CHENNAI: With a good mix of experienced elite players, dashing debutants and promising prodigies, six Indian teams, comprising 30 players, are all set to begin their challenge at the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad, began in Mamallapuram, Chennai on Thursday.
It is also India’s largest contingent ever taking part at the Olympiad, which is being hosted in India for the first-time ever.
The star-studded US team-led by World Championship challenger Fabiano Caruana is numbers ahead in terms of average rating with Elo 2771 while India seeded second with Elo 2696.
