In the first round of FIDE Women Grand Prix in Qatar, Armenia’s Lilit Mkrtchyan and Elina Danielyan will play with black pieces against Pia Cramling (Sweden) and Marie Sebag (France) respectively.

The winner of each tournament will win 6,500 euros out of a prize fund of 40,000 euros and the overall winner of the series will win a further 15,000 euros at the end of the series.