page_title: 42nd Chess Olympiad
section_title: Logo
hierarchical_section_title: 42nd Chess Olympiad / Marketing / Logo
caption_attribution_description: English: The 42th World Chess Olympiad. Baku 2016. N 1271 – 1275 - 50 qapik of each. There are pictured stylistic chessmen on a chessboard on stamps and the townscape of Baku from the seaside boulevard at a background. Also there are pictured the special logo and a talisman devoted to the Olympiad on the stamps. The stamps are devoted to the 42th World Chess Olympiad in Baku from September 1 to September 14, 2016.
context_page_description: The 42nd Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournaments, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 1 to 14 September 2016. It was the first time that the Chess Olympiad had been hosted in Azerbaijan, the birthplace of former world champion Garry Kasparov; however, Azerbaijan had previously hosted strong tournaments, including the annual Shamkir Chess super-tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov and the Chess World Cup 2015.
  The total number of participants was 1,587, with 894 in the Open and 693 in the Women's event. The number of registered teams was 180 from 175 countries in the Open section and 142 from 138 countries in the Women's section. Both sections set team participation records. Eritrea, Kosovo, and South Sudan competed in the tournament for the first time. The venue of the Chess Olympiad was the Baku Crystal Hall. The Chief Arbiter of the event was Azerbaijan's International Arbiter Faiq Hasanov.
context_section_description: The official logo for the 42nd Chess Olympiad was revealed during the closing ceremony of the Chess World Cup 2015 held in Baku on 5 October 2015. It depicts the Baku Crystal Hall has with its unusual architecture in the shape of the so-called "Baku Crystal", which is a crystal shining during the night.
caption: Stamps of Azerbaijan with motifs from the Olympiad
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