A formal complaint has been lodged against Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, who recently made history as the youngest player to receive a FIDE rating. The allegations suggest that he obtained this rating through dishonest methods. As reported by The Indian Express, the complaint claims that his three opponents were actually coaches from the academy where he trains.

The complaint asserts, "It appears that the rating was achieved through unfair means, involving clear violations of FIDE’s fair play principles by the coaches or individuals supervising the games."

Sarwagya is from Sagar in Madhya Pradesh. His father, Siddharth Singh Kushwaha, along with his coach Nitin Chaurasiya, acknowledged the existence of the complaint to FIDE but vehemently rejected the accusations, attributing them to internal

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