Dear participants of the Olympiad! For your comfort, the Organizers have modified the visa procedure for the Olympiad. You are requested to fill an additional Form with supplementary information. You can do it either directly in the registration system...
Olympic Gold Medalist Farid Mansurov is Celeb Ambassador of Baku Chess Olympiad
Farid Mansurov becomes celebrity ambassador of World Chess Olympiad Baku, July 9, AZERTAC Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, gold medalist of the Summer Olympic Games 2004 in Greece Farid Mansurov has become the celebrity ambassador of the Baku Chess Olympiad. Executive...
Baku Olympiad: Announcement for the Match Arbiters
LIST OF MATCH ARBITERS NOMINATED FOR THE BAKU OLYMPIAD (pdf) Dear Colleagues, By this letter we would like to inform you about the conditions you will find in 42nd World Chess Olympiad that will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan,...
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Baku, Azerbaijan
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 3 to 9 September 2016, during the 42nd World Chess Olympiad, in Baku, Azerbaijan, by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, in cooperation with the Azerbaijan Chess Federation and under the...
Baku set for a spectacular Chess Olympiad
Azerbaijan ready for Baku Chess Olympiad 2016 4 JULY 2016, 17:18 (GMT+04:00) By Laman Ismayilova The Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee held a meeting on preparation for the upcoming World Chess Olympiad on September 1-14. Mahir Mammadov, the director...
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Baku, Azerbaijan
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 3 to 9 September 2016, during the 42nd World Chess Olympiad, in Baku, Azerbaijan, by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, in cooperation with the Azerbaijan Chess Federation and under the...
Cuban Olympiad Team Announced
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 29 The same members of the men’s team two years ago and some changes in the women’s squad will mark Cuban presentation at the World Chess Olympiad in Baku. It will take place between next September 1st and...
Announcement – 2016 Baku Olympiad Registration
Announcement – 2016 Baku Olympiad registration To All Chess Federations! We remind Federations that are yet to do so, that deadline of registration for the Olympiad is 30 June. FIDE Secretariat
Baku Olympiad: Accommodation Information
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Team USA at Baku Chess Olympiad
Team USA in Baku for 2016 Chess Olympiad Fabiano Caruana (started career at Polgar Chess Center) Hikaru Nakamura Wesley So (former SPICE student) Ray Robson (current SPICE student) Sam Shankland Women’s Team Irina Krush Anna Zatonskih Katerina Nemcova (current...