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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 26

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level 2022 - 7 Feb 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q26

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Who among the following Indian chess players won the 2021 Spilimbergo Open Chess tournament?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Raunak Sadhwani.

2021 Spilimbergo Open Chess tournament:

  • Raunak Sadhwani won the 2021 Spilimbergo Open Chess tournament. 
  • He became a grandmaster at the age of 13.
  • He is from Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Chess:

  • Chess is a board game for two players.
  • It is played on a square board consisting of 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid.
  • The players are referred as "White" and "Black."
  • Each player control sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns, with each type of piece having a different pattern of movement.