Wenzel Grüß
Wenzel Grüß (born 2002) is a prodigy German mental calculator and board member of the Global Mental Calculators Association.[1]
Career
[edit]Grüß began competing in mental calculation in 2011 at the age of 9.[2] He is a five-time champion in his age category at the Junior Mental Calculation World Championship, despite the cancellation of the competition in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID.[3]
He is also a two-time champion of the Mind Sports Organisation mental calculation event and was the first child to be named a grandmaster of mental calculation.
At the Mental Calculation World Cup, Grüß got third place overall in 2018, and was awarded most versatile calculator after winning non-standard tasks by a substantial margin.[4]
Grüß took a five-year break from competition, but returned to compete in Calculation League in 2024, quickly forming a rivalry with two-time defending Mental Calculation World Cup champion Aaryan Nitin Shukla. Their scores were very close throughout the first two seasons,[5] however, Grüß won the championship each season and remains undefeated in Calculation League.[6] Mental calculation expert Arthur T. Benjamin hosted the final match of each season and referred to Grüß as "the most talented mental calculator I have ever seen."[7]
Grüß holds the world record for factoring numbers,[8] and has demonstrated a unique ability to solve high-difficulty tasks such as calculating non-integer exponents, systems of equations, and equations with several distinct operations.
In Russia, Grüß gave a televised performance of doing mental calculation while heading a soccer ball.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wenzel Gruss". GMCA.
- ^ "Wenzel Grüß". GMCA.
- ^ "Competition". www.juniormentalcalculators.com.
- ^ "Mental Calculation World Cup 2018". www.recordholders.org.
- ^ "Calculation League Statistics". GMCA.
- ^ "Calculation League Standings". GMCA.
- ^ "The Battle, Part 2: Calculation League Season 2 --- Wenzel vs. Aaryan (with Arthur Benjamin)". April 26, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Mental Calculation World Ranking Lists". www.recordholders.org.
- ^ "«Удивительные люди». Венцель Грюс. Мальчик-калькулятор". September 2, 2018 – via YouTube.
External links
[edit]- "Wenzel Gruss". GMCA.