The FIDE Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022 will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from December 25-31 at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, concurrently with FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022.
The rapid competition will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with a time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1 and the Blitz event will be played in swiss system, 17 rounds, with time control 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.
Starting list of players in Women’s Rapid section :
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Kosteniuk Alexandra
FID
2537
2
GM
Lagno Kateryna
FID
2531
3
GM
Tan Zhongyi
CHN
2502
4
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
FID
2484
5
GM
Dzagnidze Nana
GEO
2475
6
GM
Harika Dronavalli
IND
2475
7
GM
Koneru Humpy
IND
2468
8
GM
Abdumalik Zhansaya
KAZ
2448
9
IM
Saduakassova Dinara
KAZ
2435
10
IM
Khademalsharieh Sarasadat
IRI
2411
11
GM
Khotenashvili Bela
GEO
2405
12
GM
Stefanova Antoaneta
BUL
2399
13
IM
Assaubayeva Bibisara
KAZ
2396
14
GM
Gunina Valentina
FID
2389
15
IM
Atalik Ekaterina
TUR
2385
16
IM
Shuvalova Polina
FID
2384
17
IM
Mammadzada Gunay
AZE
2383
18
GM
Ushenina Anna
UKR
2371
19
GM
Batsiashvili Nino
GEO
2370
20
IM
Paehtz Elisabeth
GER
2369
21
IM
Javakhishvili Lela
GEO
2364
22
IM
Vaishali Rameshbabu
IND
2351
23
IM
Mammadova Gulnar
AZE
2343
24
IM
Gaponenko Inna
UKR
2340
25
IM
Arabidze Meri
GEO
2333
26
WGM
Injac Teodora
SRB
2333
27
GM
Danielian Elina
ARM
2331
28
GM
Girya Olga
FID
2328
29
IM
Osmak Yuliia
UKR
2328
30
IM
Maltsevskaya Aleksandra
POL
2327
31
WGM
Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim
USA
2326
32
IM
Fataliyeva Ulviyya
AZE
2322
33
IM
Tania Sachdev
IND
2318
34
IM
Garifullina Leya
FID
2316
35
WGM
Gong Qianyun
SGP
2315
36
WGM
Voit Daria
FID
2312
37
WIM
Savitha Shri B
IND
2311
38
IM
Mkrtchian Lilit
ARM
2309
39
IM
Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel
MGL
2304
40
IM
Padmini Rout
IND
2290
41
WGM
Balajayeva Khanim
AZE
2284
42
WIM
Yao Lan
ENG
2283
43
WIM
Mkrtchyan Mariam
ARM
2274
44
IM
Zatonskih Anna
USA
2268
45
IM
Buksa Nataliya
UKR
2260
46
IM
Charochkina Daria
FID
2259
47
WIM
Kamalidenova Meruert
KAZ
2259
48
WGM
Beydullayeva Govhar
AZE
2256
49
WGM
Pourkashiyan Atousa
USA
2256
50
WGM
Muminova Nafisa
UZB
2242
51
WGM
Kovanova Baira
FID
2241
52
IM
Badelka Olga
FID
2238
53
WGM
Eric Jovana
SRB
2199
54
IM
Gvetadze Sofio
GEO
2198
55
FM
Schulze Lara
GER
2198
56
WFM
Lhotska Anna
CZE
2196
57
WGM
Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii
MGL
2195
58
WIM
Munkhzul Turmunkh
MGL
2192
59
IM
Ovod Evgenija
FID
2185
60
Lu Miaoyi
CHN
2181
61
IM
Bivol Alina
FID
2179
62
WIM
Gaboyan Susanna
ARM
2157
63
WGM
Paramzina Anastasya
FID
2148
64
WGM
Frayna Janelle Mae
PHI
2134
65
WIM
Foudzi Siti Zulaikha
MAS
2126
66
FM
Kurmangaliyeva Liya
KAZ
2114
67
FM
Borisova Ekaterina
FID
2107
68
WIM
Kairbekova Amina
KAZ
2096
69
WIM
Serikbay Assel
KAZ
2084
70
WIM
Nurgali Nazerke
KAZ
2079
71
Machlik Monika
NOR
2073
72
WGM
Mikhaylova Irina
FID
2064
73
WFM
Shukhman Anna
FID
2061
74
WFM
Omonova Umida
UZB
2059
75
WIM
Tereladze Sopio
GEO
2054
76
CM
Nomindalai Tumurbaatar
MGL
2042
77
WFM
Kirchei Viktoriia
FID
1998
78
WFM
Hajiyeva Laman
AZE
1996
79
Yalkanova Merjen
TKM
1968
80
Bauyrzhan Arnash
KAZ
1941
81
WFM
Shohradova Lala
TKM
1939
82
WFM
Ter-Avetisjana Agnesa Stepania
LAT
1915
83
WFM
Samaganova Aleksandra
KGZ
1883
84
Bayrambayeva Ogulsuray
TKM
1865
85
WFM
Nurgaliyeva Zarina
KAZ
1863
86
WIM
Sultanbek Zeinep
KAZ
1834
87
WCM
Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar
MGL
1812
88
Martins De Aguiar Marina
BRA
1763
89
WFM
Balakanova Gulnar
KAZ
1754
90
Popandopulo Kristina
KAZ
1749
91
WFM
Kaliakhmet Elnaz
KAZ
1714
92
Assylkhan Asiya
KAZ
1360