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Chess tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan Not to be confused with Women's World Chess Championship 2023.
FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2023
2023 FIDE Women's World Cup winner Alexandra Goryachkina.
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationBaku, Azerbaijan
Dates30 July 2023–21 August 2023
AdministratorFIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Single-elimination tournament
Host(s)Azerbaijan Chess Federation
Participants103
Final positions
ChampionFIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina
Runner-upBulgaria Nurgyul Salimova
3rd placeUkraine Anna Muzychuk
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The Women's Chess World Cup 2023 was a 103-player single-elimination chess tournament, the second edition of the Women's Chess World Cup, taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 29 July to 22 August 2023. The runner up and third place finishers, Nurgyul Salimova and Anna Muzychuk, qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024. Since Aleksandra Goryachkina, the winner of the tournament, had already qualified through the Grand Prix, her replacement was Koneru Humpy, who was the highest-rated player on the January 2024 FIDE rating list who had played a minimum 30 games.

The tournament was held in parallel with the Chess World Cup 2023.

Format

The tournament was a 7-round knockout event, with the top 25 seeds given a bye directly into the second round. The losers of the two semi-finals played a match for third place. The players who finished first, second, and third qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024.

Each round consisted of classical time limit games on the first two days, plus tie-breaks on the third day if required. The time limits were as follows:

  • Two classical time limit games: 90 minutes, plus a 30-minute increment on move 40, plus a 30-second increment per move from move 1, per player.
  • If the match is tied after the classical games, players will play two rapid chess games, with 25 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move, per player.
  • If the match is still tied, players then will play two more rapid chess games, with 10 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move, per player.
  • If the match is still tied, players then will play two blitz games, with 5 minutes plus a 3-second increment per move, per player.
  • If the match is still tied, a single blitz game, with 3 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move, will be played to decide the match. A drawing of lots will determine which player plays white. If drawn, the players will switch colors and play again, until a decisive result is obtained.

Schedule

Each round lasted three days: two for classical time limit games and a third, if necessary, for tie-breaks. Rounds 1 to 3 ran from July 30 to August 7; August 8 was a rest day; Rounds 4 to 6 ran from August 9 to 17; August 18 was a rest day; and the final and third-place match ran from August 19 to 21.

Prize money

The total prize fund was US$676,250, with the first prize of US$50,000.

Prize money in US dollars
Ranking Prizes Total
Eliminated in Round 1 39 × 3,750 146,250
Eliminated in Round 2 32 × 5,000 160,000
Eliminated in Round 3 16 × 6,750 108,000
Eliminated in Round 4 8 × 9,500 76,000
Eliminated in 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 current qualifiers are seeded here by their FIDE rating as of July 2023, apart from Ju Wenjun, who is seeded first as Women's World Chess Champion.

