8-YEAR-OLD BEATS CHESS GRANDMASTER

An 8-year-old kid beat a chess grandmaster in a tournament over the weekend. Ashwath Kaushik, born in India but living in Singapore, beat Poland’s Jacek Stopa, 37, in round four of the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland. He ended up finishing 12th in the tournament. In an interview with Chess.com, Ashwath’s father said neither he or his wife have a history of playing chess and it was a surprise to see his son, who he says practices around seven hours a day, become such a talented player.
* Oh yeah? Well, America has two high school kids that just got scholarships to play college-level cornhole. (True. See story from Monday’s prep.)
* Dammit! This completely throws off my brackets.
* If it helps the loser, an AI chess player could beat that little brat in one round.
* You know, I used to let my kid win at Candyland. Just sayin’, no reason.