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In order to get an accreditation to the Women’s World Championship 2018 in Khanty-Mansiysk you need to fill the following form and send it to the official press team of the event:

The location of the press center and accreditation center will be announced later.

The deadline for sending accreditation requests is October 29.

For any further information, please contact the press service of the competition.

Press service contact:
Chief of Media Anna Volkova (English, Russian)
Tel.: +73467361234
Mobile phone:+79527154686
E-mail: media@ugramegasport.ru

Ten russian chess players will take part in the upcoming Women’s World Championship 2018 in. The knockout system tournament will be held from November’1 till November’25 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

The host country will be represented by Anastasia Bodnaruk, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Alisa Galliamova, Kateryna Lagno, Marina Nechaeva, Natalija Pogonina, Alina Kashlinskaya, Valentina Gunina, Alexandra Kosteniuk and a player from Ugra Olga Girya. 64 chess players are going to participate in the tournament. 62 of them are already confirmed. Two more players are the candidates from FIDE and will be announced later.

There are 28 countries in the list: China, Russia, Ukraine, India, Kazakhstan, Spain, Bulgaria, Armenia, Germany, Turkey, Poland, Israel, Great Britain, Hungary, Peru, Cuba, USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Iran, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Australia, Egypt, Algeria, South Africa.

The opening ceremony will be held on November’02. Games of the first round will start on November’03. The tournament will take place in Ugra Chess Academy. Closing ceremony of the World Championship is planned on November’23. Then the name of the next Queen of Chess will be announced.

QUALIFIERS for the WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2018

a) From average Rating List 2/2017 to 1/2018
01. Ju Wenjun (CHN) 2580.75
02. Gunina Valentina (RUS) 2507.25
03. Lei Tingjie (CHN) 2507.16
04. Zhao Xue (CHN) 2490.25
05. Girya Olga (RUS) 2485.08

b) From World Women’s Championship 2016
6. Tan Zhongyi (CHN)
7. Muzychuk Anna (UKR)
8. Harika Dronavalli (IND)
9. Kosteniuk Alexandra (RUS)

c) World Girl Junior Champions 2016-2017:
10. Saduakassova Dinara (KAZ) World Junior G20 Champion 2016
11. Abdumalik Zhansaya (KAZ) World Junior G20 Champion 2017

d) 28 players from European Women Championships 2016 & 2017
12. Ushenina Anna (UKR) 2016
13. Vega Gutierrez Sabrina (ESP) 2016
14. Stefanova Antoaneta (BUL) 2016
15. Mkrtchian Lilit (ARM) 2016
16. Paehtz Elisabeth (GER) 2016
17. Atalik Ekaterina (TUR) 2016
18. Bodnaruk Anastasia (RUS) 2016
19. Zawadzka Jolanta (POL) 2016
20. Javakhishvili Lela (GEO) 2016
21. Matnadze Ana (ESP) 2016
22. Shvayger Yuliya (ISR) 2016
23. Goryachkina Aleksandra (RUS) 2016
24. Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan (SCO) 2016
25. Khukhashvili Sopiko (GEO) 2016
26. Dzagnidze Nana (GEO) 2017
27. Galliamova Alisa (RUS) 2017
28. Lagno Kateryna (RUS) 2017
29. Muzychuk Mariya (UKR) 2017
30. Socko Monika (POL) 2017
31. Danielian Elina (ARM) 2017
32. Nechaeva Marina (RUS) 2017
33. Khotenashvili Bela (GEO) 2017
34. Zhukova Natalia (UKR) 2017
35. Pogonina Natalija (RUS) 2017
36. Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN) 2017
37. Gara Anita (HUN) 2017
38. Gaponenko Inna (UKR) 2017
39. Kashlinskaya Alina (RUS) 2017

e) 8 players from Americas
40. Cori T., Deysi (PER) (Continental 2016)
41. Miranda Llanes, Yerisbel (CUB) (Continental 2017)
42. Aliaga Fernandez, Ingrid Y (PER) (Continental 2017)
43. Foisor Sabina-Francesca (USA) (Zone 2.1)
44. Krush Irina (USA) (Zone 2.1)
45. Ouellet, Maili-Jade (CAN) (Zone 2.2)
46. Vazquez Maccarini, Danitza (PUR) (Zone 2.3)
47. Lujan, Carolina (ARG) (Zone 2.5)

