Drawing of Lots and Technical Meeting: From L-R GM Darmen Sadvakasov (VP for North Asia – Asian Chess Federation), WGM Gulmira Dauletova (Kazakhstan Chess Federation Executive Director, IA Hussan Turdialiev (Deputy Chief Arbiter), IA Mahdi Abdulrahim (Chief Arbiter), IA Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh (Technical Delegate), IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (Top Seed – Women)
