CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Praggnanandhaa was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 10 August 2005. He is the younger sibling of Woman Grandmaster and International Master R Vaishali. His father works as a branch manager at TNSC Bank, and his mother is a homemaker. He studies at Velammal Main Campus in Chennai.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, Indian prodigy GM Gukesh Dommaraju (or Gukesh D.) became the second youngest grandmaster in chess history. He scored his third grandmaster norm at the 17th Delhi International Chess Grandmaster Open in New Delhi, India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gukesh almost surpassed Sergey Karjakin as the youngest grandmaster ever, but missed the record by 17 days. He became the second-youngest grandmaster in history on 15 January 2019, at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days. However, he is India’s youngest as of 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -India has gained its 79th Grandmaster with the title being awarded to 16-year-old Pranesh M from Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dibyendu Barua (born 27 October 1966) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Indian Chess Champion. He was the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, second Bengali after Niaz Murshed, and third South Asian after Niaz and Anand to achieve the title of chess grandmaster.