FIDE Women's Grand Prix to kick off in Jermuk June 24June 22, 2010 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From June 24 to July 5, Jermuk resort will be hosting FIDE Women's Grand Prix honoring the memory of Genrikh Kasparian. The tournament will bring together grandmasters Lilit Mkrtchyan, Elina Daniyelyan (Armenia), Hou Yifan (China), Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria), Pia Cramling (Sweden), Tatiana Kosintseva, Baira Kovanova (Russia), Maia Chiburdanidze, Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia), Xu Yuhua, Shen Yang (China) and Martha Fierro (Ecuador), armchess.am reported.
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