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FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich feels it’s good that the world chess governing physique has obtained two bids from India for internet hosting this 12 months’s World championship match.

Chennai and Delhi have each expressed curiosity to conduct the competition between the reigning World champion Ding Liren of China and D. Gukesh to be held later this 12 months. Additionally within the fray is Singapore.

“We’re blissful to obtain three sturdy bids, which is kind of a novel scenario,” Dvorkovich mentioned to The Hindu in an unique interview right here shortly after the World junior chess championship concluded. “For worldwide sports activities federations you will need to have the assist from the nationwide governments. I do know the position of the States in India. We’ll look at the bids and take a choice.”

He’s blissful that India is rising as a superb host of main worldwide chess occasions. A few years in the past, Chennai had obtained reward for the best way it carried out the Chess Olympiad, that too at such brief discover. “India will host extra occasions within the subsequent 12 months,” he mentioned.

Dvorkovich thinks it’s nice {that a} 17-year-old Gukesh is contesting the World championship match. “I feel it is going to encourage all the kids on the planet. They now know what they might obtain with exhausting work.”

Dvorkovich is glad that chess is rising quick the world over. It was in all probability the one sport that grew throughout Covid, with FIDE taking part in an energetic position.

“Chess additionally gained from the sequence The Queen’s Gambit,” he mentioned. “However I’m not shocked by the rising reputation of chess. It’s the world’s oldest recreation however may be very fashionable too.”

He enjoys working with five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand, who’s now FIDE’s deputy president. “I worth his opinions as he has a lot expertise as a participant. His popularity additionally helps us.”

Concerning the latest resolution of FIDE’s Ethics and Self-discipline Committee to droop the Russian Chess Federation, Dvorkovich, who was additionally reprimanded for his position within the federation, mentioned: “I can not touch upon the authorized points. We’ll attraction. We have to defend the pursuits of the gamers.”