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This article lists female chess players who have received official World Chess Federation (
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 ...
) titles or are otherwise renowned as women in chess.


Grandmasters

There are 40 female players who have been awarded the title of Grandmaster, the highest lifetime title in chess, all of whom are living as of September 2022. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


International Masters

As of March 2022, there are 134 women who hold the
International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combinatio ...
title, all but seven of whom are living. (Deceased players noted by † symbol.) * Olga Alexandrova * Bibisara Assaubayeva * Silvia Alexieva *
Karina Ambartsumova Karina Ambartsumova (russian: Карина Львовна Амбарцумова; born 17 August 1989) is a Russian chess player who holds the title of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Chess career Ambartsumova started to play chess ...
* Meri Arabidze *
Ekaterina Atalik Ekaterina Atalik (née Polovnikova; born 14 November 1982 in Kirov) is a Russian-Turkish chess player, who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the European Youth Chess Championship in the under ...
* Medina Warda Aulia *
Olga Badelka Olga Badelka ( be, Вольга Бадэлька, russian: Ольга Баделько; born 8 July 2002) is a Belarusian chess player, currently playing for the Russian Chess Federation, who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM, 201 ...
* Batchimeg Tuvshintugs *
Irina Berezina Irina Berezina (also known as Irina Feldman and Irina Berezina-Feldman; born 7 July 1965) is an Australian chess International Master and trainer, and five-time Oceania women's chess champion. She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Chess career Berezin ...
* Alina Bivol *
Anastasia Bodnaruk Anastasia Mikhailovna Bodnaruk (russian: Анастасия Михайловна Боднарук; born 30 March 1992) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Bodnaruk won the ...
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Nataša Bojković Nataša Bojković (born 3 September 1971) is a Serbian chess player, an International Master (IM) and a Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Girls' World Junior Chess Championship in 1991. She won the Women's Yugoslav Chess Championship fo ...
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Angela Borsuk Angela Borsuk ( he, אנג'לה בורסוק, born 29 August 1967) is an Israeli chess player. She previously represented Soviet Union and Ukraine. Borsuk was born in Kherson Kherson (, ) is a port city of Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, У ...
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Marina Brunello Marina Brunello (born 16 June 1994) is an Italian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Chess career In 2008, in Bratto, Brunello won the Italian women's chess championship, becoming the youngest e ...
* Nataliya Buksa *
Irina Bulmaga Irina Bulmaga (born 11 November 1993) is a Moldovan-born Romanian chess player. She received the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2012 and International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (' ...
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Elisaveta Bykova Elisaveta Ivanovna Bykova (or ''Elisabeth Bykova'', Russian: Елизаве́та Ива́новна Бы́кова; 4 November 1913 – 8 March 1989) was a Soviet chess player and twice Women's World Chess Champion, from 1953 until 1956, and a ...
† * Daria Charochkina * Dagnė Čiukšytė *
Karina Cyfka Karina Cyfka (also known as Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska; Szczepkowska; born 28 October 1987) is a Polish chess player. FIDE awarded her the titles Woman Grandmaster in January 2010 and International Master in September 2016. In 2003, she tie ...
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Deimantė Daulyte-Cornette Deimantė is a Lithuanian feminine given name. The masculine form of Deimantė is Deimantas. People bearing the name Deimantė include: *Deimantė Cornette (born 1989), Lithuanian chess player *Deimantė Kizalaitė Deimantė Kizalaitė (born 1 ...
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Yelena Dembo Yelena Dembo (born December 8, 1983) is a Greek chess player, who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She is also a chess teacher and author. Family background Dembo was born on December 8, 1983, in Penza, Russia. ...
* Dorsa Derakhshani * Joanna Dworakowska *
Marsel Efroimski Marsel Efroimski ( he, מרסל אפרוימסקי; born February 13, 1995) is an Israeli chess player. She was awarded the title of International Master (IM) by FIDE in 2021. She is currently (December 2021) the top rated Israeli woman chess pl ...
* Martha Fierro Baquero * Cristina Foișor† *
Alisa Galliamova Alisa Mikhailovna Galliamova (russian: Алиса Михайловна Галлямова, tt-Cyrl, Алисә Михаил кызы Галләмова; born 18 January 1972 in Kazan) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Inte ...
* Lilit Galojan * Inna Gaponenko * Anita Gara *
Marta García Martín Marta García Martín (born 13 July 2000) is a Spanish chess player, who achieved the FIDE International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstandin ...
* Rusudan Goletiani *
Pauline Guichard Pauline Guichard (born 14 November 1988, in Colombes) is a French chess player and an International Master. She won the Women's section of the 2018 and 2019 French Chess Championship. She participated in the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansi ...
