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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?

  1. A.I only
  2. B.II only✓ Correct
  3. C.Both I and II
  4. D.Neither I nor II

Explanation

Statement I is incorrect: Gukesh Dommaraju won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 (not the Chess Olympiad final) by defeating Ding Liren of China (the reigning World Champion), not Ian Nepomniachtchi. Although Gukesh did become the youngest World Chess Champion ever, the description in the statement (Chess Olympiad finals, defeating Nepomniachtchi) is incorrect. Statement II is correct: Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, became the world's youngest-ever Grandmaster at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days in 2021. Hence, only Statement II is correct.
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