On November 2013 FIDE rating list publication, officially, GM Wei Yi (born 2 June 1999) of China breached the 2600 mark, the super-Grandmaster status with a 2604 rating.
Wei Yi, at age 14yrs-4mos-30days, now becomes the youngest ever to achieve the 2600+ milestone. He broke the previous record of Philippines’ GM Wesley So, who breached the 2600 mark with 2610 rating on 1 October 2008 at age 14yrs-11mos-22days. Wei Yi’s record is 6 months & 22 days younger than Wesley So,.whose record stood for 5yrs & 1 month.
On November 2013 FIDE rating list publication, officially, GM Wei Yi (born 2 June 1999) of China breached the 2600 mark, the super-Grandmaster status with a 2604 rating.
Wei Yi, at age 14yrs-4mos-30days, now becomes the youngest ever to achieve the 2600+ milestone. He broke the previous record of Philippines’ GM Wesley So, who breached the 2600 mark with 2610 rating on 1 October 2008 at age 14yrs-11mos-22days. Wei Yi’s record is 6 months & 22 days younger than Wesley So,.whose record stood for 5yrs & 1 month.
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