[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":179},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-roman-shogdzhiev-second-gm-norm-serbian-super-league-2026":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"authorBio":7,"authorPhoto":7,"authorRole":7,"body":8,"categories":145,"categoryNames":147,"date":149,"dateModified":7,"description":150,"extension":151,"faq":152,"image":162,"meta":163,"navigation":164,"path":165,"seo":166,"seoTitle":167,"slug":168,"stem":169,"tags":170,"video":175,"videoDuration":176,"videoPoster":177,"wpId":7,"__hash__":178},"news/news/roman-shogdzhiev-second-gm-norm-serbian-super-league-2026.md","Roman Shogdzhiev, 11, scores second GM norm in Serbian Super League","Akram Herrak",null,{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":136},"minimark",[11,24,27,30,33,36,39,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68,72,75,78,81,85,88,107,111,114,117,121,124,133],[12,13,14,15,23],"p",{},"Six points from nine earned it. Roman Shogdzhiev, an 11-year-old international master, scored his second grandmaster norm in the Serbian Super League on October 12, 2026, as ",[16,17,22],"a",{"href":18,"rel":19,"target":21},"https://www.chess.com/news/view/roman-shogdzhiev-second-gm-norm-youngest-grandmaster-record",[20],"nofollow","_blank","Chess.com"," reported. One more norm and 29 rating points now stand between him and Abhimanyu Mishra's youngest-grandmaster record.",[12,25,26],{},"Shogdzhiev led Partizan Belgrade from the top board and wrapped up his event with a round-nine draw against Hungarian GM Ferenc Berkes, which brought him to 6/9.",[12,28,29],{},"He did not play the last two rounds. His performance rating of 2662 cleared the 2600 needed for a GM norm with room to spare.",[12,31,32],{},"The tournament also added 26.1 points to his rating, pushing his live figure to 2471.1.",[12,34,35],{},"Three grandmasters fell to him along the way: Ivan Cheparinov (2631), Bharath Subramaniyam (2603) and Jingyao Tin (2602). According to the report, his only defeat came against Santhosh in round seven.",[12,37,38],{},"\"I want to become world champion. I just want to. That would be awesome!\" Roman Shogdzhiev said when asked about his ultimate goal earlier in 2026, as quoted by Chess.com.",[40,41,43],"h2",{"id":42},"how-the-serbian-super-league-went","How the Serbian Super League went",[12,45,46],{},"Chess.com picked out the win over Cheparinov as the most impressive of the lot. The Bulgarian is a four-time national champion and currently works with GM Alireza Firouzja.",[12,48,49],{},"Shogdzhiev held control of that game from the first move to the last, the outlet wrote. Several of his other points came from patient grinding in the endgame.",[12,51,52],{},"His first GM norm came in June 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where he played the Asian Individual Championship. Starting as the 50th seed, he took 10th place with 6/9.",[12,54,55],{},"He lost none of his games against the six grandmasters he met there. That norm made him the youngest player ever to earn one, ending GM Illya Nyzhnyk's 18-year-old record.",[12,57,58],{},"The records started earlier. In 2025, working with a team of grandmasters led by GM Evgeny Tomashevsky, he set a new mark as the youngest IM ever at 10 years, 3 months and 21 days.",[12,60,61],{},"That broke GM Faustino Oro's previous record by more than five months.",[12,63,64],{},"Wider attention came at the 2023 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship, where Shogdzhiev, then eight, beat five grandmasters.",[12,66,67],{},"GM Magnus Carlsen noticed, telling Norwegian media at the time that the boy could reach the top of the game within a few years.",[40,69,71],{"id":70},"racing-mishras-record","Racing Mishra's record",[12,73,74],{},"Mishra set the current mark in June 2021, earning the title at 12 years, 4 months and 25 days.",[12,76,77],{},"Shogdzhiev is 11 years and 8 months old, giving him a deadline of late June 2027.",[12,79,80],{},"His 12th birthday falls on February 4, 2027. Chess.com noted that finishing every requirement before then would make him the first grandmaster under 12, beating Mishra by over four months.",[40,82,84],{"id":83},"youngest-grandmasters-so-far","Youngest grandmasters so far",[12,86,87],{},"The current top five on the Chess.com list of youngest grandmasters:",[89,90,91,95,98,101,104],"ol",{},[92,93,94],"li",{},"Abhimanyu Mishra, 12 years, 4 months, 25 days",[92,96,97],{},"Faustino Oro, 12 years, 6 months, 26 days",[92,99,100],{},"Sergey Karjakin, 12 years, 7 months, 0 days",[92,102,103],{},"Gukesh Dommaraju, 12 years, 7 months, 17 days",[92,105,106],{},"Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, 12 years, 9 months, 29 days",[40,108,110],{"id":109},"what-remains-for-shogdzhiev","What remains for Shogdzhiev",[12,112,113],{},"His to-do list is short: a third GM norm and 29 more rating points. Chess.com described him as one of the most closely watched prodigies in chess.",[12,115,116],{},"According to the report, no player has ever reached that milestone before turning 12. If both pieces arrive before February 4, 2027, Shogdzhiev would be the first.",[40,118,120],{"id":119},"practice-the-endgame-grind","Practice the endgame grind",[12,122,123],{},"Several of Shogdzhiev's wins in Serbia came from grinding in the endgame, and that kind of patient technique is something club players can train.",[12,125,126,127,132],{},"Chessiverse has 9,000+ puzzles and challenges to work through, so ",[16,128,131],{"href":129,"rel":130},"https://chessiverse.com/puzzles",[20],"our puzzles"," are a good place to start.",[12,134,135],{},"After that, try the same patience in real games, since the roster offers an opponent at every rating, from beginner to 3000+.",{"title":137,"searchDepth":138,"depth":138,"links":139},"",2,[140,141,142,143,144],{"id":42,"depth":138,"text":43},{"id":70,"depth":138,"text":71},{"id":83,"depth":138,"text":84},{"id":109,"depth":138,"text":110},{"id":119,"depth":138,"text":120},[146],"news",[148],"News","2026-10-16","Roman Shogdzhiev, 11, scored his second GM norm at the 2026 Serbian Super League with 6/9 and a 2662 performance, nearing Mishra's youngest GM record.","md",[153,156,159],{"question":154,"answer":155},"How old is Roman Shogdzhiev?","According to Chess.com, he is 11 years and 8 months old, and his 12th birthday falls on February 4, 2027.",{"question":157,"answer":158},"What does Roman Shogdzhiev still need for the GM title?","Chess.com reported that he needs one more GM norm and 29 more rating points.",{"question":160,"answer":161},"Who is the youngest grandmaster ever?","Abhimanyu Mishra, who earned the title in June 2021 at 12 years, 4 months and 25 days. 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