Two thrilling weeks of 'Game of Kings' come to end in India | Video

Chennai, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- The biennial international Chess Olympiad, which drew 1,700 players from more than 190 countries, concluded on Tuesday after two weeks of thrilling battles in the chess capital of India.

Home to 27 of the world's 75 grand masters including former world champion Viswanathan Anand, India hosted its first Olympiad this year.

The competition kicked off in Chennai on June 28.

One has to go back to 2013 to trace a similar fervour for the game of kings in the country when the south Indian city of Chennai had hosted the world championship expecting Anand to defend his title. (Camera: IDREES MOHAMMED).

FOOTAGE SHOWS THE ROUND 11 MATCH AT THE 44TH FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES ECHECS (FIDE) CHESS OLYMPIAD 2022, IN THE COASTAL TOWN OF MAHABALIPURAM, NEAR CHENNAI, INDIA.

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Date: 09/08/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Lifestyle and leisure » Game » Chess
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 87 seconds
Reference: 7001189728
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