For the first time, Chess Olympiad to be held in the country where Chess originated

The 44th Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) will begin in Chennai on Thursday.

ChessOlympiad,featuring TN Sports Minister Siva Meyyanathan,FIDE official Gopakumar Sudhakaran,Players:Vaishali Rameshbabu,Samant Subramaniam & Leonid Sandler Source: SBS Tamil

Kulasegaram Sanchayan presents a feature on the Chess Olympiad with comments from the Tamil Nadu Minister for the Environment, Sports, and Youth Welfare - Siva V Meyyanathan, the first-ever Indian to take on the role of Deputy Chief Arbiter at FIDE, Gopakumar Sudhakaran, and Indian, Malaysian and Australian players - Vaishali Rameshbabu, Samant Subramaniam, and Leonid Sandler.

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