India, March 3 -- The Fide Chess World Cup will be held in New Delhi later this year, Hindustan Times has reliably learnt. The October 31-November 27 event will mark the return of big-ticket chess to India, since the country hosted the Olympiad in 2022. India previously hosted a Fide World Cup over two decades ago. Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand won that edition held in Hyderabad in 2002.

One of Fide's flagship competitions, it is a knockout tournament held once every two years and will have 206 players. New Delhi, this paper understands, was picked as host since it offers travel accessibility to players from across the world. "Direct flights from most global locations was one of the factors why Delhi made for a perfect choic...