  1.  Ju Wenjun (CHN), GM, 2564 (WWCC)
  2.  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE), GM, 2557 (WWC)
  3.  Humpy Koneru (IND), GM, 2553 (R)
  4.  Kateryna Lagno (FIDE), GM, 2552 (R)
  5.  Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI), GM, 2532 (WWC)
  6.  Tan Zhongyi (CHN), GM, 2523 (WWC)
  7.  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), GM, 2511 (R)
  8.  Mariya Muzychuk (UKR), GM, 2511 (R)
  9.  Anna Muzychuk (UKR), GM, 2509 (WWC)
  10.  Harika Dronavalli (IND), GM, 2500 (R)
  11.  Zhu Jiner (CHN), WGM, 2498 (PN)
  12.  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE), IM, 2496 (PN)
  13.  Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP), IM, 2488 (PN)
  14.  Bella Khotenashvili (GEO), GM, 2475 (E21)
  15.  Nino Batsiashvili (GEO), GM, 2474 (FN)
  16.  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER), GM, 2471 (FN)
  17.  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ), IM, 2469 (AS21)
  18.  Zhao Xue (CHN), GM, 2457 (Z3.5)
  19.  Meri Arabidze (GEO), IM, 2451 (E21)
  20.  Gunay Mammadzada (AZE), IM, 2448 (E22)
  21.  Irina Krush (USA), GM, 2447 (Z2.1)
  22.  Yuliia Osmak (UKR), IM, 2444 (E21)
  23.  Lela Javakhishvili (GEO), IM, 2439 (E23)
  24.  Anna Ushenina (UKR), GM, 2434 (E22)
  25.  Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND), IM, 2431 (FN)
  26.  Eline Roebers (NED), IM, 2419 (PN)
  27.  Irina Bulmaga (ROU), IM, 2416 (E22)
  28.  Teodora Injac (SRB), IM, 2415 (E22)
  29.  Nurgyul Salimova (BUL), IM, 2409 (E22)
  30.  Leya Garifullina (FIDE), IM, 2408 (E21)
  31.  Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN), GM, 2402 (FN)
  32.  Monika Socko (POL), GM, 2401 (E22)
  33.  Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE), IM, 2401 (E22)
  34.  Divya Deshmukh (IND), WGM, 2400 (Z3.7)
  35.  Olga Badelka (FIDE), IM, 2397 (E21)
  36.  Oliwia Kiołbasa (POL), IM, 2394 (E21)
  37.  Sophie Milliet (FRA), IM, 2388 (E21)
  38.  Mai Narva (EST), IM, 2387 (E21)
  39.  Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL), IM, 2394 (E22)
  40.  Pauline Guichard (FRA), IM, 2384 (E23)
  41.  Salome Melia (GEO), IM, 2377 (E23)
  42.  Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL), IM, 2374 (AS23)
  43.  Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE), IM, 2373 (E23)
  44.  Xiao Yiyi (CHN), WGM, 2372 (Z3.5)
  45.  Alina Bivol (FIDE), IM, 2371 (E23)
  46.  Deysi Cori (PER), IM, 2369 (FN)
  47.  Carissa Yip (USA), IM, 2369 (FN)
  48.  Khanim Balajayeva (AZE), WGM, 2368 (FN)
  49.  Nataliya Buksa (UKR), IM, 2365 (E21)
  50.  Gulnar Mammadova (AZE), IM, 2357 (E21)
  51.  Karina Cyfka (POL), IM, 2356 (E23)
  52.  Medina Warda Aulia (INA), IM, 2355 (FN)
  53.  Govhar Beydullayeva (AZE), WGM, 2355 (U20)
  54.  Candela Francisco (ARG), WGM, 2352 (AM23)
  55.  Võ Thị Kim Phụng (VIE), WGM, 2351 (Z3.3)
  56.  Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (FRA), IM, 2348 (E23)
  57.  Anastasiya Rakhmangulova (UKR), WIM, 2347 (FN)
  58.  Klaudia Kulon (POL), IM, 2331 (E23)
  59.  Mobina Alinasab (IRI), WGM, 2329 (FN)
  60.  P. V. Nandhidhaa (IND), WGM, 2329 (AS22)
  61.  Mary Ann Gomes (IND), WGM, 2326 (AS23)
  62.  Marina Brunello (ITA), IM, 2324 (E22)
  63.  Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés (CUB), IM, 2318 (AM22)
  64.  Eva Repková (SVK), IM, 2312 (FN)
  65.  Nilufar Yakubbaeva (UZB), WGM, 2311 (FN)
  66.  Jennifer Yu (USA), WGM, 2303 (Z2.1)
  67.  Nutakki Priyanka (IND), WGM, 2293 (AS22)
  68.  Yaniela Forgas Moreno (CUB), WGM, 2293 (FN)
  69.  Yan Tianqi (CHN), WIM, 2277 (Z3.5)
  70.  Julia Ryjanova (AUS), WGM, 2273 (Z3.6)
  71.  Yerisbel Miranda Llanes (CUB), WGM, 2268 (Z2.3)
  72.  Viktoria Radeva (BUL), WGM, 2263 (FN)
  73.  Nadya Toncheva (BUL), FM, 2263 (E23)
  74.  Michalina Rudzinska (POL), WFM, 2257 (FN)
  75.  Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera (CHI), WIM, 2256 (FN)
  76.  Marina Gajcin (SRB), WIM, 2251 (FN)
  77.  Janelle Mae Frayna (PHI), WGM, 2243 (FN)
  78.  Melissa Castrillon Gomez (COL), WIM, 2235 (FN)
  79.  Nguyen Thi Mai Hung (VIE), WGM, 2229 (FN)
  80.  Turmunkh Munkhzul (MGL), WGM, 2226 (AS21)
  81.  Gong Qianyun (SGP), WGM, 2223 (FN)
  82.  Maria Jose Campos (ARG), WIM, 2212 (Z2.5)
  83.  Julia Alboredo (BRA), FM, 2208 (FN)
  84.  Zhang Jilin (AUS), WGM, 2204 (FN)
  85.  Maili-Jade Ouellet (CAN), WGM, 2201 (Z2.2)
  86.  Anapaola Borda Rodas (ARG), WIM, 2200 (FN)
  87.  Yuan Ye (CHN), untitled, 2188 (Z3.5)
  88.  Kathiê Librelato (BRA), WIM, 2182 (Z2.4)
  89.  Assel Serikbay (KAZ), WIM, 2139 (FN)
  90.  Mona Khaled (EGY), WGM, 2106 (FN)
  91.  Shahenda Wafa (EGY), WGM, 2093 (AF22)
  92.  Lina Nassr (ALG), WIM, 2071 (AF23)
  93.  Mitra Asgharzadeh (IRI), WFM, 2033 (Z3.1)
  94.  Tilsia Varela (VEN), WIM, 2028 (FN)
  95.  Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar (MAS), WIM, 2004 (FN)
  96.  Vyanla Punsalan (NZL), WFM, 1989 (FN)
  97.  Anjum Noshin (BAN), WFM, 1944 (FN)
  98.  Zineb Dina Abdi (ALG), WIM, 1858 (FN)
  99.  Wafia Darwish Al Maamari (UAE), WFM, 1850 (FN)
  100.  Charlize van Zyl (RSA), WIM, 1839 (AF22)
  101.  Nurai Sovetbekova (KGZ), WFM, 1823 (FN)
  102.  Ferdous Jannatul (BAN), WCM, 1815 (Z3.2)
  103.  Yamama Asif Abdula Al Fayyadh (IRQ), WCM, 1705 (FN)

