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	'''Parimarjan Negi''' (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian ~~[[chess]]~~ [[Grandmaster (chess)\|grandmaster]]. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which made him the [[Chess prodigy\|second youngest grandmaster in history]] at the time. As of ~~July 2021~~, he is the ~~seventh~~ player to achieve this feat.		'''Parimarjan Negi''' (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian [[Grandmaster (chess)\|chess grandmaster]]. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which made him the [[Chess prodigy\|second youngest grandmaster in history]] at the time. {{As of\|2025\|6\|post=,}} he is the ninth youngest player to achieve this feat.

	Negi is an Indian and Asian champion. He played on the top board for the bronze medal-winning Indian team in the [[2014 Chess Olympiad]] in [[Tromsø]], Norway.		Negi is an Indian and Asian champion. He played on the top board for the bronze medal-winning Indian team in the [[2014 Chess Olympiad]] in [[Tromsø]], Norway.
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	==Chess career==		==Chess career==
	Parimarjan Negi won the under 10 division at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in 2002 in [[Tehran]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=India bags four golds\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/04/stories/2002040406162200.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161101071647/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/04/stories/2002040406162200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2016-11-01\|access-date=6 May 2016\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2002-04-04}}</ref><ref>[https://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&view=archiveview&aid=712 Asian Youth Under 10-12-14-16]. FIDE.</ref> He achieved his first grandmaster [[Norm (chess)\|norm]] at the 2005/06 [[Hastings International Chess Congress]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Parimarjan Negi – the Hero of Hastings\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-negi-the-hero-of-hastings\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=5 February 2016\|date=2006-01-09}}</ref> Soon after he earned his second GM norm at the 4th Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|author1=Vishal Sareen\|title=Twelve-year-old Negi gets his second GM norm\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/twelve-year-old-negi-gets-his-second-gm-norm\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=5 February 2016\|date=2006-02-01}}</ref> Negi earned his third and final GM norm on 1 July 2006 by drawing with Russian Grandmaster [[Ruslan ~~Sherbakov~~]] at the [[Chelyabinsk Oblast\|Chelyabinsk Region]] Superfinal Championship in [[Satka]], [[Russia]], where he finished with six points from nine rounds. Negi thus became the youngest chess grandmaster ever in India, breaking [[Pentala Harikrishna]]'s record, and the second youngest ever in the world.<ref>{{cite web\|author1=Vijay Kumar\|title=Parimarjan Negi, India's youngest ever grandmaster\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-negi-india-s-youngest-ever-grandmaster/41\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=5 February 2016\|date=2006-07-05}}</ref>		Parimarjan Negi won the under 10 division at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in 2002 in [[Tehran]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=India bags four golds\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/04/stories/2002040406162200.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161101071647/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/04/stories/2002040406162200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2016-11-01\|access-date=6 May 2016\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2002-04-04}}</ref><ref>[https://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&view=archiveview&aid=712 Asian Youth Under 10-12-14-16] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080957/https://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&view=archiveview&aid=712 \|date=1 December 2017 }}. FIDE.</ref> He achieved his first grandmaster [[Norm (chess)\|norm]] at the 2005/06 [[Hastings International Chess Congress]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Parimarjan Negi – the Hero of Hastings\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-negi-the-hero-of-hastings\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=5 February 2016\|date=2006-01-09\|archive-date=17 March 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317231911/http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-negi-the-hero-of-hastings\|url-status=live}}</ref> Soon after he earned his second GM norm at the 4th Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|author1=Vishal Sareen\|title=Twelve-year-old Negi gets his second GM norm\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/twelve-year-old-negi-gets-his-second-gm-norm\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=5 February 2016\|date=2006-02-01}}</ref> Negi earned his third and final GM norm on 1 July 2006 by drawing with Russian Grandmaster [[Ruslan Shcherbakov]] at the [[Chelyabinsk Oblast\|Chelyabinsk Region]] Superfinal Championship in [[Satka]], [[Russia]], where he finished with six points from nine rounds. Negi thus became the youngest chess grandmaster ever in India, breaking [[Pentala Harikrishna]]'s record, and the second youngest ever in the world.<ref>{{cite web\|author1=Vijay Kumar\|title=Parimarjan Negi, India's youngest ever grandmaster\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-negi-india-s-youngest-ever-grandmaster/41\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=5 February 2016\|date=2006-07-05\|archive-date=2 June 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602193755/http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-negi-india-s-youngest-ever-grandmaster/41\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Negi won the strong [[Philadelphia]] International Open Tournament in June 2008 with a score of 7/9, and was undefeated.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080702/jsp/sports/story_9492719.jsp\|title=Sports Briefs: Negi wins title\|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]]\|date=2 July 2008}}</ref> In August 2008, he finished second, behind [[Abhijeet Gupta]], at the [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in [[~~Gazientep~~]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Meet Abhijeet Gupta – meet the Junior World Champion\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/meet-abhijeet-gupta-meet-the-junior-world-champion\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=8 November 2015\|date=2008-08-21}}</ref> In 2009 he won the [[Politiken Cup]] in [[Copenhagen]] with 8.5/10, on tiebreaks over [[Boris Avrukh]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/27/stories/2009072760861700.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730210952/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/27/stories/2009072760861700.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=30 July 2009\|title=Parimarjan Negi wins Politiken Cup \|date=27 July 2009\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=2009-07-27}}</ref> and the 6th IGB [[Tan Chin Nam\|Dato' Arthur Tan]] Malaysia Open in [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Mihajlova\|first=Diana\|title=Parimarjan in Paris – portrait of a young super-talent\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-in-paris-portrait-of-a-young-super-talent\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=1 November 2015\|date=2009-09-11}}</ref>		Negi won the strong [[Philadelphia]] International Open Tournament in June 2008 with a score of 7/9, and was undefeated.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080702/jsp/sports/story_9492719.jsp\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919011613/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080702/jsp/sports/story_9492719.jsp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 September 2012\|title=Sports Briefs: Negi wins title\|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]]\|date=2 July 2008}}</ref> In August 2008, he finished second, behind [[Abhijeet Gupta]], at the [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in [[Gaziantep]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Meet Abhijeet Gupta – meet the Junior World Champion\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/meet-abhijeet-gupta-meet-the-junior-world-champion\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=8 November 2015\|date=2008-08-21\|archive-date=3 February 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203225534/http://en.chessbase.com/post/meet-abhijeet-gupta-meet-the-junior-world-champion\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009 he won the [[Politiken Cup]] in [[Copenhagen]] with 8.5/10, on tiebreaks over [[Boris Avrukh]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/27/stories/2009072760861700.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730210952/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/27/stories/2009072760861700.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=30 July 2009\|title=Parimarjan Negi wins Politiken Cup \|date=27 July 2009\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=2009-07-27}}</ref> and the 6th IGB [[Tan Chin Nam\|Dato' Arthur Tan]] Malaysia Open in [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Mihajlova\|first=Diana\|title=Parimarjan in Paris – portrait of a young super-talent\|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-in-paris-portrait-of-a-young-super-talent\|publisher=ChessBase\|access-date=1 November 2015\|date=2009-09-11}}</ref>

