In a symbolic gesture, the Chess Olympiad torch was handed off by India to the 2024 host Hungary at the National Stadium here on Wednesday. In the presence of the five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand and the strongest woman chess player of all time, Hungary’s Judit Polgar, besides officials from several embassies, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur lit the torch …
The Chess Olympiad torch received rousing welcome in the southern districts on Tuesday. Rishabh brought the Chess Olympiad Torch to VOC Stadium, Palayamkottai from Madurai around 11 p.m. on Monday, local chess players including students from various schools and senior citizens played matches till 7 a.m. In the morning, Speaker M. Appavu, who honoured the winners of the ‘overnight chess …
The ongoing first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay has covered over 20 cities across India since the launch ceremony on June 19, done in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the IG Stadium, here. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, Governor of Punjab Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, Sports minister Anurag Singh Thakur, Law …
