Puducherry Girl Sets Guinness World Record By Arranging Chess Set In 29.85 Seconds

A 12-year-old girl from Puducherry who has won the Guinness World Record for the fastest time taken by an individual to single-handedly arrange a chess set one piece at a time.

We talk about Guinness World Records, and we automatically picture something complex and elaborate. Well, arranging a chessboard  Sounds simple? It might but truth be told, it takes a lot of patience, concentration, and consistent practice to achieve this. It might not be elaborate, but it is definitely an intricate challenge.

Girl arranges chessboard sets Guinness record

The Guinness World Records official Instagram handle posted a video of S. Odelia Jasmine, a 12-year-old girl from Puducherry, placing the chess pieces on the board, one piece at a time, at a fast pace. The video shows Odelia picking up the pieces from a jumbled plate filled with 32 chess pieces. She set the record for the "Fastest time to arrange a chess set" in 29.85 seconds.

The banner in the background reveals that this record was set in 2021. The official Guinness World Records website also confirms the date as July 20, 2021. The video was captioned, "Fastest time to arrange a chess set 29.85 seconds by S. Odelia Jasmine."

"My biggest dream is to achieve a Guinness World Records title," said S. Odelia. She had practised for a year to break this record.

The video that had been posted 19 hours ago has been viewed over 8,35,500 times and gained almost 45,000 likes. Social media users flooded the comment section, questioning the rules of the record and the procedure to follow. While some users joked about how this was an easy challenge and they could do it faster than her, some users really appreciated her efforts. A user commented, "This is 100% one of those records that look achievable with no practice, but when you try it, it’s not as easy."

According to the Guinness World Records, the previous record holders include David Rush (USA) at 30.31 seconds in 2021, Nakul Ramasamy (USA) at 31.55 seconds in 2019, Alva Wei (USA) at 32.42 seconds in 2015, and Dalibor Jablanovic (Serbia) at 34.20 seconds in 2014.

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