Get Ready for Exciting Chess - Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Chess from May 30
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Hi everyone,
A month ago the phrase 'exciting chess' would not have meant much. However, right now it seems to be that elusive drop of water in a desert. Like European Women's Chess Champion Valentina Gunina said lately, "It's much more exciting to watch women's chess!" here is the update on the Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2012.
The championsip will be held from 30th May to 6th June at the Sheraton Hotel, Batumi, Georgia. The event is organized and conducted by the ACP and the Georgian Chess Federation and approved by FIDE.
Format
Rapid Swiss, 11 rounds
Blitz Swiss, 15 rounds
Time control
Rapid 25 min + 10 seconds
Blitz 4 min + 2 seconds
FIDE Rules for Rapid Chess and FIDE Rules for blitz are applied.
Zero tolerance rule will not be applied. The game is lost by the player who arrives at the chessboard after her flag has fallen.
Right of participation
Every female player with the Elo of 2500+ in one of the official FIDE rating lists as well as all former World Champions and Olympic Champions have the personal right to participate in the Championship.
Besides, every national federation can nominate one player for participation in the Championship. In addition, up to five more players can be nominated from the same federation, provided they have Elo of 2300+ in one of the official FIDE rating lists in 2012.
Georgian Chess Federation will get three additional wild cards as a host of the event.
Schedule
30 May – Arrival, Opening Ceremony, Technical meeting.
31 May – Rapid (rounds 1-3) 15:00, 17:00, 19:00
1 June – Rapid (rounds 4-6) 15:00, 17:00, 19:00
2 June – Rapid (rounds 7-9) 15:00, 17:00, 19:00
3 June – Rapid (rounds 10-11) 15:00, 17:00
4 June – Blitz (rounds 1-8) 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, etc…
5 June – Blitz (rounds 9-15), 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, etc… Closing Ceremony
6 June – Departure
Prizes
The total prize fund of the two events of 100.000 (one hundred thousand) USD is distributed as follows:
Rapid:1st place 12000 USD
2nd place 9000 USD
3rd place 7000 USD
4th place 6000 USD
5th place 5000 USD
6th place 4000 USD
7th – 8th place 3000 USD each
9th – 10th place 2000 USD each
11th – 12th place 1500 USD each
13th – 15th place 1000 USD each
Blitz:1st place 10000 USD
2nd place 7000 USD
3rd place 5000 USD
4th place 4000 USD
5th place 3000 USD
6th place 2000 USD
7th – 10th place 1500 USD each
11th – 13th place 1000 USD each
Hi everyone,
A month ago the phrase 'exciting chess' would not have meant much. However, right now it seems to be that elusive drop of water in a desert. Like European Women's Chess Champion Valentina Gunina said lately, "It's much more exciting to watch women's chess!" here is the update on the Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2012.
The championsip will be held from 30th May to 6th June at the Sheraton Hotel, Batumi, Georgia. The event is organized and conducted by the ACP and the Georgian Chess Federation and approved by FIDE.
Format
Rapid Swiss, 11 rounds
Blitz Swiss, 15 rounds
Time control
Rapid 25 min + 10 seconds
Blitz 4 min + 2 seconds
FIDE Rules for Rapid Chess and FIDE Rules for blitz are applied.
Zero tolerance rule will not be applied. The game is lost by the player who arrives at the chessboard after her flag has fallen.
Right of participation
Every female player with the Elo of 2500+ in one of the official FIDE rating lists as well as all former World Champions and Olympic Champions have the personal right to participate in the Championship.
Besides, every national federation can nominate one player for participation in the Championship. In addition, up to five more players can be nominated from the same federation, provided they have Elo of 2300+ in one of the official FIDE rating lists in 2012.
Georgian Chess Federation will get three additional wild cards as a host of the event.
Schedule
30 May – Arrival, Opening Ceremony, Technical meeting.
31 May – Rapid (rounds 1-3) 15:00, 17:00, 19:00
1 June – Rapid (rounds 4-6) 15:00, 17:00, 19:00
2 June – Rapid (rounds 7-9) 15:00, 17:00, 19:00
3 June – Rapid (rounds 10-11) 15:00, 17:00
4 June – Blitz (rounds 1-8) 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, etc…
5 June – Blitz (rounds 9-15), 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, etc… Closing Ceremony
6 June – Departure
Prizes
The total prize fund of the two events of 100.000 (one hundred thousand) USD is distributed as follows:
Rapid:1st place 12000 USD
2nd place 9000 USD
3rd place 7000 USD
4th place 6000 USD
5th place 5000 USD
6th place 4000 USD
7th – 8th place 3000 USD each
9th – 10th place 2000 USD each
11th – 12th place 1500 USD each
13th – 15th place 1000 USD each
Blitz:1st place 10000 USD
2nd place 7000 USD
3rd place 5000 USD
4th place 4000 USD
5th place 3000 USD
6th place 2000 USD
7th – 10th place 1500 USD each
11th – 13th place 1000 USD each
14th – 15th place 500 USD each
In case of a tie, all prizes will be split equally, except for the first prize. In case of a tie for the first place, the tie-break will be played among the two players with the highest Median Buchholz.
The winners of the Championships will be declared Women’s World Rapid Champion-2012 and Women’s World Blitz Champion-2012 respectively.
Keep track of the event right here on Chess Blog and at the official website: www.e2e4.ge
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
In case of a tie, all prizes will be split equally, except for the first prize. In case of a tie for the first place, the tie-break will be played among the two players with the highest Median Buchholz.
The winners of the Championships will be declared Women’s World Rapid Champion-2012 and Women’s World Blitz Champion-2012 respectively.
Keep track of the event right here on Chess Blog and at the official website: www.e2e4.ge
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
posted by Chess Blog Admin @ 12:08 PM
2 Comments:
At May 27, 2012 at 11:12 AM ,
alexis cochran, nz said...
surely women's chess is more exciting all the best chess queen
At May 29, 2012 at 12:05 PM ,
saira fernandes, madrid said...
thank goodness women's chess!!!
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