 South Africa proposed Sun City as candidate city to host the Chess World Cup and Cape Town for the Chess Olympiad, while Georgia proposed Tbilisi to host the Chess World Cup and Batumi for the Chess Olympiad.Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov expressed support for the South African bid during his FIDE presidential campaign.The final decision was made at the 85th FIDE Congress in August 2014 in Tromsø.