The Match Hou Yifan vs Vassily Ivanchuk will be held in Shenzhen, China from April 5th till April 9th 2017
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We expect the 4-game friendly match between the first among women in chess and four-time Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan and the Rapid Chess World Champion Vassily Ivanchuk.
The prize for the winner is $18,000.
Rate of play:
90 minutes in 40 moves +
30 minutes all moves +
30 seconds for each move
starting from move 1
30 minutes all moves +
30 seconds for each move
starting from move 1
In case of a tie a play-off will be
held on April 9
Schedule : * UTC/GMT +8 hours
2017, April 5 14:30 - Game 1
2017, April 6 14:30 - Game 2
2017, April 7 14:30 - Game 3
2017, April 8 14:30 - Game 4
2017, April 9 14:30 - Playoff (if applicable)
Follow the championship live on ChessBomb
