Chess Olympiad: Azerbaijani teams’ round 2 rivals revealed

Calendar of the second round of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku has been announced.

According to a message from the press service of Baku Chess Olympiad, Azerbaijan’s main men’s team will compete with the Macedonian team, while the second and third teams will compete with Lithuanian and Belarusian teams, respectively.

Also, the following teams will compete in the second round:

Russia vs Turkmenistan

US vs Scotland

China vs Belgium

Ukraine vs Albania

Mexican squad is the rival of Azerbaijani women’s team in the second round.

This is while Azerbaijan’s second and third women’s teams will compete with Mongolian and Turkish teams, respectively.

Also, the following women’s teams will compete in the second round:

China vs Montenegro

Ukraine vs Moldavia

Russia vs Ecuador

Georgia vs Finland

India vs Brazil