Postage stamps dedicated to42nd World Chess Olympiad released
By Laman Ismayilova
Azermarka LLC of the Communication and High Technologies Ministry continues its tradition of releasing postage stamps dedicated to remarkable events.
The press service of the Baku Chess Olympiad reported that the newly-released series of Azermarka LLC postage stamps is dedicated to the 42nd World Chess Olympiad. The series includes five stamps.
The price of each stamp of the series is 0.5 AZN ($0.3)
The 42nd Chess Olympiad is scheduled to start on September 1 with a grand opening ceremony at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The chess competitions will start on September 2 with a record-breaking participation of 181 teams representing 176 countries in the Open section. A total of 142 women’s teams will also participate in the Olympiad. In total, there are 183 national federations plus three affiliated organizations participating both in the Olympiad and Congress.
The host country Azerbaijan will be represented by three teams in both sections.
In parallel, the 87th FIDE Congress will be held at the Fairmont Hotel, one of the Flame Towers, from September 5-13.
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