Women's Chess World Cup 2021

The Women's Chess World Cup 2021 was a 103-player single-elimination chess tournament, the first edition of Women's Chess World Cup, that took place in Sochi, Russia, from 12 July to 3 August 2021.^[1] 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.

FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2021

2021 FIDE Women's World Cup winner Alexandra Kosteniuk.
Tournament information
Sport	Chess
Location	Sochi
Dates	12 July 2021–3 August 2021
Administrator	FIDE
Tournament format(s)	Single-elimination tournament
Host(s)	Chess Federation of Russia
Participants	103
Final positions
Champion	Alexandra Kosteniuk
Runner-up	Aleksandra Goryachkina
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The tournament formed part of the qualification for the Women's World Chess Championship 2022. The top three finishers, other than Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun and players who have otherwise qualified, qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2022–23.

Format

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.^[2] Their time controls are as follows.

1. 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.
2. If tied, two games of 25 minutes with 10 second increments per move.
3. If tied, two games of 10 minutes with 10 second increments per move.
4. If tied, two games of 5 minutes with 3 second increments per move.
5. 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.^[2]

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.^[3] Players are seeded by their FIDE rating of June 2021.^[4]

1.  Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS), GM, 2596 (E18)
2.  Kateryna Lagno (RUS), GM, 2558 (WC)
3.  Mariya Muzychuk (UKR), GM, 2544 (WC)
4.  Anna Muzychuk (UKR), GM, 2535 (R)
5.  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), GM, 2524 (E18)
6.  Harika Dronavalli (IND), GM, 2515 (R)
7.  Tan Zhongyi (CHN), GM, 2511 (R)
8.  Dinara Saduakassova (KAZ), IM, 2500 (AS19)
9.  Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS), IM, 2494 (E19)
10.  Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (IRI), IM, 2494 (Z3.1)
11.  Nino Batsiashvili (GEO), GM, 2491 (FN)
12.  Polina Shuvalova (RUS), IM, 2489 (J19)
13.  Lela Javakhishvili (GEO), IM, 2473 (E18)
14.  Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS), GM, 2472 (WC)
15.  Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ), GM, 2472 (R)
16.  Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL), GM, 2470 (E18)
17.  Natalia Pogonina (RUS), WGM, 2469 (R)
18.  Bela Khotenashvili (GEO), GM, 2463 (PN)
19.  Pia Cramling (SWE), GM, 2459 (E19)
20.  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER), IM, 2456 (E18)
21.  Olga Girya (RUS), WGM, 2448 (R)
22.  Anastasia Bodnaruk (RUS), IM, 2446 (E19)
23.  Gunay Mammadzada (AZE), IM, 2443 (E18)
24.  Alisa Galliamova (RUS), IM, 2442 (PN)
25.  Irina Bulmaga (ROU), IM, 2440 (FN)
26.  Marie Sebag (FRA), GM, 2438 (E18)
27.  Valentina Gunina (RUS), GM, 2436 (E18)
28.  Carissa Yip (USA), IM, 2430 (FN)
29.  Ekaterina Atalik (TUR), IM, 2430 (E18)
30.  Anna Ushenina (UKR), GM, 2429 (E18)
31.  Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul (MGL), IM, 2428 (PN)
32.  Ana Matnadze (ESP), IM, 2421 (FN)
33.  Olga Badelka (BLR), IM, 2418 (PN)
34.  Iulija Osmak (UKR), IM, 2418 (E18)
35.  Karina Cyfka (POL), IM, 2417 (E18)
