The FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 was a

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tournament, FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament, that forms part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship 2022. It was an 11-round

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, with up to 50 players competing, ran from 27 October to 7 November 2021 in

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, in parallel with the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021. It was the first FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament. The top finisher who has not already qualified, qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2022.

Qualifiers

The following 50 players will be invited: * 40 qualifiers by

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: the top 40 women by the average of the 12 rating lists from 1 July 2020 to 1 June 2021; * 4 places, one nominated by each of the four FIDE continental presidents; * 3 nominations of the FIDE president. * 3 nominations of the organizer, including 1 online qualifier. In August 2021, FIDE announced the 40 top players by rating, as well as 20 reserves.FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss and Women’s Grand Swiss 2021: lists of qualified players

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, 10 August 2021 The top four qualifiers by rating declined their invitations, including

Aleksandra Goryachkina Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina (; born 28 September 1998) is a Russian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster (GM). She is the No. 4 ranked woman in the world by FIDE rating and is also the fourth-highest rated wo ...

Koneru Humpy Koneru Humpy (born 31 March 1987) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Humpy is a runner-up of the Women's World Chess Championship and the reigning two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. In 2002, she became the youngest female player--and ...

and

Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun (; born 31 January 1991) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the reigning five-time Women's World Champion, the reigning Women's World Blitz Chess Champion, and a two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. In March 2017, she be ...

, who have no need to play, either through being Women's World Champion (Ju Wenjun), or having already qualified for the 2022 Women's Candidates Tournament. Goryachkina is instead playing in the Open Grand Swiss Tournament.

Tournament table

External links

Official website"2021 FIDE Chess.com Women's Grand Swiss" in chess-results.com

References

{{Women's World Chess Championships FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament

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