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?

Question

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?

Accepted Answer

I only. * Statement I is not correct: India won Gold in both open and women's categories at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad by defeating Slovenia; D. Gukesh later became the youngest world chess champion ever in December 2024 by defeating Ding Liren of China in Singapore. * Statement II is correct: Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest chess grandmaster in history in July 2021, achieving the title at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days.

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