§ The 2022 event was originally planned to be held in Minsk, Belarus, but it was rescheduled to Moscow, which originally was host of the 2020 Olympiad, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIDE made a statement in February 2022 that the tournament will not take place in Russia and will be shifted to Chennai, India.
§ the 2022 event was originally planned to be held in minsk belarus but it was rescheduled to moscow which originally was host of the 2020 olympiad which was canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic however due to the russian invasion of ukraine fide made a statement in february 2022 that the tournament will not take place in russia and will be shifted to chennai india