5 Records Recorded In Chess History

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JAKARTA - The chess match between Dewa Kipas and Grand Master (GM) Irene Kharisma Sukandar which was broadcast live on Deddy Corbuzier's YouTube channel, Monday, March 22 at 15.00 p.m. local time attracted the public's attention. In that match, Dewa Kipas lost 0-3.

Judging from its history, there have been many chess matches that have attracted attention because they made history. Summarized from Chess.com, here VOI editorial team provides a number of records that have been created in the chess world. Some of them still survive today.

The youngest player to become a Grand Master

Sergey Karjakin from Russia is still the youngest chess player to win the title of Grand Master. He achieved it at the age of 12 and 7 months.

Karjakin took part in his first championship when he was just turning 12, as Ruslan Ponomariov's second half in the FIDE world championship match against Vasily Ivanchuk.

Longest Defending World Champion

Emanuel Lasker became world champion after defeating Wilhelm Steinitz in 1894. This title lasted until 1921 when he was defeated by Jose Raul Capablanca.

Many said that the length of the German chess title was supported by World War I which postponed the match between Rubinstein and Capablanca.

However, even if the additional period is not counted, in fact, Lasker's title would still hold much longer than the other world champions. Includes Garry Kasparov - 15 Years from 1985 to 2000.

Longest winning streak

Bobby Fischer is the world record holder for most consecutive wins in master chess. He won 20 parties against his competitors who were dominated by elite chess players.

However, because Oscar Panno has relented, some chess historians have purposely left out this party. The number of parties won by the American Grand Master was recorded at 19.

The longest to be Without Defeat

Mikhail Tal is the world record holder as a chess player who plays without losing the longest streak.

From 23 October 1973 to 16 October 1974, Tal played 95 games without defeat. This record has never been able to be approached, let alone beaten by other chess players.

Most Simultaneous Parties

Grand Master Ehsan Ghaem Maghami is the world record holder for most simultaneous chess with 604 matches.

He won 580 games, held only 16 draws, and lost 8 games at a simultaneous demonstration in Tehran, Iran on February 8-9, 2011.