Chennai: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand today described as a proud moment, Chennai being chosen as the venue to host the 44th Chess Olympiad in July-August this year.
He also thanked and commended Chief Minister M K Stalin, AICF and FIDE for working together swiftly in making this to happen.
Tagging Stalin’s tweet, Anand, in a social media post said, ‘Thank you sir for making Chennai all about chess ! A proud moment for all of Indian and Chennai chess community. Chennai Chess ā¦ always has a nice ring to it. The efforts of @aicfchess and @FIDE_chess in working together so swiftly is to be commended.’