By Our Special Correspondent
The 100-day countdown for the 44th Chess Olympiad, to be held later this year, began on Monday with the legendary Viswanathan Anand terming the tournament a lifetime opportunity for youngsters to catch a glimpse of their idols.
World Champions, Super Grand masters and national champions will be among the top stars participating from more than 150 countries across the world as the Chess Olympiad 2022 will see a golden chapter being added in the Indian sporting history. The first Chess Olympiad was played in 1924 in Paris however; the International Chess Federation (FIDE) began conducting it officially from 1927. We are sparing no effort to ensure that the Olympiad will be the best ever and hope that people will be taking about it for the next 100 years, promises Bharat Singh Chauhan, Secretary all India Chess Federation.
Hundreds of district-level players from Tamil Nadu have already put in their requests to witness the games live and soon the fever will catch up in the whole country, the release said.
The Olympiad was originally scheduled to be hosted by Russia between July 26 and August 8 in Moscow but was moved out following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February.
The playing teams will be declared by the respective countries in the first week of May. As the top ten countries, including United States of America, China, India and Ukraine, are so evenly matched, the prestigious event is expected to witness an enthralling and exciting action in every round.
India and Russia had jointly clinched the gold in the last edition of the event which was held virtually in 2020.
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