American Abhimanyu Mishra earned the Grandmaster (GM) title on June 30, 2021, at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days, setting the record for the youngest GM in history. He broke the previous record of 12 years and 7 months held by Ukraine's Sergei Karjakin by roughly two months. A New Jersey native, Mishra took up chess at age 7 and achieved the necessary norms through online tournaments during the COVID-19 pandemic.