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Topic 366 · Sports

Chess 2026: Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen Win Titles

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess 2026, in Oslo from 25 May to 5 June, the first Indian champion.
  2. Format: Norway Chess used a six-player double round-robin; Armageddon decided drawn games. Bibisara Assaubayeva won the women's event.
  3. Current Head: Timur Turlov was elected FIDE President at Samarkand on 26-27 September 2026; Viswanathan Anand is Deputy President after Dvorkovich suspended his powers on 24 July 2026.
  4. Key Term: Chess960, or Freestyle chess, randomises back-rank pieces, giving 960 starting positions.
  5. Data: Praggnanandhaa won the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz on 7 August 2026, then the Grand Chess Tour Finals.
  6. Carlsen: Magnus Carlsen won the 2026 FIDE Freestyle World Championship, beating Fabiano Caruana, taking his world titles to 21.
  7. India Link: Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy won bronze at the World Rapid in Doha, December 2025.
  8. Headquarters: FIDE, the world chess body, is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
  9. Founded: FIDE was founded on 20 July 1924 in Paris; its motto is Gens una sumus.
  10. Landmark: Bobby Fischer announced Fischer random chess on 19 June 1996; FIDE added Chess960 to its Laws appendix in 2008.
  11. Earlier Titles: FIDE crowned Fischer-random champions earlier: Wesley So in 2019 and Hikaru Nakamura in 2022.
  12. Records: Carlsen's 2014 peak rating of 2882 is the highest ever; Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988.
Question 1 of 10

Who became the first Indian champion of Norway Chess 2026?

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Answer: (A) R Praggnanandhaa

Core Trigger: R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess 2026, in Oslo from 25 May to 5 June, the first Indian champion.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 1

Question 2 of 10

What decided drawn games at Norway Chess 2026?

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Answer: (A) Armageddon

Format: Norway Chess used a six-player double round-robin; Armageddon decided drawn games. Bibisara Assaubayeva won the women's event.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who was elected FIDE President at Samarkand on 26-27 September 2026?

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Answer: (D) Timur Turlov

Current Head: Timur Turlov was elected FIDE President at Samarkand on 26-27 September 2026; Viswanathan Anand is Deputy President after Dvorkovich suspended his powers on 24 July 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 3

Question 4 of 10

How many starting positions does Freestyle chess give?

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Answer: (C) 960

Key Term: Chess960, or Freestyle chess, randomises back-rank pieces, giving 960 starting positions.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Which event did Praggnanandhaa win on 7 August 2026?

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Answer: (D) Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

Data: Praggnanandhaa won the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz on 7 August 2026, then the Grand Chess Tour Finals.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Whom did Magnus Carlsen beat to win the 2026 FIDE Freestyle World Championship?

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Answer: (D) Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen: Magnus Carlsen won the 2026 FIDE Freestyle World Championship, beating Fabiano Caruana, taking his world titles to 21.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where is FIDE headquartered?

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Answer: (C) Lausanne

Headquarters: FIDE, the world chess body, is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 8

Question 8 of 10

1. FIDE was founded on 20 July 1924 in Paris. 2. Its motto is Mens agitat molem. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Founded: FIDE was founded on 20 July 1924 in Paris; its motto is Gens una sumus.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Which chess champion announced a randomised back-rank variant on 19 June 1996?

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Answer: (B) Bobby Fischer

Landmark: Bobby Fischer announced Fischer random chess on 19 June 1996; FIDE added Chess960 to its Laws appendix in 2008.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 10

Question 10 of 10

1. Carlsen's 2014 peak rating of 2882 is the highest ever. 2. Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Records: Carlsen's 2014 peak rating of 2882 is the highest ever; Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 366, point 12

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