36.  Pauline Guichard (FRA), IM, 2413 (E19)
37.  Nataliya Buksa (UKR), IM, 2413 (FN)
38.  Irine Kharisma Sukandar (INA), IM, 2413 (FN)
39.  Almira Skripchenko (FRA), IM, 2411 (FN)
40.  Elina Danielian (ARM), GM, 2407 (FN)
41.  Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN), GM, 2404 (FN)
42.  Laura Unuk (SLO), IM, 2404 (E18)
43.  Jolanta Zawadzka (POL), WGM, 2403 (E19)
44.  Leya Garifullina (RUS), WGM, 2399 (FN)
45.  Nurgyul Salimova (BUL), IM, 2395 (E19)
46.  Monika Soćko (POL), GM, 2393 (E19)
47.  Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND), WGM, 2393 (FN)
48.  Bhakti Kulkarni (IND), IM, 2391 (Z3.7)
49.  Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (RUS), WGM, 2390 (J18)
50.  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ), IM, 2389 (FN)
51.  Deysi Cori (PER), WGM, 2388 (AM18)
52.  Gulnar Mammadova (AZE), IM, 2382 (FN)
53.  Marina Brunello (ITA), IM, 2379 (E19)
54.  Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE), IM, 2379 (E19)
55.  Padmini Rout (IND), IM, 2370 (AS18)
56.  Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés (CUB), IM, 2369 (FN)
57.  Klaudia Kulon (POL), IM, 2363 (E18)
58.  Betül Cemre Yıldız (TUR), WGM, 2362 (FN)
59.  Medina Warda Aulia (INA), IM, 2360 (Z3.3)
60.  Peng Zhaoqin (NED), GM, 2358 (FN)
61.  Tatev Abrahamyan (USA), WGM, 2358 (Z2.1)
62.  Inna Gaponenko (UKR), IM, 2357 (E19)
63.  Teodora Injac (SRB), WGM, 2355 (FN)
64.  Carolina Luján (ARG), IM, 2346 (FN)
65.  Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (USA), WGM, 2344 (PN)
66.  Dina Belenkaya (RUS), WGM, 2341 (E19)
67.  Joanna Majdan (POL), WGM, 2339 (FN)
68.  Viktoria Radeva (BUL), WGM, 2335 (FN)
69.  Anna Afonasieva (RUS), WIM, 2323 (ON)
70.  Jana Schneider (GER), FM, 2321 (FN)
71.  Mobina Alinasab (IRI), WIM, 2317 (FN)
72.  Jennifer Yu (USA), WGM, 2316 (Z2.1)
73.  Turkan Mamedjarova (AZE), WGM, 2309 (E19)
74.  Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE), WGM, 2301 (E19)
75.  Julia Ryjanova (AUS), WGM, 2299 (Z3.6)
76.  Turmunkh Munkhzul (MGL), WIM, 2278 (FN)
77.  Mai Narva (EST), WIM, 2276 (PN)
78.  Nilufar Yakubbaeva (UZB), WIM, 2273 (Z3.4)
79.  Yerisbel Miranda Llanes (CUB), WIM, 2262 (Z2.3)
80.  Maili-Jade Ouellet (CAN), WGM, 2257 (AM19)
81.  Anastasya Paramzina (RUS), WGM, 2256 (E19)
82.  Qiyu Zhou (CAN), WGM, 2229 (FN)
83.  Melissa Castrillón Gómez (COL), WIM, 2201 (FN)
84.  Ingrid Aliaga Fernández (PER), WIM, 2191 (FN)
85.  Zenia Corrales Jiménez (MEX), WIM, 2189 (FN)
86.  Julia Alboredo (BRA), WFM, 2182 (FN)
87.  Shrook Wafa (EGY), WGM, 2182 (AF)
88.  Janelle Mae Frayna (PHI), WGM, 2179 (FN)
89.  Gabriela Vargas (PAR), WIM, 2170 (Z2.5)
90.  Shahenda Wafa (EGY), WGM, 2106 (FN)
91.  Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera (CHI), WIM, 2083 (FN)
92.  Sabrina Latreche (ALG), WIM, 2076 (AF)
93.  Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid (VEN), WIM, 2072 (FN)
94.  Svitlana Demchenko (CAN), WIM, 2071 (Z2.2)
95.  Amina Mezioud (ALG), WGM, 2071 (PN)
96.  Jemal Ovezdurdiyeva (TKM), WFM, 2061 (FN)
97.  Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar (MAS), WIM, 2046 (FN)
98.  Umida Omonova (UZB), WFM, 2035 (FN)
99.  Ayah Moaataz (EGY), WIM, 2015 (AF)
100.  Anahi Ortiz Verdezoto (ECU), WIM, 2013 (Z2.3)
101.  Sharmin Sultana Shirin (BAN), WIM, 2009 (Z3.2)
102.  Jesse February (RSA), WIM, 1863 (PN)
103.  Penelope Drastik (AUS), 1835 (FN)

