MS Dhoni to be chief guest of Chess Olympiad closing ceremony

The 44th Chess Olympiad held at Chennai is set to will conclude with the 11th and final round on the 9th of August, Tuesday. It will be followed by the closing ceremony. 

The Olympiad which is being held in India for the first time has a record number of teams taking part in the Open and women's sections. In this event, 185 countries around the world participated.

In the closing ceremony, former India captain MS



Dhoni will attend as chief guest and is expected to be the star attraction.

Dhoni's association with Chennai dates back to the year 2008 when he took the captaincy of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin will preside over the closing ceremony.

FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich and recently elected deputy president Viswanathan Anand will be attending the event.