Roman Shogdzhiev
Shogdzhiev in 2022 | |
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| Born | Roman Savrovich Shogdzhiev 4 February 2015 Elista, Kalmykia, Russia |
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| Title | International Master (2025) |
| FIDE rating | 2416 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2416 (January 2026) |
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
2022–2023
In November 2022, Shogdzhiev won the U8 section of the European Youth Chess Championship in Antalya, Turkey. He was tied with Marc Llari and Ali Poyraz Uzdemir, but won owing to a higher Buchholz score.[1]
In October 2023, he won the U8 section of the World Cadets Chess Championship, dominating the section by winning all eleven games.[2]
At the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in December 2023, at the age of eight, he 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]
International Master
At the RadnickiChess IM tournament in Belgrade in December 2024, at the age of 9 years, 10 months, and 7 days, he became the youngest player in history to score an IM norm, after drawing in eleven moves against the grandmaster Branko Damljanović in the final round. This made him the world's highest-rated player under the age of eleven and one of only three players (alongside Faustino Oro and Ethan Pang) to have reached a FIDE rating of 2300 prior to turning ten years old.[4]
He scored his second IM norm in May 2025, after defeating IM Senthil Maran K in the eighth round of the Baku Open.[5][6] Later that month, at the RadnickiChess May IM tournament in Belgrade, he scored his third and final IM norm and became the youngest international master in history, at the age of 10 years, 3 months, and 21 days. In doing so, he broke Faustino Oro's record of 10 years, 8 months, and 16 days.[7][8]
In 2025, it was reported that the Russian Chess Federation had provided Shogdzhiev with a team of seven grandmaster coaches, led by Evgeny Tomashevsky.[9][7] Leonard Barden has drawn comparisons between Shogdzhiev and Garry Kasparov.[6]
Personal life
Shogdzhiev was born on 4 February 2015 in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, a constituent republic of the Russian Federation.[10][8] He was taught chess by his father when he was four years old,[5][11] and his mother gave up work in order to homeschool him.[7][12] He lives with his parents in Moscow.[5]
References
- ^ "European Youth Champions 2022 crowned in Antalya, Turkey". FIDE. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Winners crowned at World Cadets Chess Championship 2023". FIDE. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025.
- ^ Svensen, Tarjei J. (9 January 2024). "8-Year-Old Roman Shogdzhiev Amazes Chess World By Beating 5 Grandmasters". Chess.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024.
- ^ Svensen, Tarjei J. (11 January 2025). "9-Year-Old Roman Shogdzhiev Becomes Youngest Ever To Score IM Norm". Chess.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Svensen, Tarjei J. (7 May 2025). "10-Year-Old Edges One Step Closer To Record-Breaking IM Title". Chess.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b Barden, Leonard (9 May 2025). "Manx Liberty's wildcards deliver in style to regain British team chess crown". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Svensen, Tarjei J. (25 May 2025). "Shogdzhiev Smashes Oro's Record To Become Youngest International Master In History". Chess.com. Archived from the original on 26 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.
- ^ Barden, Leonard (27 May 2025). "Chess: annual national solving championship 2025 is open to entries from Britain". Financial Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "The Top Chess Players in the World: Roman Shogdzhiev". Chess.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025.
- ^ "«Все деньги родителей уходят на еду и турниры». Как живет 9-летний москвич, ставший самым юным в мире шахматистом с нормой международного мастера". MSK1.ru (in Russian). 27 January 2025. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025.
- ^ Kartashov, Andrey (20 January 2025). "Шахматист Шогджиев: хочу стать чемпионом мира" (in Russian). TASS. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025.
External links
- Roman Shogdzhiev rating card at FIDE
- Roman Shogdzhiev player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Roman Shogdzhiev chess games at 365Chess.com