CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Kolkata based International Master Mitrabha Guha becomes the 72nd Grandmaster of the country after completing the requirement by securing his third and final GM norm at GM Third Saturday Mix 220 – Novi Sad, Serbia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitrabha Guha had become India’s 72nd GM in November 2021 while, Sankalp Gupta became the 71st GM in the same month.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Bharath Subramaniyam. Bharath Subramaniyam on 9 January 2022 became India’s 73rd Chess Grandmaster, securing the third and final GM norm at an event in Italy. He scored 6.5 points from nine rounds along with four others to finish seventh overall in the event held at Cattolica.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Congrats to Mitrabha! Two GMs in two days… 100 th Gm soon!, ” he tweeted on Tuesday. Guha achieved the GM title just two days after Sankalp Gupta did so during an event in Arandjelovac, Serbia to become the country’s 71st GM.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nagpur based teenager Sankalp Gupta becomes the 71st Grandmaster of the country after completing the requirement to be next Grandmaster of the country by securing the third and final GM norm at Arandjelovac, Serbia. All India Chess Federation congratulate Sankalp for the remarkable achievement.