WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2008
The FIDE Presidential Board has approved the list of qualifiers and the schedule of the World Women’s Championship 2008, to be held in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian Federation), from 28 August to 18 September with a prize fund of 450,000 USD.All qualifiers are requested to download, sign and send their Undertaking to the FIDE Secretariat in Athens, via fax: (+30) 2109212859 or email by the deadline of 17 June 2008.
Please download the List of players to the World Women’s Championship 2008.
Please download the Player’s Undertaking (for participants).
View the complete regulations of the World Women’s Championship.
View map and photos of Nalchik (situated 1,431 km south of Moscow).
Please view the information on the Hotel.
Please view the timetable of airplanes and trains to Nalchik.
All payments must be made in local currency (foreign exchange is available in banks near the hotel). Credit cards are NOT accepted. Currency exchange rates as of 6/6/2008: 1 EUR = 36.61 RUB and 1 USD = 23.75 RUB.
The contact person in respect of the room reservation and accommodation of participants of the Women’s World Chess Championship – Ms Amina Lyueva.
Contact tel. number of Intour-Hotel “Sindica”: +7 8662 492677,
Fax:+7 8662 720045,
Mobile: +7 960 429 54 15
The web-site of the hotel: http://www.kbinturist.ru/
Email: sindica@list.ru
More info can be found here.
Who will play?
Thats what the “list of participants” is for.
Finnally! Although there is still no announcement on the FIDE site. Looks like Alexandra Kosteniuk is returning to the chess scene after her baby break.
YAWN.
not good enough to play for a title.