* Guo Qi *
Sopiko Guramishvili Sopiko Guramishvili ( ka, სოფიკო გურამიშვილი; born 1 January 1991) is a Georgian-Dutch chess player, author, and commentator who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Having ...
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Nino Gurieli Nino Gurieli ( ka, ნინო გურიელი; born December 7, 1961) is a Georgian chess player. She received the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1997 and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1980. She is a descendant of the noble fami ...
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Marina Guseva Marina Guseva (also known as Marina Romanko and Marina Nechaeva; born 5 August 1986) is a Russian chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). In 2009, she was a member of the Russian team that won ...
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Sopio Gvetadze Sopio Gvetadze (born November 15, 1983, in Tbilisi) is a Georgian chess player who holds the title of an international master and a woman grandmaster. She qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2017, where she lost to Nino Batsi ...
* Zuzana Hagarová *
Jovanka Houska Jovanka Houska (born 10 June 1980) is an English chess player with the titles International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a nine-time British Women's Chess Champion. Formative years Born in south London, her family name stem ...
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Harriet Hunt Harriet Vaughan Hunt (born 4 February 1978 in Oxford) is an English chess player and five-time British Women's Chess Champion (which she most recently won in October 2021, 22 years after her fourth win). Having trained as a plant scientist a ...
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Nana Ioseliani Nana Ioseliani ( ka, ნანა იოსელიანი; born 12 February 1962) is a Georgian chess player. She was awarded by FIDE the Woman Grandmaster title in 1980 and the International Master title in 1993. Already in 1978 she was s ...
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Jana Jacková Jana Jacková (born 6 August 1982) is a Czech chess player. She played for the Czech team in following Chess Olympiads: 33rd Chess Olympiad, Elista 1998, 34th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2000, 35th Chess Olympiad, Bled 2002, 36th Chess Olympiad, Cal ...
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Lela Javakhishvili Lela Javakhishvili (born 23 April 1984) is a Georgian chess player who holds the titles of International master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstandin ...
* Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska * Eesha Karavade *
Alina Kashlinskaya Alina Anatolyevna Kashlinskaya (russian: Алина Анатольевна Кашлинская; born 28 October 1993) is a Russian-born Polish chess player. She holds the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded her ...
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Sarasadat Khademalsharieh Sarasadat Khadem al-sharieh ( fa, سارا سادات خادم‌الشریعه; born 10 March 1997), also known as Sara Khadem, is an Iranian chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Early life ...
* Sopiko Khukhashvili * Nino Khurtsidze† * Masha Klinova * Tatiana Kononenko * Ekaterina Korbut *
Liubov Kostiukova Liubov Kostiukova is a Ukrainian chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster, both obtained in 2006. In July 2006, when her rating peaked at 2409, she was ranked 47th in the world for women chess player ...
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Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (russian: Екатерина Ковалевская; born 17 April 1974, in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian chess player with the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Russian Women's ...
* Kulkarni Bhakti * Klaudia Kulon * Alina l'Ami * Susan K. Lalic * Tea Lanchava * Li Ruofan *
Maia Lomineishvili Maia Lomineishvili (born 1977) is a Georgian chess player, and an international master. She has won the Women's Georgian Chess Championship five times, and competed in the Women's World Chess Championship several times. In 1991 she won the Girls ...
* Carolina Luján *
Ildikó Mádl Ildikó Mádl (born 5 November 1969 in Tapolca) is a Hungarian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Madl learned to play chess from her father. In 1978 she became a pupil of the c ...
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Aleksandra Maltsevskaya Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (russian: Александра Мальцевская; born 5 July 2002) is a Russian-born Polish chess player who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM). Biography Aleksandra Maltsevskaya was a Rostov-on-Don ...
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Gulnar Mammadova Gulnar Marfat qizi Mammadova ( az, Gülnar Mərfət qızı Məmmədova; born May 11, 1991, in Ali-Bayramly) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the titles of International master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing ...
* Gunay Mammadzada *
Alisa Marić Alisa Marić, PhD ( Serbian Cyrillic: Алиса Марић, ; born 10 January 1970) is a Serbian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM). On 27 July 2012, she was elected as Minister of ...
* Iulia Mashinskaya * Ana Matnadze *
