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Pakistan have withdrawn from the world’s biggest international chess tournament in protest at hosts India holding a torch relay for the event through disputed Kashmir, officials said Thursday. The 44th Chess Olympiad will see over 1,700 players from 188 nations compete in Chennai from now until August 10. The last two competitions were played virtually because of the pandemic. #Pakistan pulls out of the 44th #ChessOlympiad in #Chennai, #India. The Pak foreign ministry says it will raise the issue with the International Chess Federation about the torch relay passing through Jammu & Kashmir accu…