Photograph: NDTV sports

 The chess world has welcomed its youngest ever rated player in Anish Sarkar, who has attained a FIDE rating of 1555 after competing in West Bengal State Under-13 Open. A week before, he scored 5.5 points out of 8 to finish 24th in the West Bengal State Under-9 Open. His accomplishments have garnered immense attention and praise, the most notable of which being a commendation by Anand Mahindra, who wrote on X:

“Anish Sarkar. 3 years & 8 months old. The youngest ever FIDE rated player. A 1555 rating At the age of 69 I think I play at a level of 1500. I better play him while I can still keep up for a few moves..! #IndianChess "