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First-ever Chess Olympic Flame lit in India

By nikita

Posted on June 19, 2022

The first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay took place today at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi. Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi lit the Flame and handed it over to 15th World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. With less than 50 days to go, the Olympiad in Chennai broke participants’ records with 187 countries already enrolled.

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Replay the video of the Torch Relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022:

Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi has handed over the 1️⃣st ever ????? for the 44th #ChessOlympiad to the #chess legend, 5 time world champion- @vishy64theking ??#OlympiadFlame | #India4ChessOlympiad | @FIDE_chess | @DrSK_AICF | @Bharatchess64 pic.twitter.com/YKetJs1dFI
— All India Chess Federation (@aicfchess) June 19, 2022

Finally the moment! ?Prime Minister Narendra Modi handing over the first ever #ChessOlympiad torch to Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand.

What a moment for INDIA ?? pic.twitter.com/SHkverAM0I
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) June 19, 2022

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand holding the first-ever relay torch at 44th #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/fQKvU9s49s
— Prasar Bharati News Services पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_India) June 19, 2022

A historic moment for all chess lovers !

PM Sh @narendramodi plays the ceremonial ♟️move with Indian Grandmaster @humpy_koneru at the launch event of 1st ever Torch Relay for Chess Olympiad !#India4ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/p66HmZUsHp
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 19, 2022

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