FIDE announces Olympic-style tradition, Torch Relay to always begin from India

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 8 (ANI): Celebrating the popularity of the game in India, International Chess Federation (FIDE) and All India Chess Federation have agreed to introduce and institutionalise Chess Olympiad Torch Relay ahead of the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held near Chennai.

FIDE announced that in this Olympic-style tradition, the Torch Relay will always begin from India--the land chess originated from, a