The match for the title of world champion in chess will be held in March in Lviv
MOSCOW, 2 Jul - R-Sport, Anatoly Samohvalov. The match between world chess champion 2015 Maria Muzychuk of Ukraine and the winner of the tournament for the world chess crown by the classic rules of the HOU Yifan from China will be held in March 2016 in Lviv, said the Agency "R-Sport" head of mission of the international chess Federation (FIDE) in Russia Berik balgabayev.
Muzychuk was the strongest at the tournament, held from March 16th to April 7th in Krasnaya Polyana. In the final of the Ukrainian beat Russian Natalia Pogonina. The leader of the world ranking HOU Yifan traditionally missed the world Championships.
"(President of FIDE) Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov met with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who will head the organizing Committee of the tournament. It was decided to hold the Match in March 2016 in Lviv ", - said the balgabayev by telephone, adding that the actual date will be set later.
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