TATA Steel Chess 2024: China’s Wei Yi Win Masters Title & India’s Leon Luke Mendonca

Current Context: In the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Wei Yi from China won the Masters title and Leon Luke Mendonca from India won the Challengers title in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.

• Wei Yi emerged as the winner after a thrilling four-player tiebreak that also involved Grandmasters Anish Giri, Gukesh Dommaraju, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
• This victory is considered the most significant achievement in Wei Yi’s chess career.
• On the other hand, Leon Luke Mendonca had a remarkable performance in the Challengers category.
• He defeated International Master Divya Deshmukh in the final round to secure his victory.
• This triumph earned him a spot at the 87th Tata Steel Masters, which will take place from 17th January to 2nd February 2025.

Question:

Q.1 Who won the Challengers title in the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament?
a. Divya Deshmukh
b. Nihal Sarin
c. Praggnanandhaa R.
d. Leon Luke Mendonca