The venue of the Chess Olympiad was the Baku Crystal Hall . It was built in order to host the Eurovision Song Contest from 22 to 26 May 2012 . In late 2012 , Jennifer Lopez , Shakira and Rihanna also performed concerts there . In March 2014 , the final four tournament of the 2013 – 14 CEV Women 's Champions League took place in the hall . In June 2015 , it hosted the boxing , karate , taekwondo , fencing and volleyball events during the inaugural 2015 European Games
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
42nd Chess Olympiad