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Aamir Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala are amongst the many celebrities who are going to play chess against five-time world champion, Vishwanathan Anand to raise funds to support the needy in the times of the ravaging devastating second-wave of the the Covid-19 pandemic.
The chess tournament between the chess buff, Aamir Khan and grandmaster, Vishwanathan Anand can be previewed on YouTube. As for the match with producer, Sajid Nadiawala, the tournament will be aired on Sunday, 13th June, 2021 on YouTube from 5pm to 8pm.
Looking forward to playing some exciting chess with:
Aamir Khan@riteishd@NGEMovies@arijitsingh@ananya_birla@nikhilkamathcio@manukumarjain@yuzi_chahal@KicchaSudeepSee you all this Sunday, June 13th at 5 pm to #CheckmateCovid with @AkshayaPatra, @chesscom_in & @Prachura1 pic.twitter.com/wSEZuckFB0
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) June 12, 2021
The event is organized with the sheer motive of, encouraging more and more people to come forward and donate towards serving individuals and families who are at risk of hunger amidst Covid-19.
Amongst the others, we have Ritesh Deshmukh and Ananya Birla who will also be playing the brainy game of chess with the Grandmaster, to raise funds for the noble cause.
The chess enthusiast, Aamir Khan has taken on Vishwanathan Anand in a match earlier. The grandmaster seemed to have liked Aamir Khan and his “perfectionist attitude” so much, that he wants Aamir to play him in his biopic.
As for Sajid Nadiawala, this is his nth philanthropic activity to help those in need. Earlier, he was the driving force behind a vaccination drive to speed up the vaccination process of over 500 employees of his organization.