Gata Kamsky is the only chess prodigy to ever be ranked in the TOP TEN at age 16.
There are five others, though, who at least broke into the top twenty at that age. How many of the „other” five can YOU name?
PS I love the monthly top 20 lists available at @2700chess
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— Chess by the Numbers (@ChessNumbers) March 11, 2024
A young Gata Kamsky practicing #chess. pic.twitter.com/xG1fYwfiMK
— Jürgen Lutz (@zugzwang_76) June 15, 2021
Young Anand and Kamsky. #chess #legends #chesshistory #chessinpictures #PictureOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/mdfQJQh63n
— Chessify (@ChessifyMe) August 20, 2018
???? Toute l'équipe d'Europe Échecs souhaite un bon anniversaire à Gata Kamsky, né le 2 juin 1974 !
Finaliste du championnat du Monde en 1996, il avait accepté l'an passé de répondre à nos questions : https://t.co/HoCXy86rv8 pic.twitter.com/Xs3LNyu4aU— Europe Echecs (@EuropeEchecs) June 2, 2025