DESCRIPTION:
* The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete.
* FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation.
* This 2018 event is expecting the teams of women and men from 190 countries.
* Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, will spearhead the strong Indian team.
TEAM INDIA:
OPEN: GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Pentala Harikrishna, GM GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, GM B Adhiban, GM Krishnan Sasikiran.
WOMEN: GM Koneru Humpy, GM Dronavalli Harika, IM Tania Sachdev, IM Eesha Karavade, IM Padmini Rout.