Consider the following statements: 1) In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world’s youngest winner after defeating the Russian players Ian Nepomniachtchi. 2) Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world’s youngest ever Grandmaster. [2025]

Consider the following statements:

In the finals of the 45^th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world’s youngest winner after defeating the Russian players Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world’s youngest ever Grandmaster.

The 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024 was a team competition, not an individual event. India, led by Gukesh Dommaraju, won the team gold for the first time in its history. Gukesh also earned the individual gold medal on Board 1 with outstanding play. However, the claim that he defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi is incorrect—Gukesh became the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion by beating Ding Liren in the 2024 World Chess Championship, a separate event from the Olympiad.

Abhimanyu Mishra made history by becoming the youngest Grandmaster ever. He earned the title on June 30, 2021, at just 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days old—breaking the long-standing record previously held by Sergey Karjakin.