Women's World Chess Championship 2018 (tournament)

The Women's World Chess Championship 2018 is an upcoming knock-out tournament, to decide a new women's world champion in chess. It is the second world championship held in 2018, after the Tan Zhongyi vs Ju Wenjun match in May 2018.

The tournament will be played as a 64-player knockout type from 2 to 23 November in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

Players

The 64 participating players are:[1]

Format is player name, FIDE title, current Elo (October 2018), qualification path (see below).
  1. China Ju Wenjun, GM, 2561 (R)
  2. India Humpy Koneru, GM, 2557 (PN)
  3. Russia Kateryna Lagno, GM, 2556 (E17)
  4. Ukraine Anna Muzychuk, GM, 2555 (WC)
  5. Russia Alexandra Kosteniuk, GM, 2551 (WC)
  6. Russia Aleksandra Goryachkina, GM, 2536 (E16)
  7. Ukraine Mariya Muzychuk, GM, 2533 (E17)
  8. China Tan Zhongyi, GM, 2527 (WC)
  9. Russia Valentina Gunina, GM, 2525 (R)
  10. Germany Elisabeth Paehtz, IM, 2513 (E16)
  11. Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze, GM, 2509 (E16)
  12. India Dronavalli Harika, GM, 2500 (WC)
  13. Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova, GM, 2490 (E16)
  14. Russia Natalija Pogonina, WGM, 2485 (E17)
  15. Kazakhstan Zhansaya Abdumalik, IM, 2482 (J17)
  16. Georgia (country) Nino Batsiashvili, GM, 2482 (PN)
  17. Russia Olga Girya, WGM, 2479 (R)
  18. China Zhao Xue, GM, 2478 (R)
  19. Georgia (country) Lela Javakhishvili, IM, 2475 (E16)
  20. Kazakhstan Dinara Saduakassova, IM, 2470 (J16)
  21. Georgia (country) Bela Khotenashvili, GM, 2469 (E16)
  22. China Lei Tingjie, GM, 2468 (R)
  23. Poland Monika Socko, GM, 2451 (E17)
  24. Ukraine Anna Ushenina, GM, 2451 (E16)
  25. Russia Alina Kashlinskaya, IM, 2447 (E17)
  26. Turkey Ekaterina Atalik, IM, 2445 (E16)
  27. Russia Alisa Galliamova, IM, 2432 (E17)
  28. China Ni Shiqun, WGM, 2427 (Z3.5)
  29. Russia Anastasia Bodnaruk, IM, 2423 (E16)
  30. Hungary Hoang Thanh Trang, GM, 2423 (E17)
  31. Poland Jolanta Zawadzka, WGM, 2421 (E16)
  32. United States Irina Krush, GM, 2417 (Z2.1)
  33. Ukraine Inna Gaponenko, IM, 2409 (E17)
  34. Russia Marina Nechaeva, IM, 2409 (E17)
  35. Armenia Elina Danielian, GM, 2409 (E17)
  36. Spain Sabrina Vega, IM, 2404 (E16)
  37. Ukraine Natalia Zhukova, GM, 2403 (E17)
  38. Kazakhstan Guliskhan Nakhbayeva, WGM, 2394 (AS17)
  39. Peru Deysi Cori, WGM, 2391 (AM16)
  40. Uzbekistan Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, WGM, 2385 (Z3.4)
  41. Armenia Lilit Mkrtchian, IM, 2384 (E16)
  42. Israel Yuliya Shvayger, IM, 2375 (E16)
  43. Hungary Anita Gara, IM, 2370 (E17)
  44. Vietnam Vo Thi Kim Phung, WGM, 2368 (Z3.3)
  45. Spain Ana Matnadze, IM, 2362 (E16)
  46. China Zhu Jiner, WIM, 2360 (Z3.5)
  47. Argentina Carolina Lujan, IM, 2359 (Z2.5)
  48. China Zhai Mo, WGM, 2351 (Z3.5)
  49. Scotland Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, GM, 2345 (E16)
  50. India Padmini Rout, IM, 2338 (Z3.7)
  51. India Bhakti Kulkarni, CM, 2314 (AS16)
  52. United States Sabina-Francesca Foisor, WGM, 2311 (Z2.1)
  53. Georgia (country) Sopiko Khukhashvili, IM, 2301 (E16)
  54. Cuba Yerisbel Miranda Llanes, WIM, 2239 (AM17)
  55. Iran Mobina Alinasab, WIM, 2205 (Z3.1)
  56. Peru Ingrid Aliaga Fernández, WIM, 2194 (AM17)
  57. China Sun Fanghui, WIM, 2183 (Z3.5)
  58. Egypt Shahenda Wafa, WGM, 2148 (AF)
  59. Canada Maili-Jade Ouellet, WIM, 2122 (Z2.2)
  60. Puerto Rico Danitza Vázquez, WIM, 2086 (Z2.3)
  61. Bangladesh Rani Hamid, WIM, 1909 (Z3.2)
  62. South Africa Jesse Nikki February, WIM, 1893 (AF)
  63. Algeria Hayat Toubal, WIM, 1852 (AF)
  64. Australia Kathryn Hardegen, WFM, 1832 (Z3.6)

Qualification paths

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11110-participants-for-fide-womens-world-championship-2018.html
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