THIS SUPERSTAR AND VISWANATHAN ANAND TO BATTLE IT OUT IN A GAME OF CHESS - CHECK DEETS!

"The moment you all have been waiting for! Superstar Aamir Khan, an ardent chess lover, will be playing an exhibition match against former world champion Vishy Anand! Please feel free to donate generously to make this event a success," read the post put up by Chess.com.

The moment you all have been waiting for!

Superstar Aamir Khan, an ardent chess lover, will be playing an exhibition match against former world champion Vishy Anand! (@vishy64theking)

Please feel free to donate generously to make this event a success. https://t.co/mgOmSwr54n pic.twitter.com/YFyK1oeka2

— Chess.com - India (@chesscom_in) June 7, 2021

Amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the event called 'Checkmate COVID' is being organised to help members of the chess community affected by COVID-19. Not just Aamir, but many other celebrities are also set to join the event which is scheduled to be held on June 13.

Aamir Khan is an ardent chess lover who has played with Vishy Anand in the past. Actor Hrithik Roshan too promoted the event and posted a video on social media where he spoke about the details of the event and urged people to donate.

Thank You @iHrithik ❤️🙌🏻

Feel free to donate here:https://t.co/mgOmSwr54n@vishy64theking @itherocky @Prachura1 pic.twitter.com/wicJ6swOLM

— Chess.com - India (@chesscom_in) June 8, 2021

On the workfront, Aamir Khan awaiting to the release of his upcoming movie 'Laal Singh Chaddha' which features  Kareena Kapoor Khan and Mona Singh in important roles.