FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021
The FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 was a chess tournament, FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament , that forms part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship 2022 . It was an 11-round Swiss-system tournament , with up to 50 players competing, ran from 27 October to 7 November 2021 in Riga , Latvia , in parallel with the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 .[ 1] It was the first FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament.
The top finisher who has not already qualified, qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2022 .
Qualifiers
The following 50 players will be invited:[ 2]
40 qualifiers by rating : the top 40 women by the average of the 12 rating lists from 1 July 2020 to 1 June 2021;
4 places, one nominated by each of the four FIDE continental presidents;
3 nominations of the FIDE president.
3 nominations of the organizer, including 1 online qualifier.[ 1]
In August 2021, FIDE announced the 40 top players by rating, as well as 20 reserves.[ 3]
The top four qualifiers by rating declined their invitations, including Aleksandra Goryachkina , Koneru Humpy and Ju Wenjun , who have no need to play, either through being Women's World Champion (Ju Wenjun), or having already qualified for the 2022 Women's Candidates Tournament . Goryachkina is instead playing in the Open Grand Swiss Tournament .
Tournament table
FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 (Riga, 27.10.2021-07.11.2021)
Place
Name
Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Points
TB1[ 4]
TB2
TB3
1
Lei Tingjie (CHN )
2505
24b1[ 5]
23w1
2b½
26w1
18b½
11w1
17b1
19w1
8b1
4w½
3b½
9
64,5
70
56
2
Elisabeth Pähtz (GER )
2475
12w1
33b1
1w½
18w½
6b1
3b½
9w1
8w½
4b0
5b½
10w1
7½
69,5
74,5
49,5
3
Zhu Jiner (CHN )
2455
44b1
32w1
17b½
5w½
19b1
2w½
8b0
4w½
9w1
6b1
1w½
7½
67,5
71,5
46,75
4
Mariya Muzychuk (UKR )
2536
35b½
10w½
7b½
21w½
24b1
18w1
6w½
3b½
2w1
1b½
5w½
7
69
74
46,5
5
Harika Dronavalli (IND )
2511
39w½
46b1
22w1
3b½
9w½
17w½
11b½
7w½
19b1
2w½
4b½
7
64,5
68,5
42,25
6
Lela Javakhishvili (GEO )
2446
45w1
8b½
20w1
25b½
2w0
26w1
4b½
18w½
7b1
3w0
17b1
7
64,5
68,5
41
7
Olga Badelka (RUS )
2438
49w1
20b½
4w½
41b½
28w1
9b0
21w1
5b½
6w0
33b1
12w1
7
61
63
37,25
8
Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS )
2518
47b1
6w½
26b½
10w1
17b0
14w1
3w1
2b½
1w0
9b½
13w½
6½
68,5
72,5
41
9
Natalia Pogonina (RUS )
2467
43b1
28w1
18b½
17w½
5b½
7w1
2b0
11w1
3b0
8w½
14b½
6½
66
70,5
39,5
10
Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ )
2400
27w½
4b½
13w1
8b0
22w1
29b½
25b1
17w½
18b½
20w1
2b0
6½
62,5
68
39
11
Jolanta Zawadzka (POL )
2428
46w½
39b½
30w1
45b1
27w1
1b0
5w½
9b0
15w½
16b½
21w1
6½
61
65
35,25
12
Deysi Cori (PER )
2382
2b0
25w0
34b0
50w1
47b1
31w1
26b1
20w1
17b½
18w1
7b0
6½
58
58,5
30,5
13
Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul (MGL )
2433
14b½
40w½
10b0
42b1
44w1
20w1
19b0
22b½
39w1
17w½
8b½
6½
57
61
33,75
14
Vantika Agrawal (IND )
2322
13w½
36b½
46w1
28b½
25w½
8b0
45w1
16b½
22w½
39b1
9w½
6½
56,5
60,5
33,25
15
Olga Girya (RUS )
2410
18b0
34w1
32b½
37w1
26b½
19w0
40b½
25w1
11b½
27w½
24b1
6½
55,5
60
34,5
16
Pia Cramling (SWE )
2447
32b0
44w0
31b½
48w1
40b½
43w1
24b1
14w½
29b½
11w½
27b1
6½
53
55,5
32,25
17
Nino Batsiashvili (GEO )
2484
30w1
29b1
3w½
9b½
8w1
5b½
1w0
10b½
12w½
13b½
6w0
6
68,5
74
37,75
18
Nana Dzagnidze (GEO )
2524
15w1
21b1
9w½
2b½
1w½
4b0
35w1
6b½
10w½
12b0
22w½
6
68,5
73,5
38,75
19
Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS )
2493
28w0
43b1
42w1
44b1
