44th Chess Olympiad News

R Praggnanandhaa shared a pic on Twitter. He is currently giving his 12th standard exam. Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen.

 Indian teams continued their winning run in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad with all three posting easy victories over their respective opponents here on Sunday.

 India 'B' blanked Estonia 4-0 in the second round of the Open section in the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Saturday while the second-seeded 'A' team defeated Moldova 3.5-0.5 to make it two wins from as many matches.

PM Modi described the COVID-19 pandemic as an "unprecedented" and "once in a century crisis" The Prime Minister was addressing the 42nd convocation of Anna University in Chennai "India faced the unknown confidently, thanks to its scientists, health care workers, professionals and common people," he added

Today, the Chess Olympiad that PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated in Chennai, Pakistan has made it the center of dirty politics. Pakistan announced a few hours before the Chess Olympiad that it was withdrawing its participation.

The reason for Pakistan choosing the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in the Chess Olympiad is 'reach of the Olympiad'. Let us tell you that 187 countries are participating in this game, and Pakistan could not have had a better chance than this to spread propaganda on Jammu and Kashmir.

In today’s DNA, Zee Media’s Rohit Ranjan will unravel the reason behind Pakistan’s coward and condemnable move that brought disgrace to a prestigious sports event and how Pakistan has time and again used different global platforms to colour a false narrative around the controversial issue of Jammu and Kashmir.

In a short while, the Chess Olympiad is going to begin in Chennai. Prime Minister Modi will attend the inauguration ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the 44th Chess Olympiad open at a grand function held at JLN Indoor Stadium, Chennai on Thursday. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, actor Rajinikanth and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur were among those present at the ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad on Sunday (June 19) at 5 pm at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi. Here are some pictures from the event. 

 India is the first-ever country to have the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay.

Due to the ongoing war situation between Russian and Ukraine, the Chess Olympiad scheduled to take place in Russia's capital city of Moscow has been moved out.