India, Aug. 6 -- The start of the third edition of the Chennai Grand Masters chess tournament has been deferred by a day after a fire broke out late Tuesday night at the event's venue, the Hyatt Regency hotel in Chennai. All participating players are safe and were temporarily shifted to a nearby hotel.

The tournament, which was originally scheduled to begin on Wednesday, will now kick off on Thursday following fresh safety inspections at the hotel.

"Fire at Hotel Hyatt Regency last night, the venue of the Chennai GM. All the players are safe and shifted to another hotel nearby. Tournament postponed by a day," Indian Grandmaster and tournament director Srinath Narayanan posted on X.

Although players were later brought back to the hotel,...