For the first time ever an Olympic-style torch relay will be conducted ahead of the 44th Chess Olympiad, slated to be held in July-August near Chennai.
The torch relay will be a regular feature at the prestigious event from now onwards. It will always begin from India — the birth place of chess — and will travel across all continents before reaching the host city, the world governing body of the sport FIDE announced.
The torch relay will, however, be run only in India this time due to paucity of time. The legendary Viswanathan Anand will be one of the participants.“
