Meeting with FIDE officials

The director of the Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee, Mahir Mammedov, has met with the FIDE officials visiting the Azerbaijani capital. The working group meeting held at Crystal Hall was attended by FIDE Vice President Israel Gelfer and FIDE presidential aide Berik Balgabayev.

According to the press service of the Baku Chess Olympiad, the meeting discussed the final stages of preparation for the prestigious event. The agenda included issues related to registration and accommodation of visitors, media matters and live online coverage of games during the Olympiad. The visitors were also informed about preparations for the 87th FIDE Congress to be held in Baku on the sidelines of the Olympiad. The delegation gave a good assessment to the work being done.