort open in Spain 2005 and also made his fourth norm during the Essent Open in Holland in 2005. The year ended splendidly for the Delhi boy as he made his International Master title on 31st December after beating Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg of Israel in Hastings. According to Pundits of the game, Parimarjan has it in him to step in to the shoes of Viswanathan Anand one day. The boy is extremely talented, simply dedicated and finely backed by his sponsors, parents, school and Delhi Chess Association! The boy is presently trained by Grandmaster Evgeny Vladimirov of Kazakhstan and International Master Vishal
Sareen.
Here are some valuable views of our own Grandmasters about
Parimarjan.
Abhijit Kunte: Instead of his age, it is important to look at the number of years he has been playing serious chess. To gain a GM norm within the first five to six years is a great achievement.
Dibyendu Barua: Someone so young making a GM-norm is spectacular and very exciting. But now starts the tough part. There will be tremendous pressure on Negi from his near ones, media etc. every time he plays. It will be unrealistic to expect him to make a norm in every tournament.
Pravin Thipsay: These days, a lot of children start playing the game early but Negi has kept his peers far away. Now he should follow P. Hari Krishna's footsteps and set short-term goals like, try and achieve the GM title by the end of 2006.
R.B. Ramesh: This is an amazing feat. This shows that Indian chess has a bright future. Negi has proved that getting opportunities alone is not enough. One has to make good use of them. His good results are due to his devotion and systematic homework.
Tejas Bakre: I've been following his games in Hastings. His opening repertoire is good and his endgame is strong. Look out for more from this young master.
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