FIDE officials meet in Baku
The director of the Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee, Mahir Mammedov, has met with the FIDE officials visiting the Azerbaijani capital.
The meeting of the working group held at Crystal Hall was attended by FIDE Vice President Israel Gelfer and FIDE presidential aide Berik Balgabayev.
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.
The 42nd World Chess Olympiad due to be held in Baku is scheduled for September 1-14.
The first such event to be held in Azerbaijan, the Olympiad will be conducted at Crystal Hall. A FIDE Congress will also be held in Baku during the Olympiad.
The chess tournament will host about 2,000 chess masters almost from 180 countries. The number of guests is expected to reach up to 3,000.
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