History created by D. Gukesh . At the age of just 17 years , he became the youngest player ever to reach the final of the World Chess Championship. He is from Chennai and achieved many milestones already in his career . He also became the youngest grandmaster of India at the age of just 12 years , 7 months and 17 days and broke Viswanathan Anand’s record. He also made history by winning the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 , held in Toronto . He became the second Indian player after Viswanathan Anand to win this prestigious title . In the final round, Gukesh was playing with black piecel against Hikaru Nakamura and was able to make a draw . That secured a win for him which was enough to win the title with an impressive total of 9/14 points. This win secured his spot in the final of the World Chess Championship where he will play against Ding Liren of China . Recently Viswanathan Anand appreciated his approach of playing against human trainers rather than computer engines. This habit was fruitful for him. He also recently became India’s top ranked chess player .
A . Answer the questions below – 1×3=3
1 . Who is now the top ranked chess player of India ?
2. Which tournament was won by D. Gukesh recently?
3. How did Gukesh achieve his spot in the final of the World Chess Championship?
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable information from the passage – 1×3=3
1 . Gukesh defeated —————————- to win the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament.
2. Gukesh became the youngest grandmaster of India when he was ——————————-.
3. Gukesh will face ——————————– in the final of the World Chess Championship.
C. Answer the questions in short – 2×2=4
1 . What are the records achieved already by Gukesh ?
2. What is the practicing approach of Gukesh that helped him very much ?
D. Give a suitable title to the passage and provide reason to choose the title. 2
Writing Skills –
1 . Write a newspaper report based on the achievement of D. Gukesh.   10
2. Write a Precis based on the above passage.    10
3. Write a dialogue between two friends who are passionate about chess and excited by the achievement of D. Gukesh .   10
4. Write a notice for the interested students as the sports teacher of your institution to attend a chess tournament in
your institution .   10
