26 June 2020
Women's Speed Chess Championship: Valentina Gunina Beats Alexandra Kosteniuk in Semifinal
The Russian will play Anna Ushenina in the final.
Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
The first leg semifinal matches of the Grand Prix of the Women's Speed Chess Championship, organised by FIDE and Chess.com, are over.
The Russian Valentina Gunina beat her compatriot Alexandra Kosteniuk 9-3. Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) eliminated Vaishali Rameshbabu (India), having won the match 5.5-4.5.
The final match between Valentina Gunina and Alexandra Kosteniuk will be played on Sunday, June 28.
The Grand Prix consists of four legs with a total of 21 participants. Each of the 21 players participates in three of the four legs. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich selected Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) to be the Women's Speed Chess Championship wild card. She will take part in just one of the Grand Prix legs.
Each leg is a 16-player knockout and will last five days (including one rest day after the semi-finals). The dates are June 24-28, July 1-5, July 8-12, and July 15-19.
All matches in each Grand Prix leg are divided into three segments:
30-minute segment of matches with the time control 5 minutes + 1 second per move
30-minute segment of matches with the time control 3 minutes + 1 second per move
10-minute segment of matches with the time control 1 minute + 1 second per move.
In each leg, every player scores cumulative Grand Prix points according to her position in the final standings. The two players, who score the highest points in all three legs, qualify for the Super Final.
Information on Chess.com
Information of FIDE.com
