VFX FIDE, AICF, and Tech Mahindra unveil Fan Nxt.Now app at the 44th Chess Olympiad     -

FIDE, AICF, and Tech Mahindra unveil Fan Nxt.Now app at the 44th Chess Olympiad    

The International Chess Federation(FIDE) and the All-India Chess Federation have strengthened their partnership with Tech Mahindra to launch FIDE’s first ever app for iOS and Android built on digital platform, Fan Nxt.Now, on the sidelines of the 44th Chess Olympiad organised by FIDE. 

Celebrating the importance and popularity of Chess in India, the launch event, held at the Olympiad venue in Mamallapuram, was graced by several eminent personalities including chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, AICF president Sanjay Kapoor, All India Chess Federation secretary general Bharat Singh Chouhan and Tech Mahindra chief strategy officer and head of growth Jagdish Mitra.

App to drive hyper-personalised data-driven fan experiences by leveraging cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR)/ Virtual Reality (VR), among others.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is the governing body of the sport of chess, and it regulates all international chess competitions. Constituted as a non-governmental institution, it was recognised by the International Olympic Committee as a Global Sporting Organization in 1999.

FIDE is one of the largest global sports federations encompassing 200 countries as affiliate members in the form of National Chess Federations. Chess is nowadays a truly global sport, with dozens of millions of players on all continents