Qualification paths

WC: Semifinalists of the Women's World Chess Championship 2018 J18 and J19: World Junior Champions 2018 and 2019 R: Rating E18 and E19: European Individual Championships 2018 and 2019 AM18 and AM19: American Continental Chess Championship 2018 and 2019 AS18 and AS19: Asian Chess Championship 2018 and 2019

AF: African Chess Championship 2019 Z2.1, Z2.2, Z2.3, Z2.4, Z2.5, Z3.1, Z3.2, Z3.3, Z3.4, Z3.6, Z3.7: Zonal tournaments FN: Federation's nominee ON: Organiser's nominee PN: FIDE President's nominee

Replacements

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

•  Ju Wenjun (CHN) (WC) →  Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) (R)
•  Hou Yifan (CHN) (R) →  Natalia Pogonina (RUS) (R)
•  Koneru Humpy (IND) (R) →  Olga Girya (RUS) (R)
•  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

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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.

Rounds 1-4

Section 1

	First round					Quarter-finals					Third round					Fourth round
	1	Aleksandra Goryachkina	Bye
	-	Bye
						1	Aleksandra Goryachkina	2
						65	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	0
	65	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	1½
	64	Carolina Luján	½
											1	Aleksandra Goryachkina	1½
											33	Olga Badelka	½
	33	Olga Badelka	w/o
	96	Jemal Ovezdurdiyeva
						33	Olga Badelka	5
						32	Ana Matnadze	4
	97	Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar	½
	32	Ana Matnadze	1½
																1	Aleksandra Goryachkina	3
																16	Antoaneta Stefanova	1
	17	Natalia Pogonina	Bye
	-	Bye
						17	Natalia Pogonina	1½
						48	Bhakti Kulkarni	½
	81	Anastasya Paramzina
	48	Bhakti Kulkarni	w/o
											17	Natalia Pogonina	½
											16	Antoaneta Stefanova	1½
	49	Aleksandra Maltsevskaya	1½
	80	Maili-Jade Ouellet	½
						49	Aleksandra Maltsevskaya	½
						16	Antoaneta Stefanova	1½
	-	Bye
	16	Antoaneta Stefanova	Bye

Section 2

	First round					Quarter-finals					Third round					Fourth round
	9	Alina Kashlinskaya	Bye
	-	Bye
						9	Alina Kashlinskaya	1½
						56	Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés	½
	73	Turkan Mamedyarova	½
	56	Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés	1½
											9	Alina Kashlinskaya	1½
											24	Alisa Galliamova	½
	41	Hoang Thanh Trang	2½
	88	Janelle Mae Frayna	1½
						41	Hoang Thanh Trang	½
						24	Alisa Galliamova	1½
	-	Bye
	24	Alisa Galliamova	Bye
																9	Alina Kashlinskaya	2
																8	Dinara Saduakassova	4
	25	Irina Bulmaga	Bye
	–	Bye
						25	Irina Bulmaga	0
						40	Elina Danielian	2
	89	Gabriela Vargas	0
	40	Elina Danielian	2
											40	Elina Danielian	½
											8	Dinara Saduakassova	1½
	57	Klaudia Kulon	1
	72	Jennifer Yu	3
						72	Jennifer Yu	0
						8	Dinara Saduakassova	2
	-	Bye
	8	Dinara Saduakassova	Bye

