The final decision was made at the 83rd FIDE Congress in September 2012 in Istanbul . Out of the three bidding cities , the applications of Albena and Tallinn were not accepted as they both failed to make presentations before the voting . Thereafter , discussions started about Baku 's nomination and two concerns were raised . The first was the protest by the Armenian representatives against holding the Olympiad in Azerbaijan , who stated that the Armenian chess players would find it difficult to play in Baku , since the two nations were in armed conflict . The second concern was related to the difficulties that the participants may have in obtaining a visa to enter the country . In his speech during the congress , Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov said that Armenian sportsmen had already visited Azerbaijan and participated in competitions , where they were provided with security guarantees that had been met , and no incident was ever recorded . He also mentioned the victory of Russian Armenian boxer Misha Aloyan in the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships held in Baku as an example that Armenians can not only participate but also win . With regard to the visa issue , Rahimov mentioned the positive experience with the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 , where all participants received their visas on arrival at the airport without any problem . He also added that the Armenian sportsmen will also get visas easily . The next speaker was FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov , who suggested that the 42nd Chess Olympiad should take place in Baku and mentioned that there are four years for the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict to be resolved before the event
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
42nd Chess Olympiad