Preparations for opening ceremony under way

Preparations for the opening ceremony of the 42 nd World Chess Olympiad are in full swing. The script of the event has now been approved and rehearsals of the ceremony have started.

With the support of “Amapola Exclusive Events”, the official partner of the Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee, preparations for the event have entered the final stage.

The press service of the Baku Chess Olympiad reports that the opening ceremony has been designed by Ukrainian script-writer Viktor Nikolayevich Knysh. 

Also involved in the preparations as part of the creative group are People’s Artist of Azerbaijan Tarana Muradova and the director of RAST Production and merited artist of Azerbaijan, Rashad Hashimov.

The opening ceremony of the 42 nd World Chess Olympiad will be held at the National Gymnastic Arena on 1 September. The event will start at 19:00.