Sport24.az
The Women's Chess World Cup will open in Batumi today. Sport24.az reports that 107 participants will compete for victory in the competition, which will be held according to the Olympic system.
4 of our chess players will compete in the World Cup.
According to 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 Kazakhstani Elnaz Kaliakhmet, 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.
