CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE BAKU WORLD CUP 2015. THE PRESENTATION OF THE CHESS OLYMPIAD 2016
The next speaker, the FIDE President, Kirsan Ilumjinov, noted that Baku World Cup 2015 will stay in the history of chess: “Some people say that there are too many draws in chess. But this World Cup was not like this. The final match between Petr Svidler and Sergey Karjakin was historic. Maybe after 100 years we will not see anything like this. We saw a great performance and this final will definitely stay in history. I would like to thank the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, The Ministry of Youth and Sports, Baku Chess Olympiad and the World Cup Organizing Committee for such a high level of organization and accommodation provided.
The President of Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Elman Rustamov, said that the upcoming Chess Olympiad will be special as well. The ACF President provided some information regarding cooperation with FIDE.
The FIDE President presented a World Cup to Sergey Karjakin as well as a check for 96 thousand of US dollars. Petr Svidler, who took the second place, also got a cup as a present.
At the end of the event, the logo for the upcoming Chess Olympiad was presented. Mahir Mamedov, the director of the Baku Chess Olympiad and the World Cup Organizing Committee, said that around 175 countries and 2000 players will participate in the event. Overall, more than 3000 guests will come to Baku for the Chess Olympiad 2016. Mahir Mamedov expressed confidence in the successful organization of the Baku Chess Olympiad 2016 at the highest level.