Iran Press/Iran news: The round of 16 of the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix's third leg was played on Wednesday.
Favorites Harika Dronavalli, Hou Yifan, Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, Humpy Koneru, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Kateryna Lagno, Anna Ushenina, and Ju Wenjun all made it to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals of this Grand Prix start on Thursday, July 9 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific / 14:30 Central Europe.
The format of the matches is a 30-minute segment of 5+1 games, a 30-minute segment of 3+1 games followed by a 10-minute segment of 1+1 games.
Each Grand Prix leg is a 16-player knockout and lasts five days, including one rest day after the semifinals. The dates of the remaining two legs are July 8-12 and 15-19. Each of the Grand Prix legs has a total prize fund of $10,300 with $3,000 going to the winner.
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