European Women's Rapid Chess Championship - Rounds 1 to 5

The European Women’s Rapid Chess Championship 2024 will be played on 11-12 January in the same venue, with the participation of 148 players. The event will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with the time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment. The prize fund of the Rapid championship is 31.300 EUR.
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI, 2491) defends the title in the Rapid Championship too, and headlines the field as the best-rated player. Among the top-seeded players are also GM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER, 2407), IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE, 2393), GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL, 2385), GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2361), IM Ekaterina Atalik (TUR, 2355), and GM Pia Cramling (SWE, 2354).
A complete starting list of players can be found here :
chess-results....
Detailed informations:
www.europeches...
Commentaries : GM Alojzije Jankovic | IM Almira Skripchenko | GM Amir Bagheri
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