CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Akash from Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN) became the country’s 66th Grandmaster. The title was confirmed at the recent meeting of International Chess Federation (FIDE) Council. Viswanathan became the first grandmaster from India in 1988.

Detailed explanation-2: -To become a grandmaster, a player must achieve both of the following: An Elo rating of at least 2500 at any point in their career (although they need not maintain this level to obtain or keep the title).

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s 78th GM Koustav Chatterjee has earned a lot of medals in various National and International events.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stockholm: M Pranesh clinched the title in the Rilton Cup, the first tournament of the FIDE Circuit, here to become India’s 79th chess Grandmaster.