TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Opening ceremony:
August 28, 2008 in Zeleny Theatre
Days of the Championship:
August 29 and 30;
September 1,2,4,5,7,8,10,14,15,16,17
Closing ceremony:
September 18, 2008
The Championship will be held using the electronic clocks. There shall be five rounds of matches, with the winners progressing to the next round.
The 6th round (final round) shall be played to determine the women's world champion.
The time control shall be 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move one.
SCHEDULE
of the Women’s World Chess Championship 2008
in Nalchik
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Thursday |
28 |
August |
Opening Ceremony/Player's Meeting |
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Friday
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29
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August
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Round 1, game 1, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Saturday
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30
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August
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Round 1, game 2, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Sunday
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31
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August
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Tiebreaks
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Monday
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01
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September
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Round 2, game 1, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Tuesday
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02
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September
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Round 2, game 2, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Wednesday
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03
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September
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Tiebreaks
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Thursday
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04
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September
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Round 3, game 1, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Friday
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05
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September
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Round 3, game 2, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Saturday
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06
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September
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Tiebreaks
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Sunday
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07
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September
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Round 4, game 1, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Monday
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08
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September
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Round 4, game 2, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Tuesday
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09
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September
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Tiebreaks
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Wednesday
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10
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September
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Round 5, game 1, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Thursday
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11
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September
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Round 5, game 2, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Friday
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12
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September
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Tiebreaks
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Saturday
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13
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September
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Free Day
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Sunday
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14
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September
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Round 6, game 1, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Monday
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15
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September
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Round 6, game 2, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Tuesday
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16
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September
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Round 6, game 3, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Wednesday
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17
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September
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Round 6, game 4, 15.00 (GMT +3) |
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Thursday
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18
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September
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Tiebreaks/Closing Ceremony
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Closing Ceremony – 17.30-19.00
Games and tiebreaks begin at 15.00 (GMT +3)
APPEALS COMMITTEE:
Georgios Makropoulos - the Chairman of the Appeals Committee (Greece)
Boris Kutin - the member of the Appeals Committee (Montenegro)
Lakhdar Mazouz - the member of the Appeals Committee (Germany)
ARBITERS:
Zsuzsa Veroci - Chief Arbiter, Grandmaster (Hungary)
Mikko Markkula - Deputy Chief Arbiter (Finland)
Galina Strutinskaia - the Arbiter for Rounds 1-2, FIDE Arbiter (Russia)
Viacheslav Namruev - the Arbiter for Rounds 1-2, International Arbiter (Russia)
CONTACT TELEPHONES:
Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria on Physical Culture and Sport
Mr. Aslan Afaunov
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Administrator +7 (8662) 49-25-25, +7 (8662) 49-26-77
Organizing Committee +7 (8662) 49-25-88
Press Center +7 (8662) 49-26-54
Health center "Chaika"
Tel.: +7 (8662) 72-00-52
+7 (8662) 72-03-64
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Tel.: +7 (8662) 40-00-87
+7 (8662) 47-72-66
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