Ashwath Kaushik of Singapore defeats 37-year-old grandmaster, beating record set days before by another eight-year-old
An eight-year-old chess prodigy from Singapore has become the youngest chess player to beat a grandmaster.
After a three-hour game of chess at Switzerland’s Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open, Ashwath Kaushik – who is eight and six months – beat the 37-year-old Polish grandmaster Jacek Stopa on Sunday, according to the Singapore Star.