2019
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Fabiano Caruana
|
|
|
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
|
|
Viswanathan Anand
|
|
|
Magnus Carlsen
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Magnus Carlsen won the Croatia Grand Chess Tour with a score 8/11 after a final round victory over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Detailed explanation-2: -It consisted of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls. The winner of the tour was Alireza Firouzja.
Detailed explanation-3: -Magnus Carlsen, who has been ranked the No. 1 chess player in the world since 2011, announced Wednesday he will not defend his world championship title. “The conclusion is very simple that I am not motivated to play another match,” the five-time world champion said on his podcast, The Magnus Effect.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Praggnanandhaa wins Norway Chess Open 2022.