{"id":36773,"date":"2024-03-22T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T01:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=36773"},"modified":"2024-03-21T19:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T13:52:00","slug":"ashwath-kaushik-singapore-based-rising-chess-star","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/ashwath-kaushik-singapore-based-rising-chess-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashwath Kaushik: Singapore based rising chess star making history and inspiring minds"},"content":{"rendered":"

(March 22, 2024) <\/strong>After a challenging three-hour match last month at the Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open in Switzerland, Ashwath Kaushik, a third-grade student, was on cloud nine. At just eight years, six months, and 11 days old, he made history by becoming the youngest player on record to defeat a chess grandmaster in a classical tournament match. His opponent was the 37-year-old Polish Grandmaster Jacek Stopa.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel very proud of my game and how I played against the grandmaster. My expectation was to win and my goal was to beat the grandmaster and get the world record,\u201d said the Indian-origin chess player, who represents Singapore in international tournaments.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open in Switzerland, he finished 12th overall. ‘It’s a classical contest, and I am very happy with the results,’ he shared after the win.<\/span><\/p>\n

Impressive milestones at young age<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Before facing Stopa, Ashwath had won his opening three games at Stadthaus-Open.<\/span> The tension in the game had escalated from the early stages. In the 13th move, Stopa proposed a draw, but Ashwath chose to continue. As the game approached its conclusion, the young player capitalised on a mistake made by Stopa, ultimately securing the most significant triumph of his burgeoning career.<\/span><\/p>\n

The youngster does not like to go for draws. \u201cF<\/span>ight till the end, even if you are losing because there is still some hope. Never give up and keep playing, try your best,\u201d he said. \u201cJust get to the centre and develop lots of pieces. Don’t blunder pieces randomly and just develop pieces and you’ll be better and your opponent will blunder pieces and then take advantage of the mistakes of your opponent,” he remarked. This is part of his winning strategy, and the young player emphasises, ‘Go in confident, don’t take draws, and always go for the win.’<\/span><\/p>\n