Polgar is considered the strongest female chess player of all time. She was speaking at the greet and meet session conducted by the All India Chess Federation (AICF) at the Chess Olympiad venue in Mamallapuram, Chennai.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, actor Rajinikanth and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur were among those present at the ceremony in Chennai
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 28 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin felicitated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the 44th Chess Olympiad held in Chennai on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for politicising an international sporting after the country withdraw from the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 28 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Congress President KS Alagiri on Thursday questioned the state police over the arrest of three people who allegedly sprayed ink on a billboard which was glued with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 28 (ANI): As the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad is all set to start on Thursday, superstar Rajinikanth wished all the participants good luck.
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of multiple projects of Sabar Dairy in Gujarat's Sabarkantha and then travel to Chennai and declare open the 44th Chess Olympiad at JLN Indoor Stadium, Chennai on July 28.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 26 (ANI): As a part of the marketing strategy for the 44th Chess Olympiad, a private school in Perambur, Chennai erected a 6,400 sq ft mammoth chess board along with huge banners and with students' faces painted in black and white with chess symbols.