At the age of eight years, six months, and 11 days, Ashwath Kaushik made history by becoming the youngest chess player to beat a grandmaster in a classical chess tournament.
The Singapore-based youngster achieved the feat after defeating 37-year-old Jacek Stopa of Poland in the fourth round of the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland.
The previous record was set just last month by the then eight-year-old Leonid Ivanovic - who became the first player under the age of nine to beat a grandmaster in a classic game - but according to Chess.com Ashwath was five months younger than the Serb when he beat Stopa.
"It felt really exciting and amazing and I felt proud of my game and the way I played, especially since at one point I was worse but I was able to get back into shape," Kaushik told Chess.com after the win above the Stop.
Born in India in 2015, Ashwath has already made a name for himself after winning several youth tournaments around the world — most notably becoming the 2022 Under-8 Rapid World Champion, according to Chess.com ./BGNES
