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The Women's Chess World Cup 2021 was a 103-player single-eliminationchess tournament, the first edition of Women's Chess World Cup, that took place in Sochi, Russia, from 12 July to 3 August 2021. It was the inaugural edition of a women's-only version of the FIDE World Cup. The tournament was held in parallel with the Chess World Cup 2021, an open tournament.
The format is a 7-round knockout event. 78 women play one another in the first round. The 39 that go through are joined in the second round by the top 25 seeds, who are given a bye for the first round. The losers of the two semi-finals will play one another for third place.
Each round consists of two classical games with shorter tiebreaks as needed. Their time controls are as follows.
Two classical time limit games: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves with 30 minutes added for the further moves. Increment per move is 30 seconds.
If tied, two games of 25 minutes with 10 second increments per move.
If tied, two games of 10 minutes with 10 second increments per move.
If tied, two games of 5 minutes with 3 second increments per move.
If the match is still tied, a single armageddon chess game is played to decide the match, with draw odds to Black, meaning White must win but Black only needs to draw or win, to win the match. The players draw lots and the winner of the draw chooses their color. White receives 5 minutes, Black receives 4 minutes, and each player receives an extra 2 seconds per move beginning at move 61.
Prize money
The total prize fund was US$676,250, with the first prize of US$50,000.
Prize money in US dollars
Round
Prizes
Total
Round 1
39 × $3,750
$146,250
Round 2
32 × $5,000
$160,000
Round 3
16 × $6,750
$108,000
Round 4
8 × $9,500
$76,000
Round 5
4 × $14,000
$56,000
4th place
1 × $20,000
$20,000
3rd place
1 × $25,000
$25,000
Runner-up
1 × $35,000
$35,000
Winner
1 × $50,000
$50,000
Total
676,250
Participants
The following was the list of participants. Players are seeded by their FIDE rating of June 2021.
Zhu Jiner (CHN) (Z3.5) → an extra presidential nominee (PN)
Huang Qian (CHN) (Z3.5) → an extra presidential nominee (PN)
Zhai Mo (CHN) (Z3.5) → an extra presidential nominee (PN)
Lei Tingjie (CHN) (Z3.5) → an extra presidential nominee (PN)
In addition, three federations (China, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam) did not nominate a player.
Results
Due to the size of the bracket, the results view is made up of two parts on this page. Rounds one through four are shown first, split up into different sections of the bracket. They then join again for the quarterfinals and beyond, which are shown afterwards.
2021 FIDE Women's World Cup winner Alexandra Kosteniuk.
Sochi
Mariya Muzychuk (UKR), GM, 2544 (WC)
Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), GM, 2524 (E18)
Harika Dronavalli (IND), GM, 2515 (R)
Tan Zhongyi (CHN), GM, 2511 (R)
Dinara Saduakassova (KAZ), IM, 2500 (AS19)
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (IRI), IM, 2494 (Z3.1)
Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL), GM, 2470 (E18)
Pia Cramling (SWE), GM, 2459 (E19)
Elisabeth Pähtz (GER), IM, 2456 (E18)
Gunay Mammadzada (AZE), IM, 2443 (E18)
Irina Bulmaga (ROU), IM, 2440 (FN)
Marie Sebag (FRA), GM, 2438 (E18)
Carissa Yip (USA), IM, 2430 (FN)
Ekaterina Atalik (TUR), IM, 2430 (E18)
Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul (MGL), IM, 2428 (PN)
Ana Matnadze (ESP), IM, 2421 (FN)
Olga Badelka (BLR), IM, 2418 (PN)
Karina Cyfka (POL), IM, 2417 (E18)
Irine Kharisma Sukandar (INA), IM, 2413 (FN)
Elina Danielian (ARM), GM, 2407 (FN)
Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN), GM, 2404 (FN)
Laura Unuk (SLO), IM, 2404 (E18)
Deysi Cori (PER), WGM, 2388 (AM18)
Marina Brunello (ITA), IM, 2379 (E19)
Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE), IM, 2379 (E19)
Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés (CUB), IM, 2369 (FN)
Peng Zhaoqin (NED), GM, 2358 (FN)
Teodora Injac (SRB), WGM, 2355 (FN)
Carolina Luján (ARG), IM, 2346 (FN)
Julia Ryjanova (AUS), WGM, 2299 (Z3.6)
Mai Narva (EST), WIM, 2276 (PN)
Nilufar Yakubbaeva (UZB), WIM, 2273 (Z3.4)
Maili-Jade Ouellet (CAN), WGM, 2257 (AM19)
Melissa Castrillón Gómez (COL), WIM, 2201 (FN)
Zenia Corrales Jiménez (MEX), WIM, 2189 (FN)
Julia Alboredo (BRA), WFM, 2182 (FN)
Shrook Wafa (EGY), WGM, 2182 (AF)
Janelle Mae Frayna (PHI), WGM, 2179 (FN)
Gabriela Vargas (PAR), WIM, 2170 (Z2.5)
Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera (CHI), WIM, 2083 (FN)
Sabrina Latreche (ALG), WIM, 2076 (AF)
Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid (VEN), WIM, 2072 (FN)
Jemal Ovezdurdiyeva (TKM), WFM, 2061 (FN)
Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar (MAS), WIM, 2046 (FN)
Anahi Ortiz Verdezoto (ECU), WIM, 2013 (Z2.3)
Sharmin Sultana Shirin (BAN), WIM, 2009 (Z3.2)
Jesse February (RSA), WIM, 1863 (PN)