	Parimarjan Negi won the 48th [[Indian Chess Championship\|National Premier Chess Championship]] on 22 December 2010 in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Parimarjan Negi Wins India Premier Championship\|url=http://players.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi/india-national-premier-chess-championship-2010\|publisher=Chessdom\|access-date=8 January 2016\|date=2010-12-22}}</ref>		Parimarjan Negi won the 48th [[Indian Chess Championship\|National Premier Chess Championship]] on 22 December 2010 in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Parimarjan Negi Wins India Premier Championship\|url=http://players.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi/india-national-premier-chess-championship-2010\|publisher=Chessdom\|access-date=8 January 2016\|date=2010-12-22\|archive-date=22 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122132216/http://players.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi/india-national-premier-chess-championship-2010\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	In 2012 Negi ~~has~~ won the 11th [[Asian Chess Championship]] held in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3415913.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|website=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=2012-05-15}}</ref> He tied for first place in the [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]] in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he also won the Politiken Cup for the second time.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/parimarjan-negi-wins-regains-politiken-cup-in-style/article4988892.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|website=[[The Hindu]] \|date=4 August 2013 \|access-date=2013-08-13\|last1=Rao \|first1=Rakesh }}</ref>		In 2012 Negi won the 11th [[Asian Chess Championship]] held in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3415913.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|website=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=2012-05-15 \|archive-date=2 February 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202234312/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3415913.ece \|url-status=live }}</ref> He tied for first place in the [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]] in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he also won the Politiken Cup for the second time.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/parimarjan-negi-wins-regains-politiken-cup-in-style/article4988892.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|website=[[The Hindu]] \|date=4 August 2013 \|access-date=2013-08-13 \|last1=Rao \|first1=Rakesh \|archive-date=6 August 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806072935/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/parimarjan-negi-wins-regains-politiken-cup-in-style/article4988892.ece \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	By 2017 he ~~was~~ retired from chess.<ref>[https://chessbase.in/news/parimarjan-negi-in-stanford/ Why did Parimarjan Negi quit chess?], [[Chessbase]] India, 11/08/2017</ref>		By 2017 he had retired from chess.<ref>[https://chessbase.in/news/parimarjan-negi-in-stanford/ Why did Parimarjan Negi quit chess?] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715003353/https://chessbase.in/news/parimarjan-negi-in-stanford/ \|date=15 July 2021 }}, [[Chessbase]] India, 11/08/2017</ref>

