FIDE Vice President Georgios Makropoulos stated in a recently published interview at the chess news website Chessdom that there is going to be a grand prix also for women. Among the other plans about the Grand Prix and the hot items in the international chess agenda Makropoulos also revealed that FIDE was going to have one stage of the Grand Prix series in Istanbul for sure. "Several days ago I visited Istanbul and Ankara together with Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici, President of the Turkish Chess Federation, and we had several meetings with important sponsors. Grand Prix is guaranteed next March in Istanbul. The Atatürk chess tournament, that took place this spring, will grow into GP event in 2009. " told Makropoulos about FIDE and TCF's plans for including Atatürk Women Masters in Women Grand Prix.
Güncel Haberler (İngilizce)
Makropoulos Says Atatürk Women Masters Will be Part of the Women Grand Prix




