CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -At 14 years, 9 months and 17 days, he becomes the 29th youngest GM in the world. And having spent the last nine months in Europe playing 16 tournaments, the success story, in his father’s words, “is nothing short of a miracle, like water turning into wine”. Leon Mendonca with his father Lyndon in Italy on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Viswanathan Anand is the first Grandmaster from India while Leon Mendonca is the latest and 67th Chess Grandmaster from India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pranav Anand became India’s 76th Grandmaster when he beat IM Emin Ohanyan (ARM) in the tenth round of World Youth Under-16 Open Championship 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sixteen-year-old Aditya Mittal has become India’s 77th chess Grandmaster during an ongoing tournament in Spain. The Mumbai player, who had secured three GM norms, crossed 2, 500 ELO points mark during the sixth round of the ongoing Ellobregat Open tournament in Spain.