	==Books==		==Books==
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Parimarjan Negi attended school at [[Amity International School]] in New Delhi. He then graduated from [[Stanford University]] as a Mathematics major in 2018. ~~He is currently~~{{~~when~~\|~~date~~=~~July 2021~~}} a PhD student at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT)~~, a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States~~.		Parimarjan Negi attended school at Amity International School in New Delhi. He then graduated from [[Stanford University]] as a Mathematics major in 2018. {{As of\|2021\|7\|post=,}} he is a PhD student at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT).

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	Negi is an Indian and Asian champion. He played on the top board for the bronze medal-winning Indian team in the [[2014 Chess Olympiad]] in [[Tromsø]], Norway.		Negi is an Indian and Asian champion. He played on the top board for the bronze medal-winning Indian team in the [[2014 Chess Olympiad]] in [[Tromsø]], Norway.

	He was granted the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2010 by the Government of India.<ref name=arjuna>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/chess-mate/article842918.ece\|date=22 October 2010\|access-date=23 December 2013\|title=Chess mate\|author=Upama Sinha\|~~publisher~~=The Hindu}}</ref>		He was granted the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2010 by the Government of India.<ref name=arjuna>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/chess-mate/article842918.ece\|date=22 October 2010\|access-date=23 December 2013\|title=Chess mate\|author=Upama Sinha\|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

	==Chess career==		==Chess career==
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	Parimarjan Negi won the 48th [[Indian Chess Championship\|National Premier Chess Championship]] on 22 December 2010 in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Parimarjan Negi Wins India Premier Championship\|url=http://players.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi/india-national-premier-chess-championship-2010\|publisher=Chessdom\|access-date=8 January 2016\|date=2010-12-22}}</ref>		Parimarjan Negi won the 48th [[Indian Chess Championship\|National Premier Chess Championship]] on 22 December 2010 in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Parimarjan Negi Wins India Premier Championship\|url=http://players.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi/india-national-premier-chess-championship-2010\|publisher=Chessdom\|access-date=8 January 2016\|date=2010-12-22}}</ref>

	In 2012 Negi has won the 11th [[Asian Chess Championship]] held in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3415913.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|access-date=2012-05-15}}</ref> He tied for first place in the [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]] in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he also won the Politiken Cup for the second time.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/parimarjan-negi-wins-regains-politiken-cup-in-style/article4988892.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|access-date=2013-08-13}}</ref>		In 2012 Negi has won the 11th [[Asian Chess Championship]] held in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3415913.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|website=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=2012-05-15}}</ref> He tied for first place in the [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]] in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he also won the Politiken Cup for the second time.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/parimarjan-negi-wins-regains-politiken-cup-in-style/article4988892.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|website=[[The Hindu]] \|date=4 August 2013 \|access-date=2013-08-13\|last1=Rao \|first1=Rakesh }}</ref>

	By 2017 he was retired from chess.<ref>[https://chessbase.in/news/parimarjan-negi-in-stanford/ Why did Parimarjan Negi quit chess?], [[Chessbase]] India, 11/08/2017</ref>		By 2017 he was retired from chess.<ref>[https://chessbase.in/news/parimarjan-negi-in-stanford/ Why did Parimarjan Negi quit chess?], [[Chessbase]] India, 11/08/2017</ref>
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	* {{Chessclub.com member\|AVADAKEDAVRA}}		* {{Chessclub.com member\|AVADAKEDAVRA}}
	* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044113/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/02/stories/2006070206481600.htm \|title=The Hindu : Sport / Chess : Negi is world's youngest GM}}		* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044113/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/02/stories/2006070206481600.htm \|title=The Hindu : Sport / Chess : Negi is world's youngest GM}}
	* [http://reports.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi-delhi-state Chessdom - Parimarjan Negi wins Delhi State blitz]		* [http://reports.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi-delhi-state Chessdom - Parimarjan Negi wins Delhi State blitz] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326013125/http://reports.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi-delhi-state \|date=26 March 2015 }}

