The European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship 2026 will take place from January 10 to January 11 in Monaco. It is an 11-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 15 min + 10 sec/move. For more events from Monaco, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are Alexandra Kosteniuk (2436), Nino Batsiashvili (2396), Antoaneta Stefanova (2391), Anna Ushenina (2377), Bella Khotenashvili (2362), Meri Arabidze (2362), Eline Roebers (2358), Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (2354), Pia Cramling (2350), Irina Bulmaga (2347), Ekaterina Atalik (2343), Mai Narva (2334), Yuliia Osmak (2330), Lela Javakhishvili (2328), Alicja Sliwicka (2326), Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (2299), Olga Zimina (2297), Oliwia Kiolbasa (2296), Harriet V Hunt (2295), Inna Gaponenko (2294). Scroll down for the full particiipants list.
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European Women’s Rapid Chess Championship 2026 Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Kosteniuk, Alexandra
SUI
2436
2
GM
Batsiashvili, Nino
GEO
2396
3
GM
Stefanova, Antoaneta
BUL
2391
4
GM
Ushenina, Anna
UKR
2377
5
GM
Khotenashvili, Bella
GEO
2362
6
IM
Arabidze, Meri
GEO
2362
7
IM
Roebers, Eline
NED
2358
8
IM
Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante
FRA
2354
9
GM
Cramling, Pia
SWE
2350
10
IM
Bulmaga, Irina
ROU
2347
11
IM
Atalik, Ekaterina
TUR
2343
12
IM
Narva, Mai
EST
2334
13
IM
Osmak, Yuliia
UKR
2330
14
IM
Javakhishvili, Lela
GEO
2328
15
WGM
Sliwicka, Alicja
POL
2326
16
IM
Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra
POL
2299
17
IM
Zimina, Olga
ITA
2297
18
IM
Kiolbasa, Oliwia
POL
2296
19
IM
Hunt, Harriet V
ENG
2295
20
IM
Gaponenko, Inna
UKR
2294
21
IM
Guichard, Pauline
FRA
2294
22
IM
Injac, Teodora
SRB
2292
23
WIM
Agrest, Inna
SWE
2287
24
IM
Matnadze Bujiashvili, Ann
ESP
2285
25
IM
Garcia Martin, Marta
ESP
2280
26
GM
Socko, Monika
POL
2274
27
IM
Unuk, Laura
SLO
2264
28
WIM
Piddubna, Bozhena
UKR
2258
29
WGM
Berend, Elvira
LUX
2251
30
WFM
Caku, Kler
ALB
2251
31
WGM
Rudzinska, Michalina
POL
2245
32
WGM
Borosova, Zuzana
SVK
2235
33
IM
Badelka, Olga
AUT
2234
34
IM
Buksa, Nataliya
UKR
2233
35
WGM
Beydullayeva, Govhar
AZE
2230
36
WGM
Papp, Petra
HUN
2225
37
IM
Kulon, Klaudia
POL
2224
38
FM
Avramidou, Anastasia
GRE
2223
39
IM
Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel
HUN
2221
40
WGM
Hejazipour, Mitra
FRA
2221
41
FM
Schulze, Lara
GER
2216
42
WGM
Hrebenshchykova, Yelyzaveta
UKR
2214
43
WGM
Tsatsalashvili, Keti
GEO
2211
44
WGM
Antolak, Julia
POL
2210
45
WGM
Maisuradze, Nino
FRA
2194
46
WIM
Manko, Mariia
SUI
2189
47
WIM
Bensdorp-De Labaca, Marlies
NED
2188
48
WGM
Charkhalashvili, Inga
GEO
2182
49
IM
Gaal, Zsoka
HUN
2181
50
WIM
Lach, Aleksandra
POL
2175
51
WGM
Dornbusch, Tatiana
MNC
2172
52
WIM
Kirtadze, Anastasia
GEO
2167
53
IM
Gvetadze, Sofio
GEO
2160
54
WGM
Calzetta Ruiz, Monica