The 103 participants will be:

The participants will be seeded by their FIDE rating of July 2023, apart from Ju Wenjun, who will be seeded first as Women's World Chess Champion.

The following are the players from the list of qualifiers who declined to play, and their replacements:

Pairings

Rounds 1–4

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
1  Ju Wenjun (CHN) Bye
- Bye 1
1  Ju Wenjun (CHN)
64  Eva Repková (SVK)
65  Nilufar Yakubbaeva (UZB) ½
64  Eva Repková (SVK)
1  Ju Wenjun (CHN)
33  Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE) ½
33  Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE) 2
96  Vyanla Punsalan (NZL) 0
33  Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE)
32  Monika Socko (POL) ½
97  Anjum Noshin (BAN) ½
32  Monika Socko (POL)
1  Ju Wenjun (CHN)
16  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER)
17  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) Bye
- Bye 17
17  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) 3
81  Gong Qianyun (SGP) 1
81  Gong Qianyun (SGP) 2
48  Khanim Balajayeva (AZE) 0
17  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) ½
16  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER)
49  Nataliya Buksa (UKR) ½
80  Turmunkh Munkhzul (MGL)
80  Turmunkh Munkhzul (MGL) ½
16  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER)
16  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER) Bye
- Bye 16

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
9  Anna Muzychuk (UKR) Bye
- Bye 9
9  Anna Muzychuk (UKR)
56  Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (FRA) ½
73  Nadya Toncheva (BUL) ½
56  Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (FRA)
9  Anna Muzychuk (UKR)
24  Anna Ushenina (UKR) ½
41  Salome Melia (GEO)
88  Kathiê Librelato (BRA)
41  Salome Melia (GEO) ½
24  Anna Ushenina (UKR)
24  Anna Ushenina (UKR) Bye
- Bye 24
9  Anna Muzychuk (UKR)
8  Mariya Muzychuk (UKR)
25  Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND) Bye
- Bye 25
25  Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND)
40  Pauline Guichard (FRA) ½
89  Assel Serikbay (KAZ)
40  Pauline Guichard (FRA)
25  Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND) 0
8  Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 2
57  Anastasiya Rakhmangulova (UKR)
72  Viktoria Radeva (BUL)
57  Anastasiya Rakhmangulova (UKR) ½
8  Mariya Muzychuk (UKR)
8  Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) Bye
- Bye 8

