New Delhi: For the first time this year, the 44th Chess Olympiad is going to be organized in the country. It will be held in Chennai. Earlier, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, Chess was born in India but for the first time Chess Olympiad is being organized in India. India is ready to host it. Many players from India have done brilliantly in chess. World champion Viswanathan Anand is an inspiration to many players.
He said Khelo Chess campaign will be run to take chess to every nook and corner of the country. The way Khelo India Games have been taken forward, in the same way, we will work to give momentum to Khelo Chess. Around 3,000 players from 190 countries will come to India to participate in the Olympiad.
Let us tell you that the Chess Olympiad will be held from 28 July to 10 August in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. A record 343 teams from 187 countries will participate in the Open and Women’s categories. Chennai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the torch relay for the first time for the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held in July-August on June 19 in Chennai. This relay, which is on the lines of the Olympic Games, will now always be held in the Chess Olympiad in the future also.
