Photo in thumbnail by Lennart Ootes via Abimanyu’s Instagram
This week we are honored to be joined by the 14-year-old record-breaking prodigy, GM Abhimanyu Mishra. Abhimanyu made worldwide headlines when he became the youngest Grandmaster in history in 2021. Since breaking that record, GM Mishra has continued his rapid ascension and is now rated 2635. As the number #10 junior in the world, Abhimanyu is the only junior in the top 20 under the age of 16! In our conversation, we discuss Abhimanyu’s training regimen, both now, and as he quickly climbed up the ranks. His chess growth was well-chronicled in the enjoyable book, The Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World, as well as his Chessable course, Youngest Grandmaster: Abhimanyu Mishra Abhi also discusses how he balances chess and school work, his 2024 tournament plans, and the difficulties he has encountered in receiving invitations and sponsorship opportunities. Lastly, Abhimanyu reflects on unforgettable experiences, like training with Kasparov, and recently beating the legendary players such as GMs Vasyl Ivanchuk and Levon Aronian. I greatly enjoyed chatting with Abhi and can’t wait to see where the future takes him.
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2:00- What motivates Abhimanyu Mishra to work so hard on chess? Why does he love it?
4:00- Abhimanyu discusses his current training regimen.
Mentioned: GM Karsten Muller’s Endgame Magic, Abhi’s interview on C-Squared
13:00- How structured is Abhi’s chess-study schedule?
18:00- Patreon mailbag question: “How does Abhi think chess learning has changed over generations?’
23:00- Abhimanyu discusses how he approached studying Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual
30:00- What are Abhi’s favorite games that he has played?
Mentioned:-Mishra-Ivanchuk 2023, Mishra-Aronan 2023
Post mortem video of IVanchuk game via Chessbase India:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COPQ3S9KgUY
34:00- Is Abhi still interested in table tennis and other sports? (He wrote about this in his book.)
38:00- Abhi discusses the financial challenges of being a young elite player.
Mentioned: GM Praggnanandhaa gets big sponsor
40:30- Abhi discusses his famed journey to the GM title.
43:00- How does Abhi select tournaments? Was he invited to Wijk an Zee?
46:00- What was it like to work with Kasparov? Who is the GOAT?
50:00- Would Abhi consider going to university?
54:00- What shows does Abhi watch?
Mentioned: C-Squared podcast
58:00- Thanks to GM Mishra, for joining me, you can follow him via these social media channels:
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/abhimanyu.mishra2509/?hl=en
X:
https://twitter.com/chessmishra?lang=en
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