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Who was the youngest person to become a grandmaster before R. Praggnanandhaa?

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Sergey Karjakin was the youngest person to become a grandmaster before R. Praggnanandhaa. He achieved this feat at the age of 12 years and 7 months, on 11 February 2002. Praggnanandhaa surpassed this record on 28 August 2016, when he became a grandmaster at the age of 12 years and 4 months.
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