The record for being the youngest to demonstrate checkmate patterns on a chessboard was set by Adwik Aswin (born on June 10, 2020) of Kozhikode, Kerala. He demonstrated and explained 10 checkmate patterns on a chessboard, including Back Rank Mate, Anastasia Mate, Arabian Mate, Balestra Mate and Blind Swine Mate, among others, in 8 minutes and 46 seconds, at the age of 5 years,11 months and 10 days, as confirmed on May 20, 2026.
