Nine-year-old Delhi boy Aarit Kapil has become the youngest Indian to beat a chess Grandmaster as he emerged victorious against Raset Ziatdinov of United States in the ninth and penultimate round of the KIIT International open tournament.

At 9 years, 2 months and 18 days, Aarit is the youngest Indian and third in the world to beat a GM under classical time control.