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The tournament runs from the 11th to the 22nd of September, with the rest day scheduled after round six, on the 17th. The prize fund amounts to EUR 80,000, with EUR 15,000 reserved for the winner.
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by Andre Schulz
One of the first measures taken by Arkady Dvorkovich when he was named President of FIDE was to reorganize the Women's World Championship cycle, leaving behind the yearly circuits with alternating formats and returning to a match-only format. Much like the open cycle, the challenger for the crown will be decided on a candidates tournament. The first of such events was won by Aleksandra Goryachkina, who will later face current world champion Ju Wenjun.
While the participants of this year's Candidates Tournament were chosen by virtue of reaching the semi-finals of the last championship or by rating, the next eight-player qualifier to the World Championship match will include qualified players from the Women's World Cup and the Women's Grand Prix — a process similar to the one used in the open cycle.
The first of four Grand Prix events is being played at the Skolkovo business area, located in the Mozhayzky District, a science and technology hub in Moscow. Twelve of the sixteen participants of the GP are in the Russian capital. Both world champion Ju Wenjun and challenger to the crown Aleksandra Goryachkina are playing — incidentally, they are also the top two seeds.
Elisabeth Paehtz and Antoaneta Stefanova during the opening ceremony | Photo: Official site
Jan Dunning, President and CEO of Magnit, one of the main sponsors of the event, RCF President Andrey Filatov, and FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich gave speeches at the opening ceremony. Dunning declared: "Planning, decision-making, and strategy. Chess looks a lot like business to me".
The next three events of the GP will take place in Monaco, Lausanne and Sardinia. Each player will compete in three out of four tournaments.
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