Section 3

	First round					Quarter-finals					Third round					Fourth round
	5	Nana Dzagnidze	Bye
	-	Bye
						5	Nana Dzagnidze	2
						60	Peng Zhaoqin	0
	69	Anna Afonasieva	0
	60	Peng Zhaoqin	2
											5	Nana Dzagnidze	3
											28	Carissa Yip	1
	37	Nataliya Buksa	2½
	92	Sabrina Latreche	1½
						37	Nataliya Buksa	1
						28	Carissa Yip	3
	101	Sharmin Shirin Sultana	0
	28	Carissa Yip	2
																5	Nana Dzagnidze	3½
																12	Polina Shuvalova	2½
	21	Olga Girya	Bye
	-	Bye
						21	Olga Girya	½
						44	Leya Garifullina	1½
	85	Zenia Corrales Jiménez	0
	44	Leya Garifullina	2
											44	Leya Garifullina	2½
											12	Polina Shuvalova	3½
	53	Marina Brunello	0
	76	Turmunkh Munkhzul	2
						76	Turmunkh Munkhzul	0
						12	Polina Shuvalova	2
	-	Bye
	12	Polina Shuvalova	Bye

Section 4

	First round					Quarter-finals					Third round					Fourth round
	13	Lela Javakhishvili	Bye
	-	Bye
						13	Lela Javakhishvili	1
						52	Gulnar Mammadova	3
	77	Mai Narva	3½
	52	Gulnar Mammadova	4½
											52	Gulnar Mammadova	½
											20	Elisabeth Pähtz	1½
	45	Nurgyul Salimova	2½
	84	Ingrid Aliaga Fernández	1½
						45	Nurgyul Salimova	3½
						20	Elisabeth Pähtz	4½
	-	Bye
	20	Elisabeth Pähtz	Bye
																20	Elisabeth Pähtz	½
																4	Anna Muzychuk	1½
	29	Ekaterina Atalik	2
	100	Anahí Ortiz Verdezoto	0
						29	Ekaterina Atalik	½
						36	Pauline Guichard	1½
	93	Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid	1½
	36	Pauline Guichard	2½
											36	Pauline Guichard	½
											4	Anna Muzychuk	1½
	61	Tatev Abrahamyan	2
	68	Viktoria Radeva	0
						61	Tatev Abrahamyan	0
						4	Anna Muzychuk	2
	-	Bye
	4	Anna Muzychuk	Bye

Section 5

First round

Quarter-finals

Third round

Fourth round

3

Mariya Muzychuk

Bye

-

Bye

3

Mariya Muzychuk

1½

62

Inna Gaponenko

½

67

Joanna Majdan

½

62

Inna Gaponenko

1½

3

Mariya Muzychuk

4½

30

Anna Ushenina

3½

35

Karina Cyfka

3½

94

Svitlana Demchenko

2½

35

Karina Cyfka

½

30

Anna Ushenina

1½

99

Ayah Moaataz

1½

30

Anna Ushenina

2½

3

Mariya Muzychuk

½

14

Alexandra Kosteniuk

1½

19

Pia Cramling

Bye

-

Bye

19

Pia Cramling

3½

46

Monika Soćko

2½

83

Melissa Castrillón Gómez

½

46

Monika Soćko

1½

19

Pia Cramling

½

14

Alexandra Kosteniuk

1½

51

Deysi Cori

1½

78

Nilufar Yakubbaeva

½

51

Deysi Cori

0

14

Alexandra Kosteniuk

2

-

Bye

14

Alexandra Kosteniuk

Bye

Section 6

	First round					Quarter-finals					Third round					Fourth round
	11	Nino Batsiashvili	Bye
	-	Bye
						11	Nino Batsiashvili	1½
						54	Stavroula Tsolakidou	½
	75	Julia Ryjanova	½
	54	Stavroula Tsolakidou	1½
											11	Nino Batsiashvili	2
											43	Jolanta Zawadzka	0
	43	Jolanta Zawadzka	1½
	86	Julia Alboredo	½
						43	Jolanta Zawadzka	2
						22	Anastasia Bodnaruk	0
	-	Bye
	22	Anastasia Bodnaruk	Bye
																11	Nino Batsiashvili	½
																27	Valentina Gunina	1½
	27	Valentina Gunina	1½
	102	Jesse February	½
						27	Valentina Gunina	2
						38	Irine Kharisma Sukandar	0
	91	Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera	½
	38	Irine Kharisma Sukandar	1½
											27	Valentina Gunina	1½
											6	Harika Dronavalli	½
	59	Medina Warda Aulia	2
	70	Jana Schneider	0
						59	Medina Warda Aulia	0
						6	Harika Dronavalli	2
	-	Bye
	6	Harika Dronavalli	Bye

