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Eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik has become the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster in a classical tournament game, breaking the previous record set by another eight-year-old, Leonid Ivanovic

Eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik has become the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster in a classical tournament game, breaking the previous record set by another eight-year-old, Leonid Ivanovic

Meet Ashwath Kaushik, the 8-year-old chess prodigy who made history by becoming the youngest player ever to defeat a grandmaster in a classical chess match. His victory has inspired many young chess players around the world.

By Ben Church, CNN

Ashwath Kaushik's father said his son practices around seven hours a day.

At just 8 years and 6 months old, Ashwath Kaushik became the youngest player ever to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess. New chess rising star: Ashwath, born in India and residing in Singapore, clinched victory against 37-year-old Polish grandmaster (GM) Jacek Stopa during the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland on Feb. 18, reported Chess.com.

The boy, Aswath Kaushik, beat 37-year-old Jacek Stopa of Poland at a chess tournament in Switzerland.

An eight-year-old became the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess when Ashwath Kaushik beat Polands Jacek Stopa at th...

Ashwath Kaushik became the youngest player ever to beat a chess grandmaster in a classical tournament game, beating Jacek Stopa, 37, in the fourth round the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland

An eight-year-old became the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess on Sunday when Ashwath Kaushik beat Poland's Jacek Stopa at the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland.