Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022:1. It was the first time that Chess Olympiad was held in India.2. The official mascot was named ‘Thambi’.3. The trophy for the winning team in the open section is the Vera Menchik Cup.4. The trophy for the winning team in the women’s section is the Hamilton-Russell Cup.How many of the statements given above are correct?
✓ Correct answer: b) Only two
ExplanationStatement 1 is correct: The 44th Chess Olympiad is being held in Chennai from July 28 to August 9, 2022. The presti- gious competition, organised since 1927, is being hosted in India for the first time and in Asia after 30 years.Statement 2 is correct: The 44th Chess Olympiad has unveiled the official logo and mascot for the event.The Mascot is a chess knight called Thambi.Statement 3 is incorrect:: Vera Menchik Cup is for 1st place in the Women’s section.Statement 4 is incorrect: Hamilton- Russell Cup is given to the winning team in the open section. :The 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad will take place in Hungary from September 10 to23. This will be the first time since 1926 that the world’s biggest multi-national chess tournament returns to Budapest.In the 45th edition, this was the first Chess Olympiad in which teams of refugees participated due to efforts made through FIDE’s initiative for refugees “Chess for Protection”.India won Gold Medal in Open category, Women category, Open Individual (Gukesh Dommaraju).Team India also won Gaprindashvili Trophy.136
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