The Women's Chess World Cup is a women's major
chess competition organized by
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...
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Winners and results
"Qual" refers to the number of players who qualify for the
Candidates Tournament
The Candidates Tournament (or in some periods Candidates Matches) is a chess tournament organized by FIDE, chess's international governing body, since 1950, as the final contest to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship. The wi ...
based on the World Cup results (marked with green background) other than players who have otherwise qualified before the start of World Cup (marked with purple background). For example, in 2021, the top 4 finishers qualified for the
Women's Candidates Tournament 2022–23 including
Aleksandra Goryachkina who qualified as the
2020 World Championship runner-up.
See also
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Chess World Cup
The FIDE World Cup refers to three different events over the years. Since 2000, it has been a major chess event organized by FIDE, the International Chess Federation. Since 2005, it has been a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament, formi ...
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FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament
References
Women's chess competitions
FIDE competitions
chess
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