Meeting with national teams

First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Chairman of the Baku Chess Olympiad Organizing Committee Yagub Eyyubov, Minister of Youth and Sport Azad Rahimov, President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation Elman Rustamov, and Director of the Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee and Vice President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation Mahir Mammedov have visited the Baku Crystal Hall, the venue of the World Chess Olympiad. After reviewing the arena, the officials said the venue was fully ready to host the 42nd Chess Olympiad.

Then a meeting was held with the Azerbaijan teams participating in the Baku Chess Olympiad.

Azerbaijan will be represented by three teams in the open and three teams in women’s sections.