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Chess Records

37 documented records held by the chess athletes we cover.

Youngest player to surpass 2800 rating
Chess · Record
Achieved in December 2021.
Alireza Firouzja →
Youngest Grandmaster
Chess · Record
Achieved at 14 years, 7 months.
Anish Giri →
Most Dutch Championships
Chess · Record
Five titles won.
Anish Giri →
Most U.S. Championships Won
Chess · Record
8 titles
Bobby Fischer →
Only Perfect Score in U.S. Championship
Chess · Record
11-0 in 1964
Bobby Fischer →
Longest Unbeaten Streak
Chess · Record
100 games from August 2017 to November 2018.
Ding Liren →
First Chinese Player to Pass 2800 Elo
Chess · Record
Achieved in September 2018.
Ding Liren →
Highest Performance Rating
Chess · Record
3098 at the Sinquefield Cup in 2014.
Fabiano Caruana →
Youngest Grandmaster
Chess · Record
Youngest grandmaster in Italy and the United States at age 14.
Fabiano Caruana →
Youngest World Champion
Chess · Record
At age 22 in 1985.
Garry Kasparov →
Most time ranked No. 1
Chess · Record
255 months.
Garry Kasparov →
Peak FIDE rating
Chess · Record
2851, achieved in 1999.
Garry Kasparov →
Youngest American Grandmaster
Chess · Record
Achieved at age 15 in 2003.
Hikaru Nakamura →
Highest Peak Rating
Chess · Record
2816, tied as the tenth-highest in history.
Hikaru Nakamura →
Consecutive Candidates Tournament Wins
Chess · Record
First player to win two consecutive Candidates Tournaments.
Ian Nepomniachtchi →
Highest rating for a female player
Chess · Record
Achieved a peak rating of 2735.
Judit Polgar →
Longest time as top-rated woman
Chess · Record
26 consecutive years.
Judit Polgar →
Youngest Grandmaster
Chess · Record
At 15 years and 4 months.
Judit Polgar →
Highest FIDE Rating
Chess · Record
2830 (March 2014)
Levon Aronian →
Most Gold Medals in Chess Olympiad for Armenia
Chess · Record
3 (2006, 2008, 2012)
Levon Aronian →
Highest FIDE Rating
Chess · Record
2882 (May 2014)
Magnus Carlsen →
Longest Unbeaten Streak
Chess · Record
125 games in classical chess
Magnus Carlsen →
Youngest Grandmaster
Chess · Record
Achieved at age 13 in 2004
Magnus Carlsen →
Highest FIDE Rating
Chess · Record
2819, one of the highest in chess history.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave →