The second games of the first round were played in Tehran on February 12.
Sixth players, including Ju Wenjun (China), Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine), Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia), Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria), Nino Batsiashvili (Georgia) and Valentina Gunina (Russia)won their matches with a 2-0 score.
One of the most surprising results for those, who compare the ratings of opponents, happened in the Dronavalli-Shamima match. Harika, whose rating is more than 400 points higher than her opponents’, didn’t manage to outplay Shamima and the fate of the match will be decided on tie-break.
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First round underway with some surprises ! |
These days all the chess family in all over the world are looking at Tehran to find out who will be the new woman champion of 2017!
Having worked 24-hour in three days to prepare the venue, the Women's World Chess Championships 2017 started on February 11th. Following FIDe CEO, Geoffrey Borg's request, all the players and other people in the venue honored Cristina-Adela Foisor's memory with a moment of silence.
The first move of the first table was then carried out symbolically by the CEO of Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran, Mr. Vahid Sadoughi on the top seed, GM Ju Wnejun's board. The FIDE President, Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, was present in the hall to open the championships 2017 officially.
The top seeds gradually overcame the tough opposition being shown on all boards but one can see from the above that the gap is not so wide and WGM Mona Khaled from Egypt was the first big surprise, upsetting number one Georgian player, GM Nana Dzagnidze, with black ! Overall fourteen draws reflected the nervousness of the first game as the regulations of the World Championship allow the competitiors to design their own match strategy and draws are allowed at any time in the game.
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The Women's World Chess Championships 2017 was inaugurated on February 10th at 18:00 in the Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran, simultaneous with The Revolution Day celebrated all over Iran. The hall was full of huge number of guests including players, officials, journalists, etc. Many Iranian and International political figures attended the opening ceremony, such as Mr. Igor Dodon, President of Moldova; Mr. Jagaria, Ambassador of Russia in Tehran; Dr. Masoud Soltanifar, Minister of Youth and Sport of I. R. Iran; Members of Islamic Council of I. R. Iran. The organizers were proud of hosting Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE President, too.
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Press conference devoted to the opening of the WWCC |
The press conference, devoted to the Women's World Chess Championship was held in Espinas Palace in Tehran on 9th of February. It was attended by the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE CEO Geoffrey Borg, President of the Iranian Chess Federation Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh and Iranian chess players - participants of the tournament. They spoke about the peculiarities of the upcoming championship and replied to the numerous questions of the journalists. Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh pointed out that all the games will have live video broadcasting and spectators will get a chance to see all their favourite players. The Match Arbiters will be assigned to each competing pair of chess players. It is expected that the President of Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani, the President of Moldova Igor Dodon and the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of Iran Masoud Soltanifar and other officials will attend the opening ceremony.
The press conference, devoted to the Women's World Chess Championship was held in Espinas Palace in Tehran on 9th of February. It was attended by the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE CEO Geoffrey Borg, President of the Iranian Chess Federation Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh and Iranian chess players - participants of the tournament. They spoke about the peculiarities of the upcoming championship and replied to the numerous questions of the journalists. Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh pointed out that all the games will have live video broadcasting and spectators will get a chance to see all their favourite players. The Match Arbiters will be assigned to each competing pair of chess players. It is expected that the President of Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani, the President of Moldova Igor Dodon and the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of Iran Masoud Soltanifar and other officials will attend the opening ceremony.
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FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2017 |
The FIDE Women's World Chess Championship will take place from February 10 – March 5 2017 in Tehran, Iran.
The knock-out tournament will have the participation of some of the world’s top players, including the former Women’s World Champions Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia), Anna Ushenina (Ukraine), Zhu Chen (Qatar) and Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria), the current Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Champion Anna Muzychuk, the winner of the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2015-2016 Ju Wenjun (China), the three-time Russian champion and two-time European Champion Valentina Gunina and other leading grandmasters.
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