India has now got the rights to host the biggest chess tournament on the planet. International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Arkady Dvorkovich officially handed over the hosting rights to India for the organization of the FIDE 44th World Chess Olympiad 2022. Over 2000 players from around 200 countries would be participating in this mega chess tournament. India won the bid to host 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, earlier this year. Due to the Russia-Ukraine war, FIDE stripped Russia of all it's hosting rights including the Chess Olympiad to be held in Moscow between July 26 and August 8, 2022.