ACP Board [Mon May 25th, 14:32]
To: FIDE President Ilyumzhinov K. N.
May 19th 2009
Dear Mr. President,
The Association of Chess Professionals expresses its deep concern on female tournaments’ calendar for the year 2009.
The new Grand Prix events series have been created this year, which is undoubtedly an excellent innovation in women chess.
However, the first stage of the Grand Prix (Turkey, 5-20.03) clashed with the individual European championship (Russia, 7-21.03). The second stage (China, 27.09-10.10) is scheduled for the same dates as the European Club Cup (Macedonia, 3-11.10).
Thus, professionals face a difficult choice now, as they cannot participate in both major events. The organizers cannot count on strongest players’ participation.
Since the calendar of female tournaments is not overloaded at the moment, and there are months free from female competitions, we kindly ask you to avoid a clash of major female competitions.
Best regards,
ACP Board
Contact person:
Elmira Mirzoeva
