The Chess Olympiad torch will reach Raipur on Saturday for a relay in the city.
The torch relay will cover 75 cities across the country before reaching Tamil Nadu where the 44th edition of the chess event will be held.
Grand Master Praveen Thipsay will bring the torch to Raipur and will hand it over to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at the Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium.
The torch will be accorded a welcome at Telibandha Square and Nagar Ghadi Square. It will pass through the GE Road and culminate in a function at the auditorium.
The Sports and Youth Welfare Department in Chhattisgarh on Friday held a meeting to give final touches to the event.
For the first time in its 95-year history, India will host the 44th Chess Olympiad. It will be the biggest sporting event to be held in India after Covid-19. A total of 188 countries are likely to take part.