UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2025

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 the world's youngest ever Grandmaster. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only I
  2. Only II
  3. Both I and II
  4. Neither I nor II

Answer

Correct Answer

Only II

Explanation

Statement I mischaracterizes events: the 45th Chess Olympiad (2024) was a team event won by India, and it was D. Gukesh who later, separately, became the youngest World Chess Champion in 2024 by defeating Ding Liren, not Ian Nepomniachtchi in the Olympiad, making Statement I incorrect. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess prodigy, does hold the record for becoming the youngest ever Grandmaster in history (at age 12), making Statement II correct.

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