Editing Chess prodigy (section)

===Formal conditions===
The youngest player to defeat a grandmaster under standard [[time control]]s is Ashwath Kaushik, who in February 2024 defeated [[Jacek Stopa]] at the age of 8 years, 6 months, and 11 days.

The previous record was set by Leonid Ivanovic, who in January 2024 defeated [[Milko Popchev]] at the Novogodisnji rating ŠSB in Belgrade, Serbia at the age of 8 years, 11 months, and 7 days.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 January 2024|title=8-Year-Old Makes History Becoming Youngest To Beat Grandmaster In Classical Chess|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/8-year-old-becomes-youngest-to-beat-grandmaster-in-classical-chess#:~:text=Leonid%20Ivanovic%20from%20Serbia%20has,a%20grandmaster%20in%20classical%20chess.|work=chess.com|first=Tarjei|last=Svensen}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=22 January 2024|title=Eight Year Old Leonid Ivanoivc Becomes Youngest Player To Beat GM In Classical Chess|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!sports/eight-year-old-leonid-ivanoivc-becomes-youngest-player-to-beat-gm-in-classical-chess-enn24012204404}}</ref> 

Aarit Kapil, at just 9 years, 2 months, and 18 days old, has become the youngest Indian and the third youngest player worldwide to defeat a Grandmaster under classical time control.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Gaur |first=Sagar |date=2024-12-09 |title=9-year-old Aarit Kapil becomes youngest Indian to beat a chess Grandmaster |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/9-year-old-aarit-kapil-becomes-youngest-indian-to-beat-a-chess-grandmaster-9714953/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>