FIDE and the Organising Committee of the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan are pleased to announce that each Federation may send one (1) Head of Delegation to accompany the Open and Women Teams. The accommodation on full board basis will be covered by the Organisers for the duration of the Olympiad.

There are two clear positions. The Head of Delegation will be responsible for co-ordinating the activities of their teams. The Delegates are the officials who will represent the Federation and can vote on behalf of the Federation in the Congress.

For clarity’s sake, the Organisers are covering the costs of accommodation for one Delegate, one Head of Delegation and two teams comprised of five players plus one captain each.

Apart for the Players and the Captains, the Organisers have also kindly accepted the request of FIDE to subsidise the travel expenses only of the Delegates. The Organisers are finalizing the travel subsidies for Federations and immediately FIDE receives the final decision, FIDE will inform all respective Federations.