The press conference and opening ceremony of the 2015 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship were held tonight in Gazprom Galaktika and Grand Hotel Polyana.
Sixty-four chess players from 28 countries are taking part in the knockout contest which lasts until 7 April. The first game of the first round is starting on Tuesday 15:00 local time.
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Photos by Goran Urosevic
Early morning in Krasnaya Polyana
Grand Hotel Polyana – fresh air, peace and quiet
The river is flowing next to the hotel and playing venue
The garden set in front of the hotel
Grand Hotel Polyana
Huge board near the Gazprom Galaktika entrance
The playing hall is ready
FIDE Press Officer Anastasya Karlovich testing the pieces
Robot Kuka
The Chess Museum exhibition is being set
The Chess Museum
Press conference: Karlovich, Koneru, Ilyumzhinov, Filatov, Kosteniuk
Screens showing the games to visitors of Galaktika
The live commentary section
Night over Krasnaya Polyana
