Young chess player from Kalmykia Roman Shogdzhiev conquers a new peak in Serbia

Another success was achieved by the young representative of Kalmykia Roman Shogdzhiev. Speaking at the team tournament in Serbia, the international master managed to fulfill his second grandmaster norm. At the moment, the rating of the athlete is 2662 points.

The path to this achievement began in June, when Roman fulfilled the first standard, becoming a world record holder at the Asian Championships in Ulaanbaatar. Then the 11-year-old chess player scored 2603 points, demonstrating the best result in history among players of his age.

Despite significant progress, Roman Shogjiev will have to fulfill the final, third norm in order to be awarded the full title of international grandmaster, as well as achieve the required FIDE rating.