Chess (Sports) (Part-I)

11. Magnus Carlsen is associated with which game? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Badminton
(b) Lawn Tennis
(c) Chess
(d) Squash

Correct Answer: (c) Chess

Solution:Magnus Carlsen from Norway is a famous chess player. Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So of America have been declared joint winners in the online chess competition St. Louis Rapid & Blitz 2020 that concluded on September 19, 2020.

12. Who bagged the title of Women's World Rapid Chess Championship in 2019? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exam 27.10.2020 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Kateryna Lagno
(b) Koneru Humpy
(c) Mariya Muzychuk
(d) Lei Tingjie

Correct Answer: (b) Koneru Humpy

Solution:The Women's World Rapid Chess Championship was played in Moscow (Russia) in December 2019. The title of this competition was won by Koneru Hampi (India) and the runner-up was Lei Tingji (China).

13. Through a smart movement using a pawn, Himal Gusain outshone grandmaster NR Visakh. Which game are we talking about? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Chess
(b) Carrom
(c) Shooting
(d) Table Tennis

Correct Answer: (a) Chess

Solution:Through a smart movement using a pawn, Himal Gusain outshone grandmaster NR Visakh. He is talking about Chess. The pawn is the least powerful chess piece, but it can be promoted into any other chess piece (except for a king). As Philidor once said, "Pawns are the soul of chess!"

14. As of January 2020, who held the title of India's youngest chess grandmaster? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 17.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
(b) Parimarjan Negi
(c) Viswanathan Anand
(d) D. Gukesh

Correct Answer: (d) D. Gukesh

Solution:Dommaraju Gukesh (born 29 May 2006), commonly referred to as Gukesh D, is a chess player from India. He is the second youngest person in history to be given the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in March 2019. At 12 years, 7 months and 17 days, D. Gukesh became India's youngest Grandmaster on 15 January 2019. With this accomplishment, Gukesh has overtaken Praggnanandhaa, who holds the record in June 2018 at 12 years and 10 months.

15. Who among the following is NOT one of the Indian Chess Grandmasters? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 14.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Koneru Humpy
(b) Prithu Gupta
(c) Harika Dronavalli
(d) Rani Rampal

Correct Answer: (d) Rani Rampal

Solution:Rani Rampal is a hockey player. At the age of 15, she was the youngest player in the national team which participated in the 2010 World Cup. The other three are Indian chess grandmasters.