Q. Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022:
1. It was the first time that Chess Olympiad was held in India.
2. The official mascot was named Thambi’.
3. The trophy for the winning team in the open section is the Vera Menchik Cup.
4, The trophy for the winning team in the women’s section is the Hamilton-Russell Cup.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
44th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 was held at the Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention Centre in Poonjeri village in Mamallapuram/Mahabalipuram (a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) heritage site) near Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN), India from 28th July 2022 to 9th August 2022.
Statement 1 is correct: It was the first time the Chess Olympiad is being hosted in India and the first in Asia after 30 years. The 30th FIDE Chess Olympiad held in 1992 in Manila, Philippines was the last chess olympiad held in Asia.
Statement 2 is correct: The official mascot was named ‘Thambi’ (Younger Brother), a chess knight dressed in the traditional Tamil male attire veṭṭi with a white shirt. He was depicted with folded hands, extending the Tamil greeting ‘Vanakkam’.
Statement 3 and 4 are incorrect: The event saw the participation of 188 teams, representing 186 national federations in the open section for the Hamilton-Russell Cup, and 162 teams representing 160 federations in the women’s section for the Vera Menchik Cup.
Source: https://www.chess.com/events/2022-fide-chess-olympiad
Subject) Miscellaneous
