The FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) announced a new world class initiative to promote and further women’s chess.
It is co-sponsored by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, WOM, Webster University, and the Susan Polgar Foundation.
As part of this “Chess for Girls” project, there will be two events this summer. The first one will take place at Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland, June 22-29, followed by a second one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam July 1-8.
The schedule for the Geneva “Chess for Girls Europe” event will be:
June 22 Arrival Day
June 23 – 26 Training sessions
June 27-28 Rapid competition
June 28 Closing Ceremony 5pm
June 29 Departure
Housing (based on double occupancy with another participant) and meals will be complimentary for all invited participants at Webster University’s campus in Geneva. Meals will be provided starting with dinner on the 22nd and end with lunch on the 29th.
Parents (or other accompanying persons) may join (and share room with their daughters), but will have to pay for their own expenses. That cost will be: Sfr 120 (or about 100 EUR)/day including 3 meals a day, a total of about 700 EUR for the week.
Ten of the top young talents from around the world are invited for each of the two events. For the event in Geneva, only top girls from Europe will be invited, based on the April 2014 Top Girls’ rating list, with the restriction that only one player per federation is invited (other than the host federation).
Also a nominee from the host federations plus a “wild card” participant will be invited.
The idea is to raise the playing level of the elite young female talent. First, a four-day training session will take place with former World Champion Susan Polgar (and her team), followed by a 2-day round-robin competition in Rapid Chess G/15 10.
Prizes:
1st 2,000 EUR
2nd 1,250 EUR
3rd 750 EUR
4th 500 EUR
5th 400 EUR
6th 300 EUR
7th 250 EUR
200 EUR each for the remaining participants
The following players have confirmed:
Nastassia Ziaziulkina BLR 2407
Yuliya Shvayger ISR 2330
Veronica Foisor ROU 2274
Filiz Osmanodia GER 2269
Anna Styazhkina RUS 2220
Bianca Havanecz HUN 2195
Maria Gevorgyan ARM 2181
Camille De Seroux SWI 2118
The schedule for the “Chess for Girls Asia” event in Ho Chi Minh City:
July 1 Arrival Day
July 2-5 Training sessions
July 6-7 Rapid competition
July 7 Closing ceremony at 5pm
July 8 Departure
Housing (based on double occupancy with another participant) and meals will be complimentary for all invited participants in a four star hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Meals will be provided starting with dinner on July 1st and end with lunch on July 8th.
Parents (or other accompanying persons) may join, but will have to pay for their own expenses. That cost will be $100/day for the hotel + 3 meals, a total of $700 for the week.
Ten of the top young talents from around the world are invited for each of the two events. For the event in Ho Chi Minh City, only top girls from Asia will be invited, based on the April 2014 Top Girls’ rating list, with the restriction that only one player per federation is invited (other than the host federation).
Also a nominee from the host federations plus a “wild card” participant will be invited.
The idea is to raise the playing level of the elite young female talent. First, a four-day training session will take place with former World Champion Susan Polgar (and her team), followed by a 2-day round-robin competition in Rapid Chess G/15 10.
Prizes:
1st 2,000 EUR
2nd 1,250 EUR
3rd 750 EUR
4th 500 EUR
5th 400 EUR
6th 300 EUR
7th 250 EUR
200 EUR each for the remaining participants
The following players have confirmed:
Tingjie Lei CHN 2436
Zhansaya Abdumalik KAZ 2379
Rout Padmini IND 2354
Aulia Medina INA 2332
Thi Nguyen VIE 2312
Sarasaday Khademalsharieh IRI 2292
Enkhtuul Altanulzii MON 2260
Sarvinoz Kurbonboeva UZB 2195
The rest of the field will be finalized shortly.
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