Direction: In the given passage, some words are missing. Against each blank three pairs of words are suggested. One option can fit the grammatically and contextually. Choose the option providing the correct pair(s) of words.
A few days after he ____ (A) ____ won his fifth World chess championship in a row, Magnus Carlsen suggested he might _____ (B) ____ his crown unless Alireza Firouzja qualifies as his challenger for the next world title. The Norwegian genius spoke of how the recent performances of the 18yearold Iranborn french player ____(C) ____ him. The teenager is now the frontrunner to be Carlsen’s rival for next year’s world title match. A few years later, an Indian could be facing the World champion across the chessboard in a title match, for the first time since 2014. It may be no ______ (D______ to say that India currently possesses the world’s most exciting group of chess prodigies. Players such as Arjun Erigaisi (18), Nihal Sarin (17) R. Praggnanandhaa (16), D. Gukesh (15) and Raunak Sadhwani (16) are capable of _____ (E) ____the elite of world chess. And there is much promise outside that bunch too, like Bharath Subramaniyam, who became India’s 73rd Grandmaster on Sunday, at the age of 14. The list of the world’s top juniors is a reasonable indicator of the future stars. In the latest list released by FIDE, five of the top 13 are Indians. Among the seniors, Viswanathan Anand continues to be the highest ranked Indian. The five time World champion, who singlehandedly revolutionised chess in the country, is the world No.16.
Select the most appropriate option for (D).
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