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Consider the following statements- Olympiads

Q. Consider the following statements:

I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Jan Nepomniachtchi.
II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever Grandmaster.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II

60. निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए:

I. 2024 में आयोजित 45वें चेस ओलंपियाड के फाइनल में गुकेश दोम्माराजू, रूस के इयान नेपोमनीयाच्ची को हराकर विश्व के सबसे कम आयु के विजेता बने।
II. अमरीकी शतरंज खिलाड़ी अभिमन्यु मिश्रा के पास विश्व का अभी तक का सबसे कम आयु का ग्रैंडमास्टर बनने का रिकार्ड है।

उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/कौन-से सही है/हैं?

(a) केवल I
(b) केवल II
(c) I और II दोनों
(d) न तो I और न ही II

Answer :(b)

Explanation:

Statement I is not correct :Gukesh Dommaraju did not become the world's youngest winner by defeating Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi in the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024. Instead, he became the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion at the age of 18 by defeating China's Ding Liren in the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship held in Singapore . In the 45th Chess Olympiad, Gukesh led India to its first-ever gold medal and won the individual gold on Board 1, but there was no final match against Nepomniachtchi .

Statement II is correct . Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess prodigy, holds the record for becoming the world's youngest ever Grandmaster. He achieved this title on June 30, 2021, at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days, breaking the previous record held by Sergey Karjakin.

Source:

  1. The Hindu: "Gukesh Dommaraju scripts history, becomes youngest-ever FIDE Candidates winner"
  2. FIDE (International Chess Federation): "45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, Budapest 2024"
    • Date: (Information page, regularly updated)
    • Link:https://olympiad2024.fide.com/
    • Tag: Official Organization Website (similar to a governing body's news/announcement)

For Statement II (Abhimanyu Mishra):

  1. Chess.com: "Abhimanyu Mishra Youngest Grandmaster In Chess History"
  2. The Guardian: "Abhimanyu Mishra, 12, becomes youngest chess grandmaster in history"

Tag: Newspaper