September 20, 2024

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Chess Olympiad: When political avid gamers have been noticed making an attempt their palms at items, CM Yogi and Chess International Champion Viswanathan Anand

Lucknow: An excessively fascinating and engaging image of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and chess participant Vishwanathan Anand surfaced on Sunday. Within the image, chess global champion Viswanathan Anand and state leader Yogi Adityanath are noticed taking part in chess. The torch of the forty fourth Chess Olympiad to be held in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu from 28 July to ten August reached Lucknow on Sunday night.

In reality, High Minister Narendra Modi had flagged off the primary torch relay of this prestigious event on June 19, forward of the forty fourth consultation of the Chess Olympiad. CM Yogi gained the torch in a program arranged in entrance of the UP Legislative Meeting.

torch will go via 75 towns
The torch will shuttle via 75 towns in 40 days to achieve Mahabalipuram close to Chennai. In every town the torch can be passed over to the Chess Grandmaster of that state. Leh, Srinagar, Jaipur, Surat, Mumbai, Bhopal, Patna, Kolkata, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Thrissur, Port Blair and Kanyakumari are a few of the 75 towns in which the torch will go.

India is website hosting the Chess Olympiad
India is website hosting this prestigious event for the primary time within the just about 100-year historical past of the Chess Olympiad. 188 nations have registered for the impending Olympiad.