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 Ian 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?
Answer:
(b)
Statement I is not correct. The 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024 was a team-based tournament, not an individual championship with a final match format. Gukesh Dommaraju delivered an exceptional performance and won the individual gold medal on Board 1, but he did not defeat Ian Nepomniachtchi in any final. Statement II is correct. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess prodigy, became the world’s youngest Grandmaster at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days, surpassing the previous record held by Sergey Karjakin.