#54 The Youngest Ever Chess Grandmaster, 12-year-old Abhi Mishra, Talks Training, Competing and More
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The Youngest Ever Chess Grandmaster ft. Abhimanyu Mishra
Episode Summary
The Top of the Class welcomes Abhimanyu Mishra as this week\\u2019s guest. Abhi recently broke a 19-year-old world record in becoming the youngest ever chess Grandmaster at just 12 years of age.
Abhi gives an insight into his journey including how he trains, what his next goal is and how he manages to fit in school alongside 12 hours of chess practice a day.\\xa0
[00:01:54] Abhi's favourite chess websites and books
[00:04:03] Planning to become a chess Grandmaster
[00:06:51] The difference stages of play - open, middle and endgame
[00:09:09] How Abhi stays focused during long tournaments
[00:11:17] How Abhi copes with making mistakes
[00:16:25] Fitting in school alongside his chess commitments
[00:18:26] The role his parents played
[00:19:53] Chess around the world and where he sees other top young players coming from
[00:23:13] Revising for games and developing his memory
[00:24:28] Request for sponsorship
Quotes from this Episode:
"It doesn't matter how old they are, what their rating is, everything is about the quality of the moves on the board. I mean, I don't think there's much else to it." [00:16:13]
"I would say that it definitely takes a lot of your time. I mean, if you only do it as a side thing, I think it's very, very difficult to to go above a certain level."\\xa0 \\xa0[00:24:12]
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