FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2023
The FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 is an upcoming chess tournament, FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament, that forms part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship match in 2025. It will be an 11-round Swiss-system tournament with 50 players competing from 25 October to 5 November 2023 in the Isle of Man. The winner and runner-up of the tournament will earn the right to the play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024.
 Villa Marina, location of the event | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Chess |
| Location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Dates | 25 October 2023– 5 November 2023 |
| Administrator | FIDE |
| Format | 11-round Swiss-system tournament |
| Host(s) | IOM International Chess Limited,
sponsored by Scheinberg family |
| Venue | Villa Marina |
| Participants | 50 |
The event will be held in parallel with the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023.
Format
The tournament will have an 11-round Swiss format, with pairings made using the Dutch system for Swiss tournaments. The time control for each game is: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.[1]
Tie-breaks
Tie-breaks between players who finish on the same score will be determined, in order, by the following tie-breaks:[1]
- Average rating of opponents, cut 1;
- Buchholz system, cut 1;
- Buchholz system;
- The results of individual games between tied players;
- Drawing of lots.
Venue and schedule
The tournament is scheduled to run from 25 October to 5 November 2023 in the Isle of Man, the original location of the previous Grand Swiss tournament. Games will be played at the Royal Hall of the Villa Marina.[2]
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 24 October | Opening ceremony |
| 25 October | Round 1 |
| 26 October | Round 2 |
| 27 October | Round 3 |
| 28 October | Round 4 |
| 29 October | Round 5 |
| 30 October | Round 6 |
| 31 October | Free day |
| 1 November | Round 7 |
| 2 November | Round 8 |
| 3 November | Round 9 |
| 4 November | Round 10 |
| 5 November | Round 11 |
| Closing ceremony |
Qualifiers
Under FIDE regulations, the initial 50 invites were distributed as follows:[1]
- 40 qualifiers by rating - the top 40 women players in the FIDE rating list of 1 June 2023.[lower-alpha 1]
- 4 continental spots, each nominated by one of the four FIDE continental presidents.
- 4 players nominated by the FIDE president.
- Up to 2 players nominated by the organizer (Isle of Man International Chess Limited)
Various methods were also specified to replace a player who declined an invitation.
Results
| Pos | Team | Rating | Pts | AROC-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Meruert Kamalidenova (KAZ) |
2351 | 2 | 2439 |
| 2 |  Zhongyi Tan (CHN) |
2517 | 2 | 2408 |
| 3 |  Anna Muzychuk (UKR) |
2510 | 2 | 2391 |
| 4 |  Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) |
2424 | 2 | 2375 |
| 5 |  Irina Bulmaga (ROU) |
2423 | 2 | 2298 |
| 6 |  Pauline Guichard (FRA) |
2358 | 1.5 | 2558 |
| 7 |  Eline Roebers (NED) |
2390 | 1.5 | 2506 |
| 8 |  Leya Garifullina (FIDE) |
2402 | 1.5 | 2484 |
| 9 |  Elisabeth Paehtz (GER) |
2484 | 1.5 | 2402 |
| 10 | Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) |
2519 | 1.5 | 2400 |
| 11 |  R Vaishali (IND) |
2448 | 1.5 | 2390 |
| 12 | Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) |
2469 | 1.5 | 2383 |
| 13 |  Gunay Mammadzada (AZE) |
2441 | 1.5 | 2380 |
| 14 | Govhar Beydullayeva (AZE) |
2383 | 1 | 2523 |
| 15 |  Mai Narva (EST) |
2399 | 1 | 2523 |
| 16 |  Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN) |
2398 | 1 | 2519 |
| 17 | Divya Deshmukh (IND) |
2408 | 1 | 2517 |
| 18 | Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE) |
2393 | 1 | 2517 |
| 19 |  Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) |
2385 | 1 | 2510 |
| 20 | Sophie Milliet (FRA) |
2391 | 1 | 2510 |
| 21 | Sachdev Tania (IND) |
2389 | 1 | 2502 |
| 22 | Savitha Shri B (IND) |
2375 | 1 | 2447 |
| 23 |  Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL) |
2366 | 1 | 2441 |
| 24 |  Medina Warda Aulia (INA) |
2362 | 1 | 2439 |
| 25 |  Mariam Mkrtchyan (ARM) |
2343 | 1 | 2434 |
| 26 | Mihaela Sandu (ROU) |
2298 | 1 | 2426 |
| 27 | Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) |
2558 | 1 | 2400 |
| 28 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) |
2523 | 1 | 2399 |
| 29 |  Pia Cramling (SWE) |
2446 | 1 | 2399 |
| 30 | Harika Dronavalli (IND) |
2502 | 1 | 2398 |
| 31 | Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) |
2506 | 1 | 2390 |
| 32 | Dinara Wagner (GER) |
2461 | 1 | 2389 |
| 33 |  Nino Batsiashvili (GEO) |
2475 | 1 | 2385 |
| 34 |  Marsel Efroimski (ISR) |
2447 | 1 | 2375 |
| 35 | Anna Ushenina (UKR) |
2434 | 1 | 2366 |
| 36 | Valentina Gunina (FIDE) |
2439 | 1 | 2362 |
| 37 | Lela Javakhishvili (GEO) |
2437 | 1 | 2358 |
| 38 | Elina Danielian (ARM) |
2416 | 1 | 2343 |
| 39 |  Teodora Injac (SRB) |
2426 | 1 | 2298 |
| 40 |  Ana Matnadze (ESP) |
2400 | 0.5 | 2558 |
| 41 | Julianna Terbe (HUN) |
2266 | 0.5 | 2475 |
| 42 |  Deysi Cori (PER) |
2367 | 0.5 | 2469 |
| 43 |  Monika Socko (POL) |
2380 | 0.5 | 2461 |
| 44 |  Alice Lee (USA) |
2388 | 0 | 2506 |
| 45 | Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL) |
2375 | 0 | 2448 |
| 46 |  Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (SCO) |
2297 | 0 | 2437 |
| 47 |  Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera (CHI) |
2266 | 0 | 2426 |
| 48 |  Trisha Kanyamarala (IRL) |
2184 | 0 | 2408 |
| 49 |  Lina Nassr (ALG) |
2066 | 0 | 2402 |
| 50 | Agrawal Vantika (IND) |
2435 | 0 | 2362 |
Rules for classification: "Regulations for the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
Notes
- Only players who played at least 10 rated games counted in any of the 12 FIDE rating periods from July 2022 to June 2023 are eligible.
References
- FIDE. "Regulations for the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2023" (PDF). FIDE.
- "Isle of Man to host the FIDE Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2023". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
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