The opening of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad will kick off in Baku on September 1 at 19:00 with a solemn ceremony. The event will take place at one of the beautiful sporting arenas in the country — National...
Botswana ready for Baku
Chess team ready for Olympiad Botswana men and women’s chess teams yesterday jetted off to Baku, Azerbaijan for the 42nd Chess Olympiad, which starts on Thursday and ends on September 14. ByCALISTUS KOLANTSHO Wed 31 Aug 2016, 15:10 pm...
Baku Chess Olympiad Photos
Photos from Baku Chess Olympiad: https://photos.google.com More will be added every day!
Official Baku Olympiad Schedule
View from Crystal Hall, Baku Olympiad Playing Venue Official website: http://www.bakuchessolympiad.com Photos: https://photos.google.com Schedule Date Time Olympiad Ceremonies Venue 1 september All day Arrival day 18:30 Opening Ceremony National Gymnastics Arena 20:30 Captains meeting National Gymnastics Arena 2 september 10:00 Arbiters meeting Crystal...
Big hope for Gold for Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan pins great hopes on its chess grandmasters By Amina Nazarli The Azerbaijani chess teams will show high scores at the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku. Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov made the remark on August 31 at...
Special Baku Chess Olympiad Stamp
Baku, August 31, AZERTAC “Azermarka” LLC of the Ministry of Communication and High Technologies continues its tradition of releasing postage stamps dedicated to remarkable events. The press service of the Baku Chess Olympiad reports that the newly-released series of...
5th seed Indian Women’s Team feeling confident in Baku
Indian women’s chess team confident of Olympiad medal Updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 16:38 [IST] Chennai, Aug 31: The fifth-seeded Indian women’s chess team, spearheaded by World No.5 Grandmaster (GM) Harika Dronavalli, is confident of putting up a good...
Welcome to 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku!
Welcome to Baku Chess Olympiad! I will be reporting LIVE from the Olympiad daily on https://www.twitter.com/SusanPolgar https://www.facebook.com/susanpolgarchess https://www.instagram.com/susanpolgarchess https://www.chessdailynews.com
Azerbaijani President welcomes Chess Olympiad participants
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter to participants of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad. “Dear participants of the Olympiad! I sincerely welcome you chess players who have come to Baku from all over the world. I wish...