Consider the following statements:In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Domm

Question

Consider the following statements: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 NepomniachtchiAbhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever GrandmasterWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Indian contingent won Gold in both open and women’s category at the 45th International Chess Federation (FIDE) Olympiad by defeating Slovenia. Hence statement 1 is not correct. However, History was made on the small island of Sentosa in Singapore on December 12, 2024, as D. Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion ever after defeating Ding Liren of China in the World Chess Championship. The 18-year-old from Chennai broke the record held by the Russian Garry Kasparov for nearly four decades. H Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest chess grandmaster in history on Jul 4, 2021, who achieved the title at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days. He earned his title in 2021. The 12-year-old player from New Jersey scored his third GM norm in Budapest, having already crossed the required 2500 Elo rating barrier. Hence statement 2 is correct.