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	\|birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1993\|2\|9\|df=yes}}
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*~~[http://www.365chess.com/players/Parimarjan_Negi Parimarjan Negi] chess games at 365Chess.com~~		* {{FIDE}}
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	*{{~~chessclub~~ player\|~~id=AVADAKEDAVRA~~}}		* {{365Chess.com player\|Parimarjan_Negi}}
	*{{~~chess~~.com ~~player~~\|~~id=~~Parimarjan}}		* {{Chess.com member\|Parimarjan}}
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044113/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/02/stories/2006070206481600.htm ]		* {{Chessclub.com member\|AVADAKEDAVRA}}
	*[http://reports.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi-delhi-state Chessdom - Parimarjan Negi wins Delhi State blitz]		* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044113/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/02/stories/2006070206481600.htm \|title=The Hindu : Sport / Chess : Negi is world's youngest GM}}
			* [http://reports.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi-delhi-state Chessdom - Parimarjan Negi wins Delhi State blitz]

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imported>Adpete: I think 2nd youngest at the time is more significant than 7th youngest ever

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I think 2nd youngest at the time is more significant than 7th youngest ever

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	'''Parimarjan Negi''' (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)\|grandmaster]]. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which ~~makes~~ him the [[Chess prodigy\|~~sixth~~ youngest grandmaster in history]].		'''Parimarjan Negi''' (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)\|grandmaster]]. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which made him the [[Chess prodigy\|second youngest grandmaster in history]] at the time. As of July 2021, he is the seventh player to achieve this feat.

	Negi is an Indian and Asian champion. He played on the top board for the bronze medal-winning Indian team in the [[2014 Chess Olympiad]] in [[Tromsø]], Norway.		Negi is an Indian and Asian champion. He played on the top board for the bronze medal-winning Indian team in the [[2014 Chess Olympiad]] in [[Tromsø]], Norway.
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	In 2012 Negi has won the 11th [[Asian Chess Championship]] held in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3415913.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|access-date=2012-05-15}}</ref> He tied for first place in the [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]] in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he also won the Politiken Cup for the second time.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/parimarjan-negi-wins-regains-politiken-cup-in-style/article4988892.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|access-date=2013-08-13}}</ref>		In 2012 Negi has won the 11th [[Asian Chess Championship]] held in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3415913.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|access-date=2012-05-15}}</ref> He tied for first place in the [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]] in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he also won the Politiken Cup for the second time.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/parimarjan-negi-wins-regains-politiken-cup-in-style/article4988892.ece \|title=Parimarjan Negi \|access-date=2013-08-13}}</ref>

			By 2017 he was retired from chess.<ref>[https://chessbase.in/news/parimarjan-negi-in-stanford/ Why did Parimarjan Negi quit chess?], [[Chessbase]] India, 11/08/2017</ref>

	==Books==		==Books==
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Parimarjan Negi attended school at [[Amity International School]] in New Delhi. He then graduated from [[Stanford University]] as a Mathematics major in 2018. He is currently a PhD student at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.		Parimarjan Negi attended school at [[Amity International School]] in New Delhi. He then graduated from [[Stanford University]] as a Mathematics major in 2018. He is currently{{when\|date=July 2021}} a PhD student at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Indian chess grandmaster}}
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{{Infobox chess player
|name = Parimarjan Negi
|image = Parimarjan-Negi.jpg
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|country = India
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|2|9|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
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|death_place =
|title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2006)
|worldchampion =
|peakrating = 2671 (October 2013)
|FideID = 5016690
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'''Parimarjan Negi''' (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]]. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which makes him the [[Chess prodigy|sixth youngest grandmaster in history]].

Negi is an Indian and Asian champion. He played on the top board for the bronze medal-winning Indian team in the [[2014 Chess Olympiad]] in [[Tromsø]], Norway.

