Photo: Batumi Olympiad © Alina L'Ami

At the beginning of the year, FIDE offered training support to Federations in FIDE development categories 4 and 5, which are planning to participate in the coming Moscow Olympiad. 

30 Federations have responded to this call and will receive free training from FIDE licensed trainers. Fifteen of these federations are from Africa, six from Asia, six from the Americas, and three from Europe. This program will be for both open and women teams, and all trainers with a FIDE license (FIDE Instructor, FIDE Trainer and FIDE Senior Trainer) will be invited to offer their services. The successful applicants will be selected by the 30 Federations on a first-come, first-serve basis on 28 March 2022. The online training will begin the following week.