YEREVAN, JUNE 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Chess-players' women personal championship of Europe will take place in Kishinev on June 10-25. It is envisaged that 170 representatives from about 30 countries will participate in the 6th championship of the old continent. Chess-players from Armenia will also participate in the competitions: they are Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian, grand masters; Siranush Andreasian, Lilit Galoyan, international masters. The European championship is also of an electoral character: besides a winner, those 17 chess-players, who will get a right to participate in the world regular championship, will also be decided. Danielian and Mkrtchian, two most powerfull chess-players of Armenia already have such a right. The European championship to be held in the capital of Moldova is attractive with the fixed prizes as well. The general prize fund is 44 thousand US dollars, prizes are envisaged for the participants who will win first 25 places, and Europe's champion will get 7 thousand dollars. The struggle of the championship to be held in Kishinev will go on with Swiss contest rules, in 12 rounds. In a case of dividing the prize-winning places, additional mini-contests will be set with shortened regulations.

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