The Women’s Speed Chess Championship is kicking off in May, beginning with a qualifier which will be taking place May 8 at 10 a.m. PDT with the winner earning the right to face top seed GM Kateryna Lagno in the first round of the championship on May 22. Each match of the 2019 Women’s Speed Chess Championship including this qualifier will be hosted by commentators IM Anna Rudolf and IM Sopiko Guramishvili and will be broadcast live only on www.Chess.com/TV and www.Twitch.tv/Chess.
The Women’s Speed Chess Championship Qualifier is a first-of-its-kind event open to all titled women who will play a 10-round Swiss qualifier with the winner walking away with $750 and a spot in the Women’s Speed Chess Championship main bracket which will begin play on May 22. The runner-up will take home $250 for their efforts.