by: joeyj : 03 March 2013
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The latest 13 years of age, to qualify the GM status was China’s Wei Yi, born 2 June 1999, when in the 9th round of a 10 rounder Reykjavik Open on 26 February 2013 he scored 7.0/9 and registered a Rating performance of 2661 that was more than enough to achieve his 3rd and final GM norm.
Since he also had passed the 2500 rating barrier (one of the requirement for a GM title) with his 2501 rating since January 2013, he finally had completed all the requirements for a GM title.
With this feat International Master Wei Yi now becomes the 4th Youngest Grandmaster of all time at age 13 yrs-8mos-24 days and also currently the world’s youngest grandmaster.
GMs @ 13-years-old and under
| No. | Player | FED | Yrs | Mos | Days | Born | GM |
| 1 | Serjey Karjakin | UKR | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1990 | 2002 |
| 2 | Parimarjan Negi | IND | 13 | 4 | 22 | 1993 | 2006 |
| 3 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 13 | 4 | 27 | 1990 | 2004 |
| 4 | Wei Yi | CHN | 13 | 8 | 24 | 1999 | 2013 |
| 5 | Bu Xiangzhi | CHN | 13 | 10 | 13 | 1985 | 1999 |
| 6 | Richard Rapport | HUN | 13 | 11 | 6* | 1996 | 2010 |
To far, there are only 6-GMs that achieved GM status at age 13-years-old and under with Serjey Karjakin at age 12yrs & 7months as the youngest, Parimarjan Negi (2nd Youngest), Magnus Carlsen (3rd youngest), Wei Yi (4th), Bu Xiangzhi(5th) & Richard Rapport (6th).
Here’s the 3 GM norms of Wei Yi:
| GM Norm | Year | Date | Tournament | Venue |
| 1 | 2012 | 02-15 Aug | World Junior Chess Championship | Athens, Greece |
| 2 | 2012 | 10-17 Oct | Indonesia Open Championship | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 3 | 2013 | 19-27 Feb | Reykjavik Open | Harpa, Reykjavik, Iceland |
Wei Yi acquired his 1st GM norm at the World Junior Chess Championship 2012 when he scored 8.5/13 and a Rating performance (Rp) of 2613.
His 2nd GM norm he acquired at the Indonesia Open Championship 2012 when he scored 5.5/9 and an Rp of 2600.
Note:
*Richard Rapport age was recomputed using 3 March 2010 as the date when he completed his 3rd & final GM norm (Round 9 of Gotth’Art Kupa 2010 in Szentgotthárd). From 25 March 1996 (born) to 3 March 2010 is 13yrs-11mos-6days
References:
http://players.chessdom.com/richard-rapport-gotth-art-kupa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richárd_Rapport
Read also: World’s Youngest To Attain GM, 2600, 2700, 2800 and WC
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