Top Junior U20 Chess Players in the World

Đại kiện tướng Gukesh Dommaraju 2732 | #14

The player's full name is Gukesh Dommaraju and they confirmed to Chess.com that they prefer to be called by their first name, Gukesh. Indian GM Gukesh Dommaraju is the current world chess champion, defeating GM Ding Liren in the FIDE World Championship on December 12, 2024. He is the youngest undisputed...

Đại kiện tướng Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 2687 | #35

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus is a Turkish chess grandmaster, one of the youngest grandmasters ever, and the youngest player ever to reach a 2600 FIDE rating. Erdogmus won the U-8 European Chess Championship in 2019, a year before he had to stop playing over-the-board chess due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

Đại kiện tướng Pranav Venkatesh

The name Venkatesh is his father's name and the player should be referred to by his name, Pranav. GM Pranav Venkatesh, also known as Buddy Pranav, is an Indian chess grandmaster and one of the youngest grandmasters in the world. Pranav earned the title in 2022 after securing his third norm at the 2022...

Đại kiện tướng Volodar Murzin

Volodar Murzin is a Russian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. He is from Nizhny Tagil, a town 125 km north of Yekaterinburg, Russia but now lives in Khimki, in the Moscow region. He is the 2018 European U12 champion. In December 2024, Murzin won the World Rapid Championship...

Đại kiện tướng Ediz Gurel

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Đại kiện tướng Andy Woodward 2635 | #76

IM Andy Woodward is a chess grandmaster from the United States. He earned his IM title in 2022 at the age of 12. On January 30, 2024, he earned his third and final grandmaster norm later becoming one of the youngest GMs in history after FIDE granted him the title at the end of July, 2024. Woodward...

Đại kiện tướng Pranesh M

The player should be referred to by the given name, Pranesh.

Đại kiện tướng Aleksey Grebnev

Đại kiện tướng Abhimanyu Mishra

GM Abhimanyu "Abhi" Mishra is an American chess prodigy. In July 2021, Mishra earned his third norm required to become a grandmaster. With his FIDE rating already above 2500, he became the youngest grandmaster in history at the age of 12 years, four months, and 25 days.  Early Milestones Youngest...

Đại kiện tướng Aditya Mittal 2617 | #96

The name Mittal is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Aditya.

Đại kiện tướng Marc'Andria Maurizzi

Marc'Andria Maurizzi was born on May 16, 2007, in Bastia, France. In 2019, he won the French junior championship for players under 12 years old. In July of that year, he secured the IM title at age 12 years and two months. He scored his first two GM norms in Catalonia. In December 2020, Maurizzi placed...

Đại kiện tướng Christopher Yoo 2607 | #108

Christopher Yoo is an American grandmaster and the 2020 U.S. Cadet (U16) Champion. He won that title with an undefeated performance, eclipsing the field by two and a half points. The same year, the 13-year-old finished in fifth place (out of 10) at the U.S. Junior (U21) Championship. Yoo became the...

Đại kiện tướng Denis Lazavik

Denis Lazavik is a grandmaster from Belarus and a participant in the 2021 Junior Speed Chess Championship. Born in 2006, he earned his IM title in 2021 and his GM title in 2022. He is rated 2560 FIDE at standard time controls as of November 2023, while his peak Chess.com blitz rating as of the same...

Đại kiện tướng Miguel Illescas Cordoba

Miguel Illescas Cordoba is a Spanish Grandmaster.

Đại kiện tướng Pranav Anand

The name Anand is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Pranav.

Đại kiện tướng Bardiya Daneshvar

GM Bardiya Daneshvar is an Iranian chess grandmaster. He won the Iranian Chess Championship in 2022 and became a grandmaster in 2023.

Đại kiện tướng Ihor Samunenkov

GM Ihor Samunenkov is a Ukrainian chess prodigy who became a grandmaster at 14 years old, the 41st player to earn the title before age 15. He was the world under-12 champion in 2021.

Đại kiện tướng Ivan Zemlyanskii 2592 | #129

Đại kiện tướng Bharath Subramaniyam

GM Bharath Subramaniyam is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title in 2022 at the age of 14. The player should be referred to by his given name, Bharath.

Đại kiện tướng Mukhiddin Madaminov 2586 | #136

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Đại kiện tướng Sina Movahed

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Kiện tướng Quốc tế Vaclav Finek

Đại kiện tướng Yahli Sokolovsky

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Đại kiện tướng Savva Vetokhin

Đại kiện tướng Leonardo Costa 2556 | #186