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
5  Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) Bye
- Bye 5
5  Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI)
69  Yan Tianqi (CHN)
69  Yan Tianqi (CHN)
60  P. V. Nandhidhaa (IND) ½
5  Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) 1
28  Teodora Injac (SRB) 3
37  Sophie Milliet (FRA) 2
92  Lina Nassr (ALG) 0
37  Sophie Milliet (FRA) ½
28  Teodora Injac (SRB)
101  Nurai Sovetbekova (KGZ) 0
28  Teodora Injac (SRB) 2
28  Teodora Injac (SRB) ½
12  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE)
21  Irina Krush (USA) Bye
- Bye 21
21  Irina Krush (USA) 3
85  Maili-Jade Ouellet (CAN) 1
85  Maili-Jade Ouellet (CAN) 2
44  Xiao Yiyi (CHN) 0
21  Irina Krush (USA) ½
12  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE)
53  Govhar Beydullayeva (AZE) 2
76  Marina Gajcin (SRB) 0
53  Govhar Beydullayeva (AZE) 0
12  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) 2
12  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) Bye
- Bye 12

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
13  Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP) Bye
- Bye 13
13  Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP) ½
52  Medina Warda Aulia (INA)
77  Janelle Mae Frayna (PHI) ½
52  Medina Warda Aulia (INA)
52  Medina Warda Aulia (INA)
45  Alina Bivol (FIDE) ½
45  Alina Bivol (FIDE) 2
84  Zhang Jilin (AUS) 0
45  Alina Bivol (FIDE)
20  Gunay Mammadzada (AZE) ½
20  Gunay Mammadzada (AZE) Bye
- Bye 20
52  Medina Warda Aulia (INA)
29  Nurgyul Salimova (BUL)
29  Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) 2
100  Charlize van Zyl (RSA) 0
29  Nurgyul Salimova (BUL)
36  Oliwia Kiołbasa (POL) ½
93  Mitra Asgharzadeh (IRI) ½
36  Oliwia Kiołbasa (POL)
29  Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) 2
61  Mary Ann Gomes (IND) 0
61  Mary Ann Gomes (IND)
68  Yaniela Forgas Moreno (CUB) ½
61  Mary Ann Gomes (IND)
4  Kateryna Lagno (FIDE)
4  Kateryna Lagno (FIDE) Bye
- Bye 4

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
3  Humpy Koneru (IND) Bye
- Bye 3
3  Humpy Koneru (IND)
67  Nutakki Priyanka (IND) ½
67  Nutakki Priyanka (IND)
62  Marina Brunello (ITA)
3  Humpy Koneru (IND)
35  Olga Badelka (FIDE) ½
35  Olga Badelka (FIDE) 2
94  Tilsia Varela (VEN) 0
35  Olga Badelka (FIDE)
30  Leya Garifullina (FIDE) ½
99  Wafia Darwish Al Maamari (UAE) ½
30  Leya Garifullina (FIDE)
3  Humpy Koneru (IND) 1
14  Bella Khotenashvili (GEO) 3
19  Meri Arabidze (GEO) Bye
- Bye 19
19  Meri Arabidze (GEO)
46  Deysi Cori (PER)
83  Julia Alboredo (BRA)
46  Deysi Cori (PER)
19  Meri Arabidze (GEO) ½
14  Bella Khotenashvili (GEO)
51  Karina Cyfka (POL) 3
78  Melissa Castrillon Gomez (COL) 1
51  Karina Cyfka (POL) ½
14  Bella Khotenashvili (GEO)
14  Bella Khotenashvili (GEO) Bye
- Bye 14

