List of world records in chess

{{section incomplete||Who was the oldest player to receive the GM title by the "standard method" of achieving 3 norms?|date=June 2022}}

{{section incomplete||Who was the oldest player to receive the GM title by the "standard method" of achieving 3 norms?|date=June 2022}}

Several players have been awarded honorary or retrospective grandmaster titles based on their past achievements. The oldest of these was [[Andreas Dückstein]], who was awarded the title in 2024 at the age of 96.

Several players have been awarded honorary or retrospective grandmaster titles based on their past achievements. The oldest of these who was still living at the time was [[Andreas Dückstein]], who was awarded the title in 2024 at the age of 96. FIDE awarded [[Sultan Khan]] the Honorary Grandmaster title on February 2, 2024, almost 58 years after his death and over 120 years after his birth. https://www.chess.com/news/view/honorary-grandmaster-title-posthumously-awarded-to-sultan-khan

Apart from retrospective awards, a number of players have achieved the title by winning the [[World Senior Chess Championship|World Senior Championship]]. The oldest player to gain the title in this way was [[Yuri Shabanov]], who won the 2003 event and was awarded the title at the age of 66.

Apart from retrospective awards, a number of players have achieved the title by winning the [[World Senior Chess Championship|World Senior Championship]]. The oldest player to gain the title in this way was [[Yuri Shabanov]], who won the 2003 event and was awarded the title at the age of 66.