Chennai to host the World Chess Championship
Posted on: 09/Apr/2013 10:20:37 AM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has said that Chennai will host the World Chess Championships in November.
In an official statement, she said, ‘Considering that Tamil Nadu had come forward to hold the 2012 World Chess Championship, the World Chess Federation (WCF) had requested us to hold the contest this year in Chennai without any bidding.
‘(We have) agreed to the request of WCF chief Kirsan Illyumzhinov to hold the 2012 world title tournament in Chennai at an outlay of Rs.20 crore. However, as Russia submitted a higher bid, the tournament was held there in 2012… Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand will defend his title against Norway`s Magnus Carlsen.
‘The state government, accepting the request, has decided to allocate Rs.29 crore for the 2013 championship.’
