The Prime Minister of China HE Li Qiang is visiting the 5-star hotel Rodos Palace these days, the venue of the upcoming WCF Rodos International Tournament in Greece. WCF organizers said, “We are always honored to co-operate with Rodos Palace, a hotel preferred by famous politicians, celebrities and businesses for many years now.”

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The tournament will be a 9-round Swiss, FIDE rated and open to all players with a FIDE ID number. The time limit for each player is 90 minutes for 40 moves + 15 minutes for the rest of the game + 30 seconds increment for every move played, starting from the 1st move.

Participants

The event is open to all women players representing national federations listed as ECU members, without rating or title limitations. The Championship will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30-second increment for each move starting from move one. The official hotel and the playing venue of the event is *****Rodos Palace Conference Hotel.

More ECU events: European Chess Club Cup 2024 / European Individual Chess Championship 2024 / European Corporate Chess Championship 2024 / European Senior Chess 2024

The 24th European Women’s Championship is a qualification event for the FIDE Women’s World Cup. According to the decision of the ECU at least 10 players will qualify*.
*Under the current FIDE Women’s World Cup regulations, FIDE is the only body responsible for rules
of FIDE Women’s World Cup the qualification spots.

The total prize fund of the Championship is 60.000 EUR, with 10.000 EUR reserved for the Winner of the event.

The deadline for registrations and bookings is 14 February 2025.

Contact information:
Mr. Giannis Kalesis,
Email: chess.at.events@gmail.com
Official Website: http://ewcc2025.com