3w0
15b1
13w1
1b0
5w0
21b0
29w1
6
62,5
66,5
31,5
20
Polina Shuvalova (RUS )
2509
42b1
7w½
6b0
24w½
41w1
13b0
33w1
12b0
35w1
10b0
32w1
6
58,5
63
30,25
21
Iulija Osmak (UKR )
2423
34b1
18w0
40b½
4b½
45w1
25w½
7b0
30w1
27b½
19w1
11b0
6
58,5
62,5
31,75
22
Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL )
2475
40b½
31w1
5b0
32w½
10b0
44w1
34b1
13w½
14b½
29w½
18b½
6
58
62
31,5
23
Ekaterina Atalik (TUR )
2420
48w1
1b0
41w0
30b½
38w½
45b½
28w1
39b0
40w1
32b½
33w1
6
52,5
55
27,25
24
Irene Kharisma Sukandar (INA )
2406
1w0
48b1
27w½
20b½
4w0
38b1
16w0
42b½
34w1
36b1
15w0
5½
60
62,5
25,5
25
Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ )
2507
33w0
12b1
39w1
6w½
14b½
21b½
10w0
15b0
32w½
28b½
42w1
5½
59
63,5
30,5
26
Valentina Gunina (RUS )
2462
38w1
41b1
8w½
1b0
15w½
6b0
12w0
46b1
33w0
40b½
39w1
5½
59
63
26,75
27
Dinara Saduakassova (KAZ )
2491
10b½
35w½
24b½
40w1
11b0
30w½
32b½
34w1
21w½
15b½
16w0
5½
58
62,5
29,5
28
Anna M. Sargsyan (ARM )
2402
19b1
9b0
36w1
14w½
7b0
34w0
23b0
38b1
42w½
25w½
43b1
5½
57
61,5
28,75
29
Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND )
2419
50b1
17w0
44b0
31w1
32b½
10w½
30b½
40w1
16w½
22b½
19b0
5½
55,5
56
25,25
30
Monika Soćko (POL )
2397
17b0
50w1
11b0
23w½
36b1
27b½
29w½
21b0
37w½
47w1
31b½
5½
55
55,5
23,25
31
Meruert Kamalidenova (KAZ )
2339
36w½
22b0
16w½
29b0
42w1
12b0
49w1
33b0
50w1
35b1
30w½
5½
51,5
52
20,5
32
Salome Melia (GEO )
2371
16w1
3b0
15w½
22b½
29w½
33b½
27w½
35b½
25b½
23w½
20b0
5
60
65
29
33
Leya Garifullina (RUS )
2409
25b1
2w0
37b½
36w½
34b½
32w½
20b0
31w1
26b1
7w0
23b0
5
58
63
26,5
34
Laura Rogule (LAT )
2289
21w0
15b0
12w1
39b1
33w½
28b1
22w0
27b0
24b0
41w½
47b1
5
55,5
59,5
25,25
35
Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (RUS )
2411
4w½
27b½
45w0
38b½
37b1
41w1
18b0
32w½
20b0
31w0
49b1
5
53,5
55,5
22,75
36
Meri Arabidze (GEO )
2441
31b½
14w½
28b0
33b½
30w0
49b½
38w½
41b½
46w1
24w0
44b1
5
51
53
22,25
37
Elina Danielian (ARM )
2450
41w0
38b1
33w½
15b0
35w0
39b0
48w1
45b½
30b½
44w½
46w1
5
48
50,5
20,75
38
Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN )
2380
26b0
37w0
50b1
35w½
23b½
24w0
36b½
28w0
44b½
48w1
45b1
5
48
48,5
17
39
Nataliya Buksa (UKR )
2409
5b½
11w½
25b0
34w0
43b½
37w1
41b1
23w1
13b0
14w0
26b0
4½
58
62,5
24,5
40
Alina Bivol (RUS )
2392
22w½
13b½
21w½
27b0
16w½
46b1
15w½
29b0
23b0
26w½
50b½
4½
58
58,5
22,75
41
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (SCO )
2376
37b1
26w0
23b1
7w½
20b0
35b0
39w0
36w½
47b0
34b½
48w1
4½
53
55,5
22
42
Karina Cyfka (POL )
2409
20w0
49b1
19b0
13w0
31b0
47w1
44b1
24w½
28b½
43w½
25b0
4½
53
55
17,75
43
Jovanka Houska (ENG )
2381
9w0
19w0
48b½
49b1
39w½
16b0
46w0
50b1
45w1
42b½
28w0
4½
46
46,5
12,25
44
Padmini Rout (IND )
2380
3w0
16b1
29w1
19w0
13b0
22b0
42w0
49b1
38w½
37b½
36w0
4
57,5
59,5
19
45
Carolina Luján (ARG )
2340
6b0
47w1
35b1
11w0
21b0
23w½
14b0
37w½
43b0
49w1
38w0
4
55,5
57,5
16,5
46
Divya Deshmukh (IND )
2305
11b½
5w0
14b0
47w½
48b1
40w0
43b1
26w0
36b0
50w1
37b0
4
51
51,5
12,75
47
Sophie Milliet (FRA )
2410
8w0
45b0
49w½
46b½
12w0
42b0
50w1
48b1
41w1
30b0
34w0
4
45
45,5
10,5
48
Madara Golsta (LAT )
2003
23b0
24w0
43w½
16b0
46w0
50b1
37b0
47w0
49w1
38b0
41b0
2½
47
47,5
4,75
49
Maria Eizaguerri Floris (ESP )
2328
7b0
42w0
47b½
43w0
50b1
36w½
31b0
44w0
48b0
45b0
35w0
2
46
46,5
5
50
Jesse February (RSA )
1857
29w0
30b0
38w0
12b0
49w0
48w0
47b0
43w0
31b0
46b0
40w½
½
47,5
49,5
2,25
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References
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1991 , 1993 (Xie Jun )
1996 (Su. Polgar )
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