According to the Presidential Office's Women and Family Affairs Department, the proposal for the post, accepted by Molaverdi had been made in a meeting with caretaker of the Iran Chess Federation Amir Hosseini, Secretary General of the Federation Merhdad Pahlevanzadeh and the Federation's Senior Advisor Majid Nadiri.
FIDE Grand Prix is a biennial chess tournament, organized by FIDE. Each series consist of six chess tournaments, which form part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship or Women's World Chess Championship.
The Grand Prix was first played in 2008. The first two Grand Prix consisted of six tournaments, but the 2014-2015 edition had only four. Often there were problems finding sponsors and many announced host cities were changed eventually.
The winner of the men's Grand Prix gets entry to the Candidates Tournament. The winner of the women's cycle is directly qualified to a championship match. The women's edition has been dominated by Chinese GM Hou Yifan, who has won all editions so far.
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Molaverdi to chair Strategic Council of FIDE Chess Grand Prix Series 2015-16
Jun 1, 2015, 5:24 PM
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Tehran, June 1, IRNA – Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi will be the chairwoman of the High Strategic Council of the FIDE Chess Grand Prix Series 2015-2016, due to be held in Iran this year.
