The 2022 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship will be held from 4-20 October simultaneously with the US Chess Championship 2022 and features 14 of the strongest female chess players in America. Over the course of 13 rounds, these competitors will battle for $154,000 in prize money and the coveted title of 2022 U.S. Women’s Champion.
The top seeds of the 2022 US Women’s Chess Championship will be GM Irina Krush, IM Anna Zatonskih and FM Ashritha Eswaran. See the starting rank list of players below
US Women’s Chess Championship 2022 – Starting rank list of players:
No.
Title
First
Invitational Rating*
Qualification Method
1
GM
Irina Krush
2474
Rating
2
IM
Anna Zatonskih
2428
Rating
3
FM
Ashritha Eswaran
2389
Rating
4
IM
Nazi Paikidze
2378
Rating
5
WGM
Begim Tokhirjonova
2374
Rating
6
WGM
Tatev Abrahamyan
2366
Rating
7
WGM
Jennifer Yu
2335
2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
8
FM
Alice Lee
2334
Rating
9
FM
Ruiyang Yan
2307
Rating
10
WGM
Sabina Foisor
2263
Rating
11
WGM
Thalia Cervantes
2288
Rating
12
WIM
Megan Lee
2288
Rating
13
WIM
Rochelle Wu
2280
Rating
14
WFM
Sophie Morris-Suzuki
2153
Wildcard
“Participating in the U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships has been considered one of the ultimate goals for elite chess players in this country,” said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the Saint Louis Chess Club. “We are thrilled to announce the return of these two over the board events as well as the increase of both fields. These championships will once again be held in the Nation’s Chess Capital, with more than $400,000 in prizes.”
US Chess Executive Director Carol Meyer adds, “Our partners at the Saint Louis Chess Club always make competing in our premier events the exceptional experience our top players deserve. As new residents of Saint Louis ourselves, we at US Chess are excited to watch the Championships alongside local fans and chess enthusiasts from around the world.”
The event will be played in 13 rounds, round-robin system, with time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds (increment) per move starting from move one. A “no draw” rule will be in effect throughout the Event, including any playoff games.
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