European Championship for Women starts in Antalya

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4/11/2019 – Today the first round of the European Women's Championship will be played in Antalya. In all 130 players are on the starting list but only the top 14 finishers will qualify for the World Cup. The top seeds are Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia, 2534) and Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, 2513). Live games kick off each day at 12 Noon UTC (14:00 CEST / 8 AM EDT) from April 11th to 22nd with a rest day on April 17th (and the last round four hours earlier). Commentary by GM Ioannis Papaioannou & IM Can Arduman Official site: eiwcc2019.tsf.org.tr

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A World Cup qualifier

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The Turkish Chess Federation is hosting this year's European Women's Championship in the seaside resort city of Antalya. The venue is the Aska Lara Resort, which also serves as the official tournament hotel.

The competition will take place from April 11^th to 22^nd over eleven rounds according to the Swiss system. The first round starts today at 3 PM local time in Antalya. Aside from the lone rest day on April 17^th, the last round on April 22^nd starts at 11:00 local time.

The prize fund comprises a total of EUR €60,000, with the top three players receiving 10,000, 8,000 and 6,000 euros respectively. But on top of that, the 14 best players qualify for the next World Cup, a world championship qualifying event.

130 players have registered for the tournament. The largest contingent is the Russian Chess Federation with 20 players, followed by the host nation, Turkey with 16 players and Azerbaijan with 10 players participating.

Antalya is an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast with a population of over a million

Starting rank (Top 25)

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg
1	GM	GORYACHKINA ALEKSANDRA	4147103	RUS	2534
2	GM	DZAGNIDZE NANA	13601903	GEO	2513
3	GM	KHOTENASHVILI BELA	13602640	GEO	2479
4	IM	KASHLINSKAYA ALINA	4198026	RUS	2477
5	GM	STEFANOVA ANTOANETA	2902257	ECX	2464
6	IM	CORNETTE DEIMANTE	12802859	LTU	2464
7	GM	SEBAG MARIE	617822	FRA	2461
8	WGM	GIRYA OLGA	4195752	RUS	2461
9	GM	CRAMLING PIA	1700030	SWE	2460
10	WIM	SHUVALOVA POLINA	24171760	RUS	2457
11	IM	PAEHTZ ELISABETH	4641833	GER	2456
12	IM	ATALIK EKATERINA	4130189	TUR	2455
13	WGM	POGONINA NATALIJA	4147855	RUS	2455
14	GM	BATSIASHVILI NINO	13602993	GEO	2453
15	GM	SOCKO MONIKA	1106619	POL	2447
16	IM	BULMAGA IRINA	13903063	ROU	2438
17	IM	MAMMADZADA GUNAY	13403729	AZE	2438
18	GM	HOANG THANH TRANG	12400149	HUN	2435
19	GM	USHENINA ANNA	14110911	UKR	2432
20	IM	TSOLAKIDOU STAVROULA	4264312	GRE	2429
21	IM	GAPONENKO INNA	14101181	UKR	2428
22	IM	BODNARUK ANASTASIA	4181751	RUS	2427
23	IM	HOUSKA JOVANKA	405094	ENG	2426
24	WGM	ZAWADZKA JOLANTA	1122320	POL	2418
25	FM	SALIMOVA NURGYUL	2915138	ECX	2415