f) 12 players from Asia/Oceania
48. Kuilkarni Bhakthid (IND) (Continental 2016)
49. Nakhbayeva Guliskhan (KAZ) (Continental 2017)
50. Alinasab Mobina (IRI) (Zone 3.1)
51. Hamid Rani (BAN) (Zone 3.2)
52. Vo Thi Kim Phung (VIE) (Zone 3.3)
53. Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim (UZB) (Zone 3.4)
54. Zhai Mo (CHN) (Zone 3.5)
55. Ni Shiqun (CHN) (Zone 3.5)
56. Zhu Jineer (CHN) (Zone 3.5)
57. Sun Fanghui (CHN) (Zone 3.5)
58. Hardegen Kathryn (AUS) (Zone 3.6)
59. Padmini Rout (IND) (Zone 3.7)

g) 3 players from Africa
60. Wafa Shahenda (EGY) (Continental 2017)
61. Toubal Hayat (ALG) (Continental 2017)
62. February Jesse Nikki (RSA) (Continental 2017)

h) 2 nominees by FIDE
63. Humpy Koneru (IND)
64. Nino Batsiashvili (GEO)

TOTAL: 64 players

Today, on June 21 the Ugra Chess Federation and the FIDE Chess School of Belarus have signed an agreement on cooperation.

The document mentions the main directions of cooperation of these two chess organizations, their intentions to conduct joint tournaments as well as recommendations on exchanging methods of teaching chess and hosting international tournaments.

The President of the Ugra Chess Federation Vasily Filipenko has noted the importance of such international cooperation: “Our mission is the same. Popularization of chess in regions and countries cannot exist without partnership between chess federations and schools. The subject of this agreement is rather wide, it covers a lot of different activities and spheres”.

The Director of the FIDE Chess School of Belarus, the head of the Belarus Chess Federation Anastasia Sorokina has expressed her hopes for a long cooperation with Ugra: “This region is a center of chess events, in 2020 Khanty-Mansiysk will host the Chess Olympiad so, of course, we are very happy to have such partners. We are looking forward to sharing our experience. I am sure our cooperation will be fruitful”.

The agreement was signed during Round 5 of the World Team Championships held in the capital of Ugra on June 16-27.

A joint committee dedicated to hosting international sport competitions in Russia was held in Moscow under the guidance of the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Arkady Dvorkovich. The governor of Ugra Natalia Komarova was also taking part in the meeting.

One of the main resolutions of the committee was approving the applications of the region to host four major chess tournaments. They are – Men and Women World Team Chess Championships 2017, Women World Championships 2018, World Cup 2019 and the Chess Olympiad 2020.

Of course, Ugra has deserved its right to hold such events. It has already hosted many chess tournaments with the strongest world grandmasters. In 2010 the Chess Olympiad took place in Khanty-Mansiysk. Later on the President of FIDE Ilyumzhinov called this Olympiad the best in the history. More than 2000 players from 150 countries participated in it. Specially for them a new hotel – “Olympiyskaya” – was built in Khanty-Mansiysk.

– Ugra is a region with strong chess traditions, so we are not standing aside of the main tournaments in this sport, – said Natalia Komarova during the meeting. – After the Olympiad our region has hosted World Cup 2011, Candidates Tournament 2014, FIDE Grand Prix and Would Junior U20 Championships 2015. This year we will have World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships and FIDE Women’s Grand Prix.

According to the head of the region, the return of the Chess Olympiad to Russia in 2020 – is an important and big event. So the preparations for it should start well in advance. The convenient infrastructure of Khanty-Mansiysk such as an airport located close to the city, specialized halls for hosting chess events and having press-conferences, rooms for arbiters will help to host the Olympiad successfully.

Besides, Natalia Komarova has told about the youth chess tournament that was recently held during the VIII International IT-Forum with participation of BRICS and the SCO. Its participants were competing online, being located in different countries of the world.
– This experience will be used during the Chess Olympiad 2020, – added the governor, – So there’s a chance that it will become not only the best in the world but also the most smart in the history. Khanty-Mansiysk region is ready to host the major chess tournaments. And we are sure that they will be held in accordance with the highest world standards.