The oldest known player to beat a grandmaster in a tournament game at standard time controls is Anthony Saidy. In Round 3 of the National Open Chess Championship in Las Vegas, Saidy, aged 82 years and 1 month, beat Russian grandmaster Vladimir Belous (age 25).
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Anthony Saidy (2290) vs Vladimir Belous (2514)
National Open 2019, Las Vegas
E60 Indian Game: King’s Indian Variation, Fianchetto Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. Nd2 Nc7 11. a4 b6 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Na3 Bb7 15.h3 Rfe8 16. e4 Ba6 17. Nab5 Bxb5 18. axb5 a6 19. bxa6 b5 20. Bg5 b4 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nd1 Bd4 23. Ne3 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Rxa6 25. Rxa6 Nxa6 26. Ra1 Nc7 27. Qb3 Ra8 28. Rxa8+ Nxa8 29. Qa2 Nb6 30. Qa6 Na4 31. Bf1 Qe8 32. Bb5 Qxe4 33. Qxa4 Qb1+ 34. Bf1 Qxb2 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qe7 b3 37. Qxd6 Qa1 38. Kg2 b2 39. Bd3 c4 40. Qe5+ Kg8 41. Qb8+ Kg7 42. Bc2 Qc1 43. Qe5+ Kg8 44. Qe4 f5 45. Qxc4 b1=Q 46.d6+ Kf8 47. Qc8+ Kg7 48. Qc7+ Kh6 49. Bxb1 Qxb1 50. d7 Qe4+ 51. Kh2
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