Chess Olympiad 2022 News
Top-seeded Indian women's A team beat Tajikistan while the B side got the better of Wales. India's star player Koneru Humpy, playing on the top board, R Vaishali, Tania Sachdeva and Bhakti Kulkarni secured victories to ensure a winning start
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 a short while, the Chess Olympiad is going to begin in Chennai. Prime Minister Modi will attend the inauguration ceremony.
Pakistas was invited by the FIDE to compete in the Chess Olympiad scheduled to take place in Chennai from July 28 to August 10
Susan Polgar a former Women’s World Champion and one of the most decorated player with Olympiad medals, 12 to be precise ( 5 Golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronze) however feel that the star studded USA Team given top billing is the favourite for Gold.
Boris Gelfand has competed in 11 Chess Olympiads
Koneru Humpy believes bringing in Gelfand with Anand will be motivating for players
The 14-day event is expected to witness participation of world's top names from more than 150 countries
The Olympiad was originally scheduled to be hosted by Russia between July 26 and August 8 in Moscow but was moved out following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February
The Olympiad was supposed to take place in Russia, but due to their actions on neighbours Ukraine, they have been sidelined.
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