India may host Chess Olympiad after event moves out of Russia due to ongoing Ukraine crisis

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Due to the ongoing war situation between Russian and Ukraine, the Chess Olympiad scheduled to take place in Russia's capital city of Moscow has been moved out. 

However, the new host city is yet to be named. 

Looking at the cricitical situation, India have bid to host the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad later this year.

"It is confirmed. We have bid for the 44th Chess Olympiad to be played in India. It was supposed to take place in Russia which got cancelled due to war. So, we have made an offer to FIDE to host it in India." All India Chess Federation Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan to ANI.

If India gets the approval to host the 44th Chess Olympiad then it would be the second major world event to be held in the country after the World Championship match in 2013 between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen in Chennai.

The Chess Olympiad 2022 was supposed to take place from July 26 to August 8. The International Chess Federation FIDE took the Chess Olympiad and all other official competitions away from Russia.

The other events that have been moved away from Russia are the first chess Olympiad for people with disabilities and the 93rd FIDE Congress. 

With ANI inputs