Record No.
MRB-2026-006406
Youngest Player to Defeat a Reigning World No. 1
Sports
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Record Holder
Teimour Radjabov
Azerbaijan
Category
Sports
Country
Azerbaijan
(
AZ )
Achievement Date
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Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
At age 15, Azerbaijani grandmaster Teimour Radjabov defeated reigning world number one Garry Kasparov at the 2003 Linares tournament, becoming the youngest player in history to beat a reigning world No. 1 in a tournament-time-control game.
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