India will be hosting prestigious chess tournament FIDE Women's Grand Prix early next year, a top official of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) said on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Another Asian level chess tournament will also be held in India next year, AICF President, Dr Sanjay Kapoor told IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We are going to organise the FIDE Women Grand Prix in March 2023 and an Asian calendar event later in 2023," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The event is expected to be held in Delhi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This will be the second major international event being held in India after the Chess Olympiad that was held in Chennai this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The FIDE Women's Grand Prix Tournament consist of four tournaments spread of two years 2022-23.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Women's Grand Prix Series 2022-23 will feature a total of 16 players, and each one of them will participate in three out of four tournaments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Each Women's Grand Prix tournament is played with twelve players in a round robin format.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The total prize fund for each one of the four events is Rs 80,000, with another Rs 80,000 being distributed among the top 8 finishers in the overall standings for the Grand Prix series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The two players who score more cumulative points in the WGP series qualify for the FIDE Women Candidates Tournament 2023-24.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The total prize fund for each one of the four events is Rs 80,000, with another Rs 80,000 being distributed among the top 8 finishers in the overall standings for the Grand Prix series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n