FIDE World Chess Championship Held in Tehran
January 2, 2001 - 0:0
TEHRAN - Some senior journalists from several countries traveled to Iran to cover the FIDE World Chess Championship, which was held here. India's Viswanathan Anand won the title. A prominent Iranian cricket champion M.S. Sawhney, also known as Jugoo, hosted a dinner in honor of the Indian journalists. Pictured above are (from L) Chess Chennai Online Editor R.R. Vasudevan, India's state-owned Doordarshan television's Vijay Kumar, Jugoo, FIDE Vice President and Secretary General of All India Chess Federation P.T. Ummer Koyh, Rajiv Gandhi Chess Foundation and Delhi Chess Association Vice President Bharat Singh and leading English daily Indian Express Sports Editor Hari Hara Nandanan.