Consider the following statements:

1.P Shyam Nikhil became India’s 85th chess Grandmaster. 

2.He belongs to Karnataka. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

Correct option is A

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●P Shyam Nikhil, Tamil Nadu native, became India’s 85th chess Grandmaster at 31. 

●Starting his career at eight, he clinched his third GM norms at 2024 Dubai Police Masters Chess Tournament. 

●R Vaishali preceded him as the 84th Indian GM. Before the tournament, Shyam Nikhil required one win and eight draws. 

●Despite accumulating 2500 ELO rating points and two GM norms in 2012, he waited 12 years for the third GM norm, achieved in Dubai.