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
11  Zhu Jiner (CHN) Bye
- Bye 11
11  Zhu Jiner (CHN)
54  Candela Francisco (ARG) ½
75  Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera (CHI)
54  Candela Francisco (ARG)
11  Zhu Jiner (CHN) 3
22  Yuliia Osmak (UKR) 1
43  Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE)
86  Anapaola Borda Rodas (ARG) ½
43  Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) ½
22  Yuliia Osmak (UKR)
22  Yuliia Osmak (UKR) Bye
- Bye 22
11  Zhu Jiner (CHN) ½
6  Tan Zhongyi (CHN)
27  Irina Bulmaga (ROU) 2
102  Ferdous Jannatul (BAN) 0
27  Irina Bulmaga (ROU)
38  Mai Narva (EST)
91  Shahenda Wafa (EGY) ½
38  Mai Narva (EST)
38  Mai Narva (EST) 2
6  Tan Zhongyi (CHN) 4
59  Mobina Alinasab (IRI) 0
70  Julia Ryjanova (AUS) 2
70  Julia Ryjanova (AUS) ½
6  Tan Zhongyi (CHN)
6  Tan Zhongyi (CHN) Bye
- Bye 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
7  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) Bye
- Bye 7
7  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)
58  Klaudia Kulon (POL)
71  Yerisbel Miranda Llanes (CUB) ½
58  Klaudia Kulon (POL)
58  Klaudia Kulon (POL) 0
26  Eline Roebers (NED) 2
39  Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL)
90  Mona Khaled (EGY) w/o
90  Mona Khaled (EGY) 0
26  Eline Roebers (NED) 2
103  Yamama Asif Abdula Al Fayyadh (IRQ) 0
26  Eline Roebers (NED) 2
26  Eline Roebers (NED)
10  Harika Dronavalli (IND)
23  Lela Javakhishvili (GEO) Bye
- Bye 23
23  Lela Javakhishvili (GEO)
42  Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL) ½
87  Yuan Ye (CHN)
42  Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL)
23  Lela Javakhishvili (GEO)
10  Harika Dronavalli (IND)
55  Võ Thị Kim Phụng (VIE) 1
74  Michalina Rudzinska (POL) 3
74  Michalina Rudzinska (POL) 0
10  Harika Dronavalli (IND) 2
10  Harika Dronavalli (IND) Bye
- Bye 10

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
15  Nino Batsiashvili (GEO) Bye
- Bye 15
15  Nino Batsiashvili (GEO)
50  Gulnar Mammadova (AZE) ½
79  Nguyen Thi Mai Hung (VIE) ½
50  Gulnar Mammadova (AZE)
15  Nino Batsiashvili (GEO)
18  Zhao Xue (CHN) ½
47  Carissa Yip (USA) 2
82  Maria Jose Campos (ARG) 0
47  Carissa Yip (USA)
18  Zhao Xue (CHN)
18  Zhao Xue (CHN) Bye
- Bye 18
15  Nino Batsiashvili (GEO) ½
2  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)
31  Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN) 2
98  Zineb Dina Abdi (ALG) 0
31  Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN) ½
34  Divya Deshmukh (IND)
95  Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar (MAS) ½
34  Divya Deshmukh (IND)
34  Divya Deshmukh (IND) ½
2  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)
63  Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés (CUB)
66  Jennifer Yu (USA) ½
63  Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés (CUB) ½
2  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)
2  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) Bye
- Bye 2

Rounds 5–7

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
16  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER)
9  Anna Muzychuk (UKR)
9  Anna Muzychuk (UKR)
29  Nurgyul Salimova (BUL)
12  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) 1
29  Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) 3
29  Nurgyul Salimova (BUL)
2  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)
14  Bella Khotenashvili (GEO) ½
6  Tan Zhongyi (CHN)
6  Tan Zhongyi (CHN) ½ 3rd Place
2  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)
10  Harika Dronavalli (IND) 9  Anna Muzychuk (UKR)
2  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) 6  Tan Zhongyi (CHN) ½

Third place

Seed Name Jul 2023 rating 1 2 Total
9 Ukraine Anna Muzychuk 2509 1 ½
6 China Tan Zhongyi 2523 0 ½ ½

Finals

Seed Name Jul 2023 rating 1 2 Tb1 Tb2 Total
29 Bulgaria Nurgyul Salimova 2409 ½ ½ ½ 0
2 FIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina 2557 ½ ½ ½ 1

Notes

  1. Players who appear inactive at least once in the 6 FIDE rating lists from January to June 2023 are not eligible.

References

  1. "Calendar". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  2. ^ "Regulations for the FIDE Women's World Cup 2023" (PDF).
  3. "Women's World Cup Qualified Players" (PDF). FIDE. 30 May 2023.
  4. "List of Players - FIDE Women's World Cup 2023" (PDF).

External links

Chess World Cup
Early FIDE tournaments
Part of the WCC cycle
Women's Chess World Cup
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