Aaron Reeve Mendes
Aaron Reeve Mendes | |
|---|---|
| Country | India (until 2020) Canada (since 2020) |
| Born | September 2012 (age 12) Mangalore, India |
| Title | International Master (2025) |
| Peak rating | 2360 (December 2024) |
Aaron Reeve Mendes is a Canadian chess player.
Chess career
[edit]He began playing chess at the age of 5. His family immigrated to Mississauga, Ontario, Canada in 2021.[1] He is coached by grandmasters Stany G.A., Swayams Mishra, and Arjun Kalyan.[2]
In July 2022, he became the youngest Canadian player to defeat a grandmaster after winning a game against Razvan Preotu in the Canadian Open chess tournament at the age of 9 years and 325 days.[3]
In January 2024, he tied for second place with Mandar Pradip Lad and Augustin A in the 6th Kudremukh Trophy Rapid Rating Open. He was ranked second according to tiebreaks.[4]
In December 2024, he became the youngest Canadian player to achieve the International Master title after winning the gold medal in the Under-18 category at the North American Youth Chess Championship. With this, he became the second-youngest International Master globally and the No. 2 ranked player under the age of 12.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Alhmidi, Maan (January 16, 2025). "This 12-year-old chess prodigy recently became Canada's youngest international master".
- ^ a b "Mangaluru: 12-year-old Chess prodigy Aaron Mendes becomes Canada's youngest international master". January 1, 2025.
- ^ "Mangalorean Chess prodigy Aaron Reeve Mendes tops world chess ranking among Under 10". August 1, 2022.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (January 27, 2024). "Sharan Rao convincingly clinches 6th Kudremukh Trophy Rapid Rating Open 2024".
External links
[edit]- Aaron Reeve Mendes rating card at FIDE