Roman Shogdzhiev
Roman Shogdzhiev | |
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| Country | |
| Born | 4 February 2015 Elista, Kalmykia, Russia |
| Title | International Master (2025) |
| FIDE rating | 2402 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2402 (June 2025) |
Roman Savrovich Shogdzhiev (Russian: Роман Саврович Шогджиев; born 4 February 2015) is a Russian chess player. A chess prodigy, he became the youngest International Master in history in May 2025, at the age of 10 years, 3 months, and 21 days.
Chess career
[edit]In November 2022, Shogdzhiev won the U8 section of the European Youth Chess Championship over Marc Llari and Ali Poyraz Uzdemir due to a better Buchholz score.[1]
In October 2023, Shogdzhiev won the U8 section of the World Youth Chess Championship, dominating the section by winning all 11 games.[2]
At the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in December 2023, Shogdzhiev (at the age of 8) defeated five grandmasters: Jakhongir Vakhidov and Johan-Sebastian Christiansen in the Rapid section, and Kirill Shevchenko, Alan Pichot, and Pranav V in the Blitz section.[3]
In December 2024, he became the youngest player to score an International Master norm at the RadnickiChess IM tournament in Belgrade after drawing in 11 moves against grandmaster Branko Damljanović in the final round. This made him the world's highest-rated under-11 player and one of three players (alongside Faustino Oro and Ethan Pang) to have reached an official rating of 2300 prior to turning 10 years old.[4]
On 6 May 2025, Roman scored his 2nd International Master norm while playing in the Group A section of the Baku Open after a win in the 8th round versus IM Senthil Maran. He ended the tournament the next day on 7 May with 5.5/9 points for a 2514 performance also going up 43 rating points.[5]
On 25 May 2025, Roman became the youngest International Master at the age of 10 years, 3 months, and 21 days after playing in the RadnickiChess May IM Round Robin in Belgrade, Serbia, scoring 7/9 points. Entering as the second seed, he scored 5 wins and 4 draws. He took the record by 5 months from Faustino Oro.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Shogdzhiev was born on 4 February 2015 in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia.[8][7] He lives with his family near Moscow.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "European Youth Champions 2022 crowned in Antalya, Turkey". 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Winners crowned at World Cadets Chess Championship 2023". 26 October 2023.
- ^ Svensen, Tarjei (9 January 2024). "8-Year-Old Roman Shogdzhiev Amazes Chess World By Beating 5 Grandmasters".
- ^ a b Svensen, Tarjei (11 January 2025). "9-Year-Old Roman Shogdzhiev Becomes Youngest Ever To Score IM Norm".
- ^ Svensen, Tarjei J. (7 May 2025). "10-Year-Old Edges One Step Closer To Record-Breaking IM Title With Second Norm". Chess.com. Chess.com News. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Svensen, Tarjei J. (25 May 2025). "Shogdzhiev Smashes Oro's Record To Become Youngest International Master In History". Chess.com. Chess.com News. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Rising stars shaking up the WRB Team Championships in London". FIDE. 27 May 2025. Archived from the original on 27 May 2025.
- ^ "The Top Chess Players in the World: Roman Shogdzhiev". Chess.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Roman Shogdzhiev rating card at FIDE