Women's World Chess Championship 2014: Fide Announces Bidding Procedure

12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Chess Daily News and Trivia (c) 2013

Hi everyone, 

Fide has announced the bidding procedure for the Women's World Chess Championship to be held in 2014. The chess championship would be on the knock-out tournament format. 

1. FIDE is opening a bidding procedure for the FIDE World Women’s Championship (knock-out system, 64 players) to be held in October-November 2014.

2. Each bid shall contain the following particulars as minimum: a) Acceptance of dates range for the event between 10 October and 30 November 2014. 
b) Proposed venue of the event.
c) Proposed prize fund for the players (minimum 450,000 USD &; should be offered net of any applicable local taxes).
d) The contribution to FIDE (net of any applicable local taxes and not less than 20% of the prize money) as stipulated in chapter 3.9 as well as all the financial obligations stated in chapter 3.21 of the World Women’s Championship 2014 Regulations.
e) Commitment to cover all the other financial obligations to FIDE, in accordance with the Regulations of the World Women’s Championship 2014.
f) Commitment to cover all organizational costs, in accordance with the Regulations.

g) Category of official hotel (minimum 4-stars), and name if possible, with special room rates for visitors (including meals).
h) A statement that the applicant accepts the regulations of the event without any reservations.
i) An invitation for 2 (two) members of the FIDE Commission for World Chess Championships and Olympiads to inspect the proposed venue and examine the other conditions, with all travel/hotel expenses paid by the bidder.
j) The applicant's name, signatures and authentication.

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