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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who became India’s latest Woman Grandmaster (WGM)?
A
R. Vaishali
B
Aarthie Ramaswamy
C
Swati Ghate
D
Koneru Humpy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Congratulations Divya Deshmukh, latest Woman Grandmaster of India – All India Chess Federation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Divya Deshmukh (born 9 December 2005) is an Indian chess Woman Grandmaster (WGM) from Maharashtra. She is a National Woman Chess Champion 2022. She is also an individual bronze medal winner at FIDE Olympiad 2022. She was also part of the gold medal-winning FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 team.

Detailed explanation-3: -Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi is the first female Indian Grandmaster in Chess. In 2001, she became the first Indian to achieve the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster, In 2001 the Indian government gave her the Arjuna Award.

Detailed explanation-4: -Priyanka Nutakki is the 23rd Indian Woman Grand Master (WGM) who has won many national and international chess competitions.

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