India's Gukesh Dommaraju will begin a best-of-14 series for the title against reigning Chinese champion Ding Liren on Monday
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As the International Chess Olympiad continues in full swing, Chennai residents are finding it hard to contain their excitement.
A video has surfaced online of students dressed up as chess pieces on a giant chessboard.
They are then seen playing a game of chess as an announcer instructs them to take their appropriate positions on the board.
A student is also seen enthusiastically appreciating the event. He says: "We are so lucky that we got a chance to conduct it here on behalf of the 44th Chess Olympiad, which is going on in Mahabalipuram."
Earlier, a video of a Chennai bridge painted like a chessboard went viral on social media.
An Instagram account had shared a drone view of the iconic Napier Bridge, resembling a chessboard. This video has now gathered more than 2.8 million views on Instagram.
Chennai, the Chess Capital of India, is hosting Chess Olympiad 2022.
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