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Will take 'Khelo Chess' across country: Anurag Thakur
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
PM Modi will launch first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay for the 44th edition of the event on Sunday at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium, Delhi.
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Viswanathan Anand confident of India winning a medal in Chess Olympiad
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Legendary Viswanathan Anand on Friday said that in this Chess Olympiad India have a bright chance to win medals and he hoped that the youngsters can carry the legacy of chess ahead.
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Historic Chess Olympiad Torch Relay set to travel to 75 cities across Indi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) introduced an Olympic-style Torch Relay tradition for its Olympiad from this year's event and named India as the starting flame point for each edition, commemorating the popularity of chess in the country where the sport originated.
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PM Narendra Modi to launch historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad on
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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AICF unanimously endorses Viswanathan Anand's candidature for Deputy Presi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
The house congratulated and applauded the swift action taken by the Secretary of All India Chess Federation Bharat Singh Chauhan for successfully bringing the chess spectacle of the Olympiad at a short notice.
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AICF celebrates Olympiad Torch Relay with International Open Rapid Chess T
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
A one-day event, which consists of a prize pool of Rs 10 lakh, will also be graced by the five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand.
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44th Chess Olympiad's official logo launched in Chennai
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
The event will be held from July 28 to August 10
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FIDE announces Olympic-style tradition, Torch Relay to always begin from I
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
FIDE announced that in this Olympic-style tradition, the Torch Relay will always begin from India--the land chess originated from, and then it will travel across all continents before reaching the host city.
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SC allows present secretary of AICF to continue till August 15 for holding
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Bharat Singh Chauhan, whose election as Secretary of All India Chess Federation (AICF) was stayed by the Delhi High Court, to continue to discharge his duty till August 15 as India is to host the 44th World Chess Olympia
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SC order reinstates Bharat Singh Chauhan as AlCF Secretary
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
The order passed by the two-judge division bench, headed by Justice Shah and Justice Ghosh, observed the importance of Chauhan, who is the Event Director of the 44th Chess Olympiad.
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Gopakumar Sudhakaran appointed Deputy Chief Arbiter for Chess Olympiad, fi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Gopakumar Sudhakaran's love for chess began after he was crowned under-12 Kerala champion. In 1996, the 15-year-old took over the pairing in a local tournament in his hometown after his arbiter father was assigned some urgent work.
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Chess Olympiad 2022: FIDE, AICF to celebrate chess origin with introductio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
FIDE announced that in this Olympic-style tradition, the Torch Relay will always begin from India--the land chess originated from, and then it will travel across all continents before reaching the host city.
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