Foreigners will be able to obtain visas at Azerbaijani airports in connection with Chess Olympiad. In connection with the World Chess Olympiad to take place in Baku, foreign nationals and stateless persons will be able to obtain visas at...
Mahir Mammedov: “Baku Chess Olympiad to set new record for number of countries involved”
The Director of the Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee and Vice-President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Mahir Mammedov, has been interviewed by the tournament’s press-service. – With less than a month left for the start of the 42nd World...
Complete list of Open Olympiad Teams in Baku
Complete Open Teams http://www1.bakuchessolympiad.com/content/53 Afghanistan 1832 Albania 2395 Algeria 2307 Andorra 2274 Angola 2257 Argentina 2583 Aruba 1804 Australia 2505 Austria 2522 Azerbaijan 2705 Azerbaijan-2 2576 Azerbaijan-3 2350 Bahamas 1878 Bahrain 1924 Bangladesh 2456 Barbados 2208 Belarus 2602 Belgium 2411 Bermuda 1693 Bolivia 2248 Bosnia & Herzegovina 2523 Botswana 1989 Brazil 2554 British Virgin Isles 1592 Brunei 2033 Bulgaria 2572 Burundi 1762 Cameroon 1902 Canada 2560 Central African...
Complete list of Women’s Olympiad Teams in Baku
List of Women’s Olympiad Teams in Baku http://www1.bakuchessolympiad.com/content/54 Albania 1835 Algeria 1970 Angola 1657 Argentina 2245 Aruba 1686 Australia 2083 Austria 2180 Azerbaijan 2320 Azerbaijan-2 2248 Azerbaijan-3 2016 Bangladesh 2004 Barbados 1383 Belarus 2199 Belgium 1973 Bolivia 1989 Bosnia...
56 consecutive game scoring streak
My Records in 4 Chess Olympiad (1988-2004) 5 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze – 56 consecutive game scoring streak, all on board 1 (Olympiad Record) – Never lost a single game! In 2008, I had the honor to light...
Baku Chess Olympiad to break all time records
The Director of the Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee and Vice-President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Mahir Mammedov, has been interviewed by the tournament’s press-service. – With less than a month left for the start of the 42nd World...
Yannick Pelletier no longer on “Persona Non Grata” list
Azerbaijan removes name of Swiss chess player from “Persona Non Grata” list In his letter to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, he expressed respect for the laws, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan within internationally-recognized borders, noting that he was...
2016 Baku Olympiad – VISAS – URGENT
Dear participants, Urgently send to Baku at visas@bakuchess.com the following: – the color scan of your passport – an ID picture suitable for official documents (on a white background) – the filled table (sent to everybody and available in...
Caruana praises Azeri’s National Olympiad Team
Fabiano Caruana: ‘Azerbaijani national team has experienced players’ Wed 27 July 2016 11:01 GMT | 6:01 Local Time “Baku Chess Olympiad is one of the major contests of chess world.” Report informs that US chess team leader Fabiano Caruana...
Illustrious Chess Olympiad History
Chess Olympiad History http://www.bakuchessolympiad.com Hosting such an important chess event as a Chess Olympiad remains for any country as very special memories. While Baku is getting ready to write the next chapter of the history of Chess Olympiads, it’s...