The 69th Russian Women's Chess Championship Superfinal will be held in the Udmurt Republic on 9-23 August 2019.
The Museum Estate of Pyotr Tchaikovsky will be the venue for the Superfinals in Votkinsk on August 9-12, while the International Friendship Centre in Izhevsk will host the event on August 13-23.
The event is a 11-round robin tournament.
Women line-up: Aleksandra Goryachkina (2564), Alexandra Kosteniuk (2507), Valentina Gunina (2497), Alina Kashlinskaya (2491), Olga Girya (2462), Natalija Pogonina (2457), Anastasia Bodnaruk (2429), Polina Shuvalova (2419), Elena Tomilova (2376), Daria Charochkina (2352), Margarita Potapova (2335), and Zarina Shafigullina (2332).
The total prize fund is increased by 1 million rubles and amounts to 10,000,000 rubles. The guaranteed prize fund for the open event is 6,500,000 rubles and 3,500,000 rubles for the women's tournament.
The winner will be given a RENAULT ARKANA car as well.
In case of a tie for the 1st place by two or more participants, an additional rapid competition is played to determine the winner.
Time control: 90 minutes / 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game plus a 30-second increment from move 1.
GM Goryachkina, Aleksandra (2564) 
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2507) 
IM Kashlinskaya, Alina (2491) 
