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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Viswanathan Anand positioned ______ in the Shamkir Chess 2019 tournament.
A
7th
B
8th
C
4th
D
5th
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -LIFETIME RECORD: Classical games: Magnus Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand 12 to 8, with 51 draws. Including rapid/exhibition games: Magnus Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand 33 to 20, with 80 draws. Only rapid/exhibition games: Magnus Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand 21 to 12, with 29 draws.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is 5. Viswanathan Anand is a five-time world chess champion. He defeated Alexei Shirov in a six-game match to win the 2000 FIDE World Chess Championship, a title he held until 2002.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gukesh - at 16 years 4 months 20 days - also became the youngest Indian player to defeat Carlsen. Praggnanandhaa was 16 years 6 months and 10 days old when he defeated the world No. 1. “Gukesh just became the youngest player to ever beat Magnus after he became WC!

Detailed explanation-4: -Viswanathan Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess Grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion. Anand has won the World Chess Championship five times (2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012), and has been the undisputed World Champion since 2007.

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