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Record breakers
Chess grandmaster
Life
2004 – present

Record breakers

Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Chess grandmaster

He became a grandmaster at thirteen and world rapid champion at seventeen, beating a field that included the reigning world champion on the way to the title.

Key achievements

  • World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021, the youngest player ever to win the title
  • Earned the grandmaster title at thirteen years old
  • Won the Tata Steel Masters, one of the strongest tournaments in the world