YOUNGEST TO IDENTIFY AND RECITE ALL CHESS PIECES IN LEAST TIME
Atharva Amit Gunji (born on March 11, 2024), a 1 year and 9 month old genius boy from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, achieved a remarkable feat by successfully identifying and correctly naming all unique chess pieces—King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, and Pawn—within an impressive time of 18.56 seconds. This extraordinary achievement was officially confirmed by World Records India on 27th December, 2025. The accomplishment reflects exceptional cognitive recognition, memory recall, and verbal articulation skills at an unusually early stage of development.
