Name the Indian Chess Grandmaster, who won the 2019 Asian Continental Chess Championship in Xingtai, China in the blitz event.

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Name the Indian Chess Grandmaster, who won the 2019 Asian Continental Chess Championship in Xingtai, China in the blitz event.

A)

Gukesh D

B)

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

C)

Nihal Sarin

D)

Viswanathan Anand

Correct Answer : Nihal Sarin

Nihal Sarin, a 14-year-old Indian Chess Grandmaster has secured a win at the 2019 Asian Continental Chess Championship in Xingtai, China in the blitz event. He scored eight points from nine rounds of the event which meant that he ended the tournament with a lead of a full point.Sarin has recently crossed the 2600 Elo points to become the third youngest player to achieve it.Vietnam GM Le Quang Liem secured the second spot and Indian Srinath Narayanan was placed third.

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