CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indians swept the podium in the Commonwealth Chess Championship that concluded at The Boardwalk Hotel, Port Elizabeth in South Africa on July 14, 2013. Former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta of Delhi won the Commonwealth Championship with nine points from eleven games. He remained undefeated.

Detailed explanation-2: -India dominates Commonwealth winning 30 medals. WIM Bhagyashree Thipsay winning Gold made a new record of India’s only chess couple winning both Open and Senior title in the prestigious Commonwealth Chess Championship.

Detailed explanation-3: -He won the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship in 2003 and 2017, the World Blitz Cup in 2000, and numerous other top-level rapid and blitz events. Anand was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India’s highest sporting honour.

Detailed explanation-4: -Commonwealth Chess Championship 2022 will be started from 13th to 23rd November, 2022 at Kaluthara, Sri Lanka and players participated in the Over the Board National Age Group Chess Championships 2022 and finished as top 50 in the final ranking list are eligible to participate in the event.