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The 42nd Chess Olympiad (Azerbaijani: 42-ci Şahmat Olimpiadası; also known as the Baku Chess Olympiad), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open [note 1] and women's tournaments, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, was an international team chess event held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 1 to 14 September 2016. [1]
Levon Aronian missed the Olympiad as Armenia chose not to participate. Armenia's participation in a Chess Olympiad hosted in Azerbaijan was raised as a concern at the 83rd FIDE Congress in Istanbul in 2012 during discussions about Baku's nomination to host the Olympiad in 2016, with the Armenian representative protesting since Armenian chess players would find it quite difficult to play in Baku.
The open event at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), was held from 2–13 September 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan.It had to be contested by a record number of 180 teams representing 175 nations, however 10 of these did not arrive so the actual participation was 170 teams. [1]
The women's event at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), was held from 2–13 September 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan.It is contested by a record number of 142 teams representing 138 nations. [1]
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic , FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and 2021 , with a rapid time control that affected players' online ratings.
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She played for France in the Women's Chess Olympiad: In 2016, at reserve board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+6, =2, -2) and won an individual silver medal. [4] Navrotescu played for France in the European Women's Team Chess Championship: In 2019, at fourth board in the 22nd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+4 ...
Evandro Amorim Barbosa (born August 24, 1992) is a Brazilian chess player. [1] He became a FIDE Master in 2009 and International Master in 2011. [2] He obtained the Grandmaster (GM) title in 2016. [3] In 2016, he represented Brazil in 42nd Chess Olympiad held in Baku.