A proud moment: Anand on Chennai hosting Olympiad

Viswanathan Anand

Legendary Viswanathan Anand says it's a proud moment for Chennai and the chess fraternity in the country as the capital city of Tamil Nadu has been chosen to host the Chess Olympiad, later this year.

The 44th Olympiad, which was supposed to take place in Moscow, was shifted out of Russia in the aftermath of its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine on February 24. The prestigious event is tentatively scheduled to be held between July 26 and August 8.

State Chief Minister MK Stalin himself announced the news on twitter late on Tuesday night after Chennai was awarded the right to host the prestigious event for the fist time ever. "Thank you sir for making Chennai all about chess ! A proud moment for all of Indian and Chennai chess community.

Chennai Chess always has a nice ring to it. The efforts of @aicfchess and @FIDE_chess in working together so swiftly is to be commended," Anand wrote, reacting Stalin's tweet. "Delighted that the Chess Capital of India is set to host the 44th Chess Olympiad! A proud moment for Tamil Nadu!" Stalin wrote.

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