Shogdjieff's coach expressed hope that the chess player would fulfill the grandmaster's norm.

Evgeny Tomashevsky, the coach of 11-year-old Russian Roman Shogdjieff, who set a world chess record, told Izvestia on June 7 that he expected his ward to fulfill the grandmaster's norm.

The mentor noted that he expected a high-quality performance from the young chess player. According to the coach, it has now become more difficult to meet the grandmaster's standards: despite the increase in the number of tournaments for young people, the overall level of play has increased significantly.

"It's too early to say whether Roma will become an outstanding player or not. So far, we can say that he has outstanding talents. But, of course, I try to develop his personality from a very young age," Tomashevsky emphasized.

The specialist also said that Shogdjieff's plans include an attempt to get into the Superfinal of the Russian championship. The Major League will be the qualifying stage for the competition.

"The Superfinal is the main event of the Russian domestic calendar. The Major League is a qualifying tournament for it. Many of our strongest players will be there, so it will be interesting to see how Roma looks against their background," the coach added.

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During his career, he won 185 international tournaments and team chess championships.

The press service of the Russian Chess Federation reported on June 6 that Shogdjieff took 10th place at the Asian Chess Championship, held in the capital of Mongolia, and became the youngest player in history to complete the first grandmaster's standard. It was noted that in order to be awarded the title of grandmaster, Shogdjieff needs to fulfill two more standards.

Last July, Shogdjieff became the youngest international chess master. The achievement was sent to the Guinness Book of Records and Russia.