Women's Chess World Cup 2021

The Women's Chess World Cup 2021 was a 103-player single-elimination chess tournament 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
SportChess
Location Sochi
Dates12 July 2021–3 August 2021
Administrator(s)FIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination tournament
Host(s)Chess Federation of Russia
Participants103
Final positions
Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk
Runner-up Aleksandra Goryachkina

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.

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
RoundPrizesTotal
Round 139 × $3,750$146,250
Round 232 × $5,000$160,000
Round 316 × $6,750$108,000
Round 48 × $9,500$76,000
Round 54 × $14,000$56,000
4th place1 × $20,000$20,000
3rd place1 × $25,000$25,000
Runner-up1 × $35,000$35,000
Winner1 × $50,000$50,000
Total676,250

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 Castrillon Gomez (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
Replacements

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

In addition, three federations (China, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam) did not nominate a player.

Results

[5]

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 together again for the quarterfinals and beyond, which are shown afterwards.

Section 1
First round Second round 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 Second round 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 Second round 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 Second round 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 Second round 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 Castrillon Gomez 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 Second round 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 Second round 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 Second round 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
SeedNameJul 2021 rating12R1R2Total
4 Anna Muzychuk 2527 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1½
7 Tan Zhongyi 2511 ½ ½ 1 ½ 2½

Finals
SeedNameJul 2021 rating12Total
1 Aleksandra Goryachkina 2596 0 ½ ½
14 Alexandra Kosteniuk 2472 1 ½ 1½

See also

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.
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