He was granted the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2010 by the Government of India.<ref name=arjuna>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/chess-mate/article842918.ece|date=22 October 2010|access-date=23 December 2013|title=Chess mate|author=Upama Sinha|publisher=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Chess career==
Parimarjan Negi won the under 10 division at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in 2002 in [[Tehran]].<ref>{{cite web|title=India bags four golds|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/04/stories/2002040406162200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161101071647/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/04/stories/2002040406162200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-11-01|access-date=6 May 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2002-04-04}}</ref><ref>[https://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&view=archiveview&aid=712 Asian Youth Under 10-12-14-16]. FIDE.</ref> He achieved his first grandmaster [[Norm (chess)|norm]] at the 2005/06 [[Hastings International Chess Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Parimarjan Negi – the Hero of Hastings|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-negi-the-hero-of-hastings|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=5 February 2016|date=2006-01-09}}</ref> Soon after he earned his second GM norm at the 4th Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Vishal Sareen|title=Twelve-year-old Negi gets his second GM norm|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/twelve-year-old-negi-gets-his-second-gm-norm|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=5 February 2016|date=2006-02-01}}</ref> Negi earned his third and final GM norm on 1 July 2006 by drawing with Russian Grandmaster [[Ruslan Sherbakov]] at the [[Chelyabinsk Oblast|Chelyabinsk Region]] Superfinal Championship in [[Satka]], [[Russia]], where he finished with six points from nine rounds. Negi thus became the youngest chess grandmaster ever in India, breaking [[Pentala Harikrishna]]'s record, and the second youngest ever in the world.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Vijay Kumar|title=Parimarjan Negi, India's youngest ever grandmaster|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-negi-india-s-youngest-ever-grandmaster/41|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=5 February 2016|date=2006-07-05}}</ref>

Negi won the strong [[Philadelphia]] International Open Tournament in June 2008 with a score of 7/9, and was undefeated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080702/jsp/sports/story_9492719.jsp|title=Sports Briefs: Negi wins title|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|date=2 July 2008}}</ref> In August 2008, he finished second, behind [[Abhijeet Gupta]], at the [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in [[Gazientep]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Abhijeet Gupta – meet the Junior World Champion|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/meet-abhijeet-gupta-meet-the-junior-world-champion|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=8 November 2015|date=2008-08-21}}</ref> In 2009 he won the [[Politiken Cup]] in [[Copenhagen]] with 8.5/10, on tiebreaks over [[Boris Avrukh]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/27/stories/2009072760861700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730210952/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/27/stories/2009072760861700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2009|title=Parimarjan Negi wins Politiken Cup |date=27 July 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-07-27}}</ref> and the 6th IGB [[Tan Chin Nam|Dato' Arthur Tan]] Malaysia Open in [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mihajlova|first=Diana|title=Parimarjan in Paris – portrait of a young super-talent|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-in-paris-portrait-of-a-young-super-talent|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=1 November 2015|date=2009-09-11}}</ref>

Parimarjan Negi won the 48th [[Indian Chess Championship|National Premier Chess Championship]] on 22 December 2010 in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parimarjan Negi Wins India Premier Championship|url=http://players.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi/india-national-premier-chess-championship-2010|publisher=Chessdom|access-date=8 January 2016|date=2010-12-22}}</ref>

In 2012 Negi has won the 11th [[Asian Chess Championship]] held in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3415913.ece |title=Parimarjan Negi |access-date=2012-05-15}}</ref> He tied for first place in the [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]] in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he also won the Politiken Cup for the second time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/parimarjan-negi-wins-regains-politiken-cup-in-style/article4988892.ece |title=Parimarjan Negi |access-date=2013-08-13}}</ref>

==Books==
*{{cite book|author=Parimarjan Negi|title=1.e4 vs The French, Caro-Kann and Philidor|publisher=[[Quality Chess]]|date=2014|isbn=978-1906552060}}
*{{cite book|author=Parimarjan Negi|title=1.e4 vs The Sicilian I|publisher=[[Quality Chess]]|date=2015|isbn=978-1-906552-39-8}}
*{{cite book|author=Parimarjan Negi|title=1.e4 vs The Sicilian II|publisher=[[Quality Chess]]|date=2015|isbn=978-1-907982-57-6}}
*{{cite book|author=Parimarjan Negi|title=1.e4 vs The Sicilian III|publisher=[[Quality Chess]]|date=2016|isbn=978-1-78483-023-6}}

==Personal life==
Parimarjan Negi attended school at [[Amity International School]] in New Delhi. He then graduated from [[Stanford University]] as a Mathematics major in 2018. He is currently a PhD student at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.365chess.com/players/Parimarjan_Negi Parimarjan Negi] chess games at 365Chess.com
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*{{chess.com player|id=Parimarjan}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044113/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/02/stories/2006070206481600.htm ]
*[http://reports.chessdom.com/parimarjan-negi-delhi-state Chessdom - Parimarjan Negi wins Delhi State blitz]

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