"8-Year-Old Prodigy Makes History by Beating Chess Grandmaster"

Eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik from Singapore becomes the youngest chess player to beat a grandmaster, defeating 37-year-old Polish grandmaster Jacek Stopa at Switzerland’s Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open. This feat follows a recent trend of young chess prodigies achieving remarkable results, with Ashwath breaking the age record set just days before. Introduced to the game at the age of four, Ashwath now dedicates several hours each day to chess and attributes the game to improving his thinking skills, while his parents face the challenge of managing his energy levels during play.