Last Updated:December 12, 2025, 07:10 IST Concerns have been formally raised with the international chess federation, alleging that the child’s rating may have been secured through violations of fair-play norms. Three-year-old chess prodigy Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha A week after a three-year-old from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, made global headlines for becoming the youngest player to earn an official FIDE rating, his feat has come under scrutiny. Concerns have been formally raised with the international chess federation, alleging that the child, Sarvagya Singh Kushwaha’s rating may have been secured through violations of fair-play norms. A complaint submitted to FIDE claims that the boy’s historic achievement was influenced by “clear violations of FIDE’s fair-play principles by coaches,” suggesting that the circumstances surrounding his rating games were irregular. The letter further alleges that all three opponents he defeated, matches that enabled him to enter the global rating list, were coaches from the same academy where the child trains. “It appears that the rating was achieved through unfair means, involving clear violations of FIDE’s fair play principles by the coaches …