In a grand ceremony in 🇮🇳 New Delhi, India, the torch handoff for the 45th Chess Olympiad took place yesterday as part of the #FIDE100 celebrations!

🔥 Anurag Singh Thakur, the Honorable Union Cabinet Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting, lit the torch, which was then passed to FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. The torch was subsequently handed over to chess legends GM Judit Polgar and GM Vishy Anand. This distinguished group, joined by Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Deputy Chair of the FIDE Management Board, carried the torch to India Gate!

📷 The event featured the unveiling of FIDE’s 100th-anniversary book, “CAPTURE” by Stev Bonhage.

♟️ The celebration also included a blitz tournament as part of the 100-year festivities, attracting a huge and passionate crowd eager to meet their chess idols.

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