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The Women's Chess World Cup will open today in Batumi.
Idman.biz reports that 107 participants will compete for victory in the tournament, which will be held with a "loser leaves" system.
4 Azerbaijani chess players will also participate in the World Cup.
According to the results of the draw, in the 1st stage, Govhar Beydullayeva will face Iranian representative Anahita Zahedifar, Ulviyya Fataliyeva will face Jiling Zhang from Australia, Khanim Balajayeva will face Kazakh Elnaz Kaliahmet, and Gulnar Mammadova will face Chinese Yunshan Li.
The first games will take place tomorrow.
The total prize fund of the World Cup is 691,250 US dollars, of which 50,000 dollars will go to the winner. There will also be a fight for three tickets to the Candidates Tournament.
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