Editing Chess prodigy (section)

==Early chess prodigies==
Early chess prodigies included [[Paul Morphy]] (1837–1884) and [[José Raúl Capablanca]] (1888–1942), both of whom won matches against strong adult opponents at the age of 12, and [[Samuel Reshevsky]] (1911–1992), who was giving [[simultaneous exhibition]]s at the age of six.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2858|title=Chess prodigies and mini-grandmasters|date=10 January 2006|access-date=8 August 2017}}</ref> Morphy went on to become the world's leading player before the formal title of [[World chess championship|World Champion]] existed. Capablanca became the third World Champion, and Reshevsky—while never attaining the title—was amongst the world's elite players for many decades. [[Jutta Hempel]] at the age of 6 played 12 simultaneous games and won 9.5-2.5.<ref name=Chessgames>[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=90005 The chess games of Jutta Hempel]. ChessGames.com. Accessed November 29, 2024.</ref>

[[Arturo Pomar]] (1931–2016) was another to be labelled a prodigy by chess writers.<ref>{{cite book | author=Saidy, Anthony | author-link=Anthony Saidy | author2=Lessing, Norman | author2-link=Norman Lessing | title=The World of Chess | publisher=William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. | year=1974 | isbn=0-394-48777-X | page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author=Whyld, Kenneth | title=Guinness Chess, The Records | publisher=Guinness Publishing Ltd | year=1986 | isbn= 0851124550 | page=259}}</ref> He played his first international tournament (Madrid 1943) at the age of 11 and went on to become Spain's first [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]].