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...
87th FIDE Congress: Announcement about the Delegates
To All National Chess Federations Dear Mr. President, We are bringing to your attention the extracts from the Electoral Regulations: 5A(1): At the latest eight weeks before the opening session of the General Assembly (17 July 2016), the FIDE...
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,...
Mamedyarov, Radjabov talk about Baku Chess Olympiad
Official website: http://www.bakuchessolympiad.com The Azerbaijan men’s team preparing for the 42nd World Chess Olympiad has completed the first training session in Gabala. Members of the team have talked to the press service of the Baku Chess Olympiad. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov: “I...
Ivanchuk & Gelfand to miss Chess Olympiad
Ukraine will compete in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku without Vassily Ivanchuk, the long time national team leader. Ivanchuk debuted for the USSR in 1988 in Thessaloniki where he was the 2nd reserve. Already in 1990 in Novi...
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...
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
8 ACCOMMODATION IMFORMATION FOR CHESS TEAMS ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES