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Indian-Origin Boy, 8, Breaks World Record To Be The Youngest To Defeat A Grandmaster In Classical Chess

An eight-year-old Indian-origin boy defeated Polish chess grandmaster Jacek Stopa at the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland on Sunday, becoming the youngest player to defeat a GM in classical chess. Ashwath Kaushik, who represented Singapore, defeated Stopa, who at 37 is nearly five times older than him, according to a Channel News Asia report. The previous record was set only a few weeks earlier when Serbia's Leonid Ivanovic, who is several months older than Ashwath, beat 60-year-old Bulgarian grandmaster Milko Popchev at the Belgrade Open.

Weissenhaus Chess Challenge: D Gukesh Loses To Fabiano Caruana

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh fumbled again and went down fighting against world number two Fabiano Caruana of United States in the first game of the quarterfinals in the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess challenge in Wangels, Germany. Gukesh had a slight advantage in the middle game against Caruana but that slipped off quickly and the American Grandmaster pounced on his opportunity thereafter to take the full point home. The game lasted 39 moves.

Weissenhaus Chess Challenge: D Gukesh Loses To Fabiano Caruana

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh fumbled again and went down fighting against world number two Fabiano Caruana of United States in the first game of the quarterfinals in the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess challenge in Wangels, Germany. Gukesh had a slight advantage in the middle game against Caruana but that slipped off quickly and the American Grandmaster pounced on his opportunity thereafter to take the full point home. The game lasted 39 moves.

Coronation Street star says 'sorry' to fellow ITV soap actor Jude Riordan after 'could have' remarks

Coronation Street star Alex Bain has jokingly apologised to one of his fellow soap actors following their latest scenes. During a rare weekend visit to Weatherfiled on Sunday night (February 11), Simon Barlow was seen causing a car accident with Sam Blakeman also in the car.

Coronation Street fans concerned for 'poor' Sam Blakeman after injury clue

Coronation Street fans have been left concerned for Sam Blakeman after spotting a hidden injury clue after he was involved in a car accident. The youngster has been in his fair share of scrapes over the years and this time it was while in the hands of Simon Barlow.

D Gukesh Beats Magnus Carlsen, Joint 2nd After Day 1 Of Freestyle Chess

Grandmaster D Gukesh threw one salvo after another to beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Levon Aronian of Armenia and eventually reigning world champion Ding Liren of China on the first day of the Weissenhaus Chess Challenge that got underway. After a rather sedate start that cost him a full point in the opener against Alireza Firouza of France, Gukesh was in full swing and ended the day with three points in all out of a possible four and is in joint second place in the rapid section behind Vincent Keymer of Germany who notched up 3.5 points.

D Gukesh Beats Magnus Carlsen, Joint 2nd After Day 1 Of Freestyle Chess

Grandmaster D Gukesh threw one salvo after another to beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Levon Aronian of Armenia and eventually reigning world champion Ding Liren of China on the first day of the Weissenhaus Chess Challenge that got underway. After a rather sedate start that cost him a full point in the opener against Alireza Firouza of France, Gukesh was in full swing and ended the day with three points in all out of a possible four and is in joint second place in the rapid section behind Vincent Keymer of Germany who notched up 3.5 points.

CJ Stroud Reflects On NBC Prayer Ordeal, Leadership Origins After Award-Winning Rookie Season

The biggest stars in football have descended upon Las Vegas ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, and that includes one of the game's rising stars, Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud.

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Indian-Origin Boy, 8, Breaks World Record To Be The Youngest To Defeat A Grandmaster In Classical Chess

Weissenhaus Chess Challenge: D Gukesh Loses To Fabiano Caruana

Weissenhaus Chess Challenge: D Gukesh Loses To Fabiano Caruana

Coronation Street star says 'sorry' to fellow ITV soap actor Jude Riordan after 'could have' remarks

Coronation Street fans concerned for 'poor' Sam Blakeman after injury clue

D Gukesh Beats Magnus Carlsen, Joint 2nd After Day 1 Of Freestyle Chess

D Gukesh Beats Magnus Carlsen, Joint 2nd After Day 1 Of Freestyle Chess

CJ Stroud Reflects On NBC Prayer Ordeal, Leadership Origins After Award-Winning Rookie Season