ESP
2154
55
WFM
Choisy, Mathilde
FRA
2134
56
WIM
Mgeladze, Kesaria
GEO
2133
57
FM
Jarocka, Liwia
POL
2132
58
FM
Zherebtsova, Alexandra
MNE
2128
59
WIM
Kubicka, Anna
POL
2125
60
WGM
Chernyak, Viktoria
ISR
2114
61
WGM
Malicka, Maria
POL
2107
62
Bosc, Seraphina
FRA
2107
63
WFM
Rojickova, Monika
SVK
2102
64
FM
Paasikangas, Johanna
FIN
2092
65
WFM
Sevcikova, Lucia
SVK
2090
66
WGM
Zaksaite, Salomeja
LTU
2081
67
WFM
Simkunaite, Gabija
LTU
2076
68
WFM
Cornileau, Juliette
FRA
2071
69
WFM
Dwilewicz, Katarzyna
POL
2060
70
WIM
Sivanandan, Bodhana
ENG
2056
71
WCM
Czarnecka, Lidia
POL
2054
72
WFM
Djidjeli, Sarah
FRA
2050
73
WIM
De Seroux, Camille
SUI
2048
74
WFM
Blanquet, Camille
FRA
2040
75
WFM
Alfano, Emilie
FRA
2034
76
Mickunaite, Agne
LTU
2030
77
WFM
Galvan Cipriani, Viviana
ESP
2026
78
WFM
Deak-Sala, Emilia
AUT
2010
79
WFM
Jimenez Fernandez, Rebeca
ESP
2006
80
WFM
Cramling Bellon, Anna
SWE
1987
81
Bellahcene, Sofia
FRA
1982
82
WCM
Ince, Safiye Oyku
MNC
1975
83
Drakaki, Anna-Maria
GRE
1974
84
WFM
Bellaiche, Elise
FRA
1973
85
WFM
Uta, Adeline-Ramona
ROU
1970
86
Follana Albelda, Lucia
ESP
1966
87
WFM
Guillo Longares, Cecilia
ESP
1964
88
WFM
Dylag, Emilia
POL
1963
89
WFM
Stangl, Anita Dr.
GER
1955
90
WIM
Zvereva, Marija
MNC
1953
91
Sterpu, Constanta-Andreea
ROU
1953
92
WIM
Zapata Campos, Lidia Karen
ESP
1944
93
WFM
Zabrzanska, Weronika
POL
1939
94
Lordier, Sophia
FRA
1939
95
Dizdarevic, Barbara
SRB
1930
96
Maret, Anna
FRA
1921
97
Goi, Veronika
ITA
1916
98
Bacrot, Nathalie
FRA
1906
99
Salvador, Lucie
FRA
1905
100
Soares, Sara
POR
1894
101
Prochaieva, Tina
UKR
1889
102
WIM
Krasenkowa, Elena
POL
1884
103
Prochaieva, Alina
UKR
1863
104
Milojevic-Daim, Lola-Shaina
FRA
1861
105
Wang, Yi Xuan
FRA
1858
106
Mikulinaite, Meta
LTU
1849
107
Sliwicka, Weronika
POL
1848
108
WIM
Regan, Natasha K
ENG
1847
109
Delmouly, Manon
FRA
1835
110
Herreman-Boutot, Louise
FRA
1830
111
Bogomolnikova, Zlata
LTU
1812
112
WCM
Jose De Ribbegren, Kenia
MNC
1810
113
WIM
Dubois, Martine
MNC
1805
114
Zonyte, Aukse
LTU
1800
115
Prochaieva, Yelyzaveta
UKR
1793
116
WCM
Berezovsky, Fiorina
MNC
1785
117
Savickiene, Virginija
LTU
1782
118
Rudzinskaite, Ula
LTU
1772
119
WCM
Berezovska, Svetlana
MNC
1764
120
Janaszak, Amelia
POL
1759
121
Pinyol I Llora, Julia
ESP
1752
122
WCM
Duchatel, Cyrielle
FRA
1743
123
Solomon, Eleonora
ITA
1743
124
Bellahcene, Jenna
FRA
1735
125
WCM
Berezovskii, Arina
ISR
1727
126
Waszkowska, Karolina
POL
1689
127
WIM
Lebel-Arias, Julia
MNC
1688
128
De Labaca, Julia
FRA
1649
129
Prochaieva, Olha
UKR
1648
130
Pryimak, Natalya
UKR
1595
131
Cadilhac-Seffino, Lea
FRA
1594
132
Garivier, Jeanne
FRA
1593
133
Lopneva, Christina
FRA
1593
134
Gurevich, Michele
FRA
1571
135
Lea, Melissa
MNC
1564
136
Lottiau, Leana
FRA
1541
137
Baka, Ioanna Aspasia
GRE
1536
138
Lytvynenko, Sofi
GER
1507
139
Golubeva, Alina
MNC
1479
140
Ribbegren, Kimberly
MNC
1469
141
Caku, Mia
ALB
0
142
Ruan, Melodie
MNC
0