Consider the following statements I In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024 Gukesh Dom...........

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Consider the following statements:

I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi.

II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever Grandmaster.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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I only

II only

Both I and II

Neither I nor II

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Explanation:

- Statement I

- Incorrect. There is no record of such an event where Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner in the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, specifically defeating Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi. The 45th Chess Olympiad is scheduled for 2024, but it is unlikely this specific event has occurred as described.

- Statement II

- Correct. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, indeed holds the record of becoming the world's youngest ever Grandmaster.

- Correct Answer: Option 2, II only