Chennai set to host forty fourth Chess Olympiad

Chennai will host the forty fourth Chess Olympiad, All India Chess Federation (AICF) stated on Tuesday. “It’s official now….India will host the 44th World Chess Olympiad 2022 at Chennai,” the AICF Twitter account confirmed.

This would be the second main world occasion to be held within the nation after the World Championship match in 2013 between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen, the present world No.1.

Last month, the AICF submitted a bid to host the Chess Olympiad after the occasion was moved out of Russia.

“Yeah, we are bidding for the chess Olympiad this year. The budget for the event would be USD 10 million (about Rs 75 crore),” AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan had stated.

It’s official now….India will host the forty fourth World Chess Olympiad 2022 at Chennai!! @DrSK_AICF @Bharatchess64 @Media_SAI @FIDE_chess @ChessbaseIndia @chesscom_in

— All India Chess Federation (@aicfchess) March 15, 2022

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial crew occasion, during which groups from some 190 international locations compete for honours over a two-week interval.

The chess Olympiad 2022 was alleged to happen in Moscow from July 26 July to August 8.

However, FIDE (the International Chess Federation) determined to maneuver the Chess Olympiad and all different official competitions deliberate from Russia within the wake of the nation’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

The different occasions which can be moved away from Russia are the primary chess Olympiad for individuals with disabilities and the 93rd FIDE Congress.