India’s 13-year old Grandmaster D Gukesh wins 34th Cannes Open

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Question: Who has won the 34th Cannes Open organized in France?
(a) Sasikiran Krishnan
(b) P. Harikrishna
(c) Sandipan Chanda
(d) D Gukesh
Answer: (d)
Related facts:

• On 22 February 2020, in chess, India’s 13-year old Grandmaster D Gukesh emerged champion in the 34th Cannes Open in France.
• Gukesh defeated Harutyun Bargseghyan of the host nation in the final round to end with 7.5 points.
• Gukesh, who last year became the world’s second youngest Grandmaster ever, beat the Frenchman in 50 moves to emerge clear winner.
• The Tamil Nadu player had last week won his first open tournament, bagging top honors in the Hillerod 110th Anniversary Open event in Denmark.
• He remained unbeaten in the tournament and posted wins over top-seeded Chongsheng Zeng of China and Bargseghyan among others.
• Siva Mahadevan was the next best Indian performer after Gukesh, taking the 10th place with six points.