Kaushik, originally from India, has called Singapore home for the last six years. His journey into the spotlight began at the tender age of six when he clinched triple gold in the Under-8 category of the Eastern Asian Youth Championship in 2022.
Eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik becomes youngest player to defeat a grandmaster, winning at Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland. He is a World Under-Eight Rapid Champion, triple champion in chess variations in 2022, and currently ranked world No. 37,338 on FIDE.
ZURICH: An eight-year-old became the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess when Ashwath Kaushik beat Poland’s Jacek Stopa at the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in.
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