𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟖 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐.
The International Chess Body, FIDE, for the very first time has instituted the Chess Olympiad Torch that is part of Olympic tradition, but was never done in the Chess Olympiad.
FIDE President and Russia's statesman & economist Arkady Dvorkovich took part in the launching of torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad on June 19 in New Delhi. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich handed over the torch to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in turn handed it over to Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand. This torch will then be taken to 75 cities in a span of 40 days before the final culmination at Mahabalipuram on July 27.
"I'm really excited to be part of this historic moment. I was always fascinated by the Olympic Torch Relay concept and now we also have one in chess. But the most amazing thing about it is, that it will always start in India. And as an Indian, I feel really proud about this fact," said the five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand while addressing the media during a press conference.
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