World Chess Queen Challenges All-Male Tournament

Sports | November 23, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00
World Chess Queen Challenges All-Male Tournament World Chess Queen Antoaneta Stefanova (R), sided by BTC’s spokesman Dimitar Tsonev (L), gave a press conference ahead of her departure for Russia to participate an all-male chess tournament starting Thursday. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (SNA)

The World Chess Queen Antoaneta Stefanova has left for Russia to challenge an all-male tournament starting on Thursday.

It was in Russia last year that the 27-aged Bulgarian lady grabbed the world crown.

Stefanova is the only female among all 128 contestants at the championship, where elimination will be carried out under the knockdown rules.

Antoaneta Stefanova will meet in the first round another Bulgarian - Ivan Sokolov - who plays for the Netherlands.

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