Section 7

	First round					Quarter-finals					Third round					Fourth round
	7	Tan Zhongyi	Bye
	-	Bye
						7	Tan Zhongyi	1½
						58	Betül Cemre Yıldız	½
	71	Mobina Alinasab	½
	58	Betül Cemre Yıldız	1½
											7	Tan Zhongyi	2
											26	Marie Sebag	0
	39	Almira Skripchenko	4
	90	Shahenda Wafa	2
						39	Almira Skripchenko	2½
						26	Marie Sebag	3½
	103	Penelope Drastik	½
	26	Marie Sebag	1½
																7	Tan Zhongyi	1½
																10	Sarasadat Khademalsharieh	½
	23	Gunay Mammadzada	Bye
	-	Bye
						23	Gunay Mammadzada	1½
						42	Laura Unuk	½
	87	Shrook Wafa	0
	42	Laura Unuk	2
											23	Gunay Mammadzada	½
											10	Sarasadat Khademalsharieh	1½
	55	Padmini Rout	2
	74	Ulviyya Fataliyeva	0
						55	Padmini Rout	1
						10	Sarasadat Khademalsharieh	3
	-	Bye
	10	Sarasadat Khademalsharieh	Bye

Section 8

	First round					Quarter-finals					Third round					Fourth round
	15	Zhansaya Abdumalik	Bye
	-	Bye
						15	Zhansaya Abdumalik	1½
						50	Bibisara Assaubayeva	2½
	79	Yerisbel Miranda Llanes	½
	50	Bibisara Assaubayeva	1½
											50	Bibisara Assaubayeva	4
											18	Bela Khotenashvili	2
	47	Vaishali Rameshbabu	2
	82	Qiyu Zhou	0
						47	Vaishali Rameshbabu	0
						18	Bela Khotenashvili	2
	-	Bye
	18	Bela Khotenashvili	Bye
																50	Bibisara Assaubayeva	1½
																2	Kateryna Lagno	2½
	31	Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul	1½
	98	Umida Omonova	½
						31	Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul	2
						34	Iulija Osmak	0
	95	Amina Mezioud	½
	34	Iulija Osmak	1½
											31	Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul	½
											2	Kateryna Lagno	1½
	63	Teodora Injac	2
	66	Dina Belenkaya	0
						63	Teodora Injac	½
						2	Kateryna Lagno	1½
	-	Bye
	2	Kateryna Lagno	Bye

Rounds 5-7

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

1

Aleksandra Goryachkina

1½

8

Dinara Saduakassova

½

1

Aleksandra Goryachkina

1½

4

Anna Muzychuk

½

5

Nana Dzagnidze

1

4

Anna Muzychuk

3

1

Aleksandra Goryachkina

½

14

Alexandra Kosteniuk

1½

14

Alexandra Kosteniuk

2

27

Valentina Gunina

0

14

Alexandra Kosteniuk

1½

3rd Place

7

Tan Zhongyi

½

7

Tan Zhongyi

1½

4

Anna Muzychuk

1½

2

Kateryna Lagno

½

7

Tan Zhongyi

2½

Third place

Seed	Name	Jul 2021 rating	1	2	R1	R2	Total
4	Anna Muzychuk	2527	½	½	0	½	1½
7	Tan Zhongyi	2511	½	½	1	½	2½

Finals

Seed	Name	Jul 2021 rating	1	2	Total
1	Aleksandra Goryachkina	2596	0	½	½
14	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2472	1	½	1½

See also

• Chess World Cup 2021
• Women's World Chess Championship

References

1. "Schedule – FIDE World Cup 2021". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
2. "Regulations for the FIDE Women's World Cup 2021" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
3. "FIDE Women's World Cup – Participants". chessnews.info. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
4. "Top 100 Women June 2021 – Archive". FIDE. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
5. "Tournament tree – FIDE World Cup 2021". Retrieved 13 July 2021.

External links

• FIDE World Cup 2021, official site, FIDE.