An interesting chess fact for today.
The top four rated juniors in the World born since January 1, 2000 all represent the USA. Grandmasters Jeffery Xiong and Sam Sevian, both now rated over 2600 FIDE, clearly comprise the class of the millennium to date. How far can they go?
Also surprising is that three of the next five represent Iran. Watch out for the untitled Alireza Firouzja, who earned his second IM norm by winning his national championship in January. He is just 13, two years younger than anyone else on this list.
Finally, note that only one Russian junior managed to squeeze into this Top 10, and nobody from traditional youth powers India and China.
Data obtained from the 2700chess website and based on the May 2016 FIDE rating list.
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