FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, Indian Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur were present at the opening of the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay.
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad on Sunday at 5 pm at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich will hand over the torch to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who in turn will hand it over to Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], May 14 (ANI): All India Chess Federation (AICF) President Sanjay Kapoor and Apoorva, IAS, Principal Secretary (Youth Welfare & Sports) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Tamil Nadu Government in the presence of the Chief Minister MK Stalin fo