Crowd of 20,000, Stalin's speech and other news from the opening of the Chess Olympiad in India

Australian women's team with captain Leonid Sandler before the opening of the 44th Olympiad in India

Женская сборная Австралии с капитаном Леонидом Сандлером перед открытием 44-й Олимпиады в Индии Source: Supplied by Leonid Sandler

The 44th World Chess Olympiad has started in India. We talked to Australia Women's Team Captain Leonid Sandler, President of the Victorian Chess Association, about the first day of the event.



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