Women’s World Championship Match kicks off in Shanghai
Women’s World Chess Championship Match in Shanghai kicked off with an opening ceremony and a press conference, attended by the current World Champion Champion Ju Wenjun (China) and the Challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia), as well as FIDE, Russian and Chinese Federations’ officials, the local and foreign press. The biggest prize fund—500,000 euros—in the history of women’s chess championships brings a […]