61st Chess Grandmaster of India

61st Chess Grandmaster of India

Question: Recently who became the 61st Grand Master of India following victory at Noisiel Open?
(a) P. Iniyan
(b) NR Visakh
(c) Nihal Sarin
(d) Karthik Venkatraman
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • On 5th March 2019 P. Iniyan (Iniyan Panneerselvam) became the 61st Grandmaster for India.
  • He got this achievement when he won at the Noisiel Open in France.
  • In this match he defeated GM (Grand Master) Sergey Fedorchuk of Ukraine in the sixth round of the game.
  • In this way he became the 61st Grandmaster for India reaching 2500 points in ELO ratings.
  • This 16-year-old young chess player belongs to the Erode district of Tamil Nadu.

Link:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/iniyan-becomes-indias-61st-grandmaster/articleshow/68280996.cms
https://chessbase.in/news/Iniyan-is-India-s-61st-GM
https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=25002767