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GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi: The 2024 FIDE Candidates chess tournament to be held from April 3-23 in Toronto, Canada has several firsts to its credit and to which India too has contributed.

Announcing the general tournament regulations, FIDE said the Toronto event will be a double first for chess: the first time the Candidates are held in North America and the first time that both the Open and the Women's Candidates tournaments take place together.

The credit for the other several firsts goes to India and its players.