The All India Chess Federation (AICF) might be bidding to host the forty fourth version of the Chess Olympiad later this 12 months after the occasion was moved out of Russia, a senior official of the physique mentioned on Saturday.
“Yeah, we’re bidding for the chess Olympiad this 12 months. The finances for the occasion could be USD 10 million (about Rs 75 crore),” AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan instructed PTI.
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial staff occasion, during which groups from some 190 international locations compete for honors over a two-week interval.
The chess Olympiad 2022 was purported to happen in Moscow from July 26 July to August 8.
However, on Friday, FIDE (the International Chess Federation) determined to maneuver the Chess Olympiad and all different official competitions deliberate from Russia within the wake of the nation’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
The different occasions which can be moved away from Russia are the primary chess Olympiad for folks with disabilities and the 93rd FIDE Congress.
FIDE is alleged to be already engaged on discovering various dates and areas for these occasions.
If India will get the nod to host the Olympiad, it could be the second main world occasion to be held within the nation after the World Championship match in 2013 between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen, the present world No.1.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
