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44th Chess Olympiad – How Chennai won historic bid

Last updated : Apr 14, 2022 06:04
SportzPower Team
Apr 13, 2022 05:04

NEW DELHI: History will be scripted when India hosts the biggest chess event in the world, the Chess Olympiad, for the first time ever. 

The 44th edition of the extravaganza will be held later this year in India's Mecca of chess - Chennai. The participants' list will be a virtual who’s who with top stars from across the world participating representing more than 150 countries.

Mar 02, 2022 19:03
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AICF submits $10m guarantee for bid to host Olympiad
NEW DELHI: The All India Chess Federation (AICF), which is bidding to host the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad later this year, has reportedly submitted its guarantee of $10 million to the world body, FIDE. “Yeah, we have submitted the guarantee for the bid amount of $10 million to FIDE as part of our bid to host the Chess Olympiad,” AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan told PTI on Wednesday.
Feb 28, 2022 17:02
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FIDE moves Olympiad 2022 out of Russia, India to bid
NEW DELHI: The All India Chess Federation (AICF) will be bidding to host the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad later this year after the event was moved out of Russia, a senior official of the body said on Saturday.
Apr 20, 2021 16:04
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FIDE enters a long term partnership with Chessable and chess24
LAUSANNE: FIDE has signed a historic global partnership agreement with Chessable, making it one of the sponsors for the World Chess Championship cycle, the Olympiad, and the World Rapid and Blitz. Sister company chess24 acquires broadcast rights for top FIDE events from 2021 until 2026. 
Mar 25, 2020 18:03
Chess Olympaid postponed to 2021
CHENNAI: The world governing body of chess, FIDE, has postponed the Olympiad, scheduled for August 5-17 in Moscow, to 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. FIDE issued a statement saying that the Olympiad and the FIDE Congress, slated to be held in August in Moscow and Khanty-Mansiysk respectively, are rescheduled to the summer of 2021 at the same locations.
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