8-year-old chess prodigy breaks record after defeating 37-year-old grandmaster
Ashwath Kaushik, an 8-year-old chess prodigy, has set a new record by besting a grandmaster nearly 30 years older than him on Sunday.
A child prodigy has set a new record in the chess world by besting a grandmaster nearly 30 years older than him on Sunday.
At just 8-years-old, Singaporean chess prodigy Ashwath Kaushik became the youngest player ever to defeat a grandmaster in a classic tournament game, Chess.com reported.
Ashwath defeated 37-year-old Jacek Stopa from Poland in the fourth round of the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland.
"It felt really exciting and amazing, and I felt proud of my game and how I played, especially since I was worse at one point but managed to come back from that," Ashwath told Chess.com after his win.
The previous record was set just last month when 8-year-old Leonid Ivanovic of Serbia defeated grandmaster Awonder Liang, but Ashwath is almost five months younger than Leonid.
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