New Delhi: Ahead of the grand Chess Olympiad 2022 in Tamil Nadu, the local administration of Chennai painted Napier Bridge like a chess board. The video of the bridge is now going viral on the internet. Since being posted on Twitter, the video has received over 1 lakh views and many comments. The video was posted by IAS Supriya Sahu on the social media platform on Saturday with the caption, ''Chennai the Chess Capital of India is all set to host the grand, Chess Olympiad 2022. The iconic Napier Bridge is decked up like a Chess Board. Check it out.'' Watch the video below here: Chennai the Chess Capital of India is all set to host the grand, Chess Olympiad 2022.The iconic Napier Bridge is decked up like a Chess Board.Check it out ? #ChessOlympiad2022 #ChessOlympiad #Chennai pic.twitter.com/wEsUfGHMlU — Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) July 16, 2022 Check below here how people reacted: Can cause illusion and take eyes off the road and cause accidents. — sai sravan (@SaiSravan62) July 16, 2022 I just felt like being hypnotized ? sorry to say..... nevertheless the concept was good! — Birjoy K Sonowal ?? (@imBirjoy1509) July 16, 2022 This is Dangerous for driving. Will distract drivers. Who approved this ? — Venkatesh (@Develop_India) July 16, 2022 Looks like running in animated world — kabilanpj (@kabilanpj) July 16, 2022 44th Chess Olympiad to be held in Chennai The 44th Chess Olympiad will start on July 28 in Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai and will continue till August 9. In the competition, it is expected that over 100 countries will participate as a total of 188 countries have registered for the upcoming event. Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first-ever torch relay for the 44th edition of the event.
