Fire at Chennai Grandmasters Hotel; Tourney Postponed By A Day
All the players were confirmed safe and were shifted to a hotel nearby. The start of the event was also pushed by a day following the same.
A Hotel in the Tamil Nadu Capital City of Chennai, Hyatt Regency, the venue of the upcoming Chennai Grandmasters Chess tournament, caught fire on Tuesday.
All the players, who were housed in the hotel originally slated to host the event, were confirmed safe and were shifted to a hotel nearby. The start of the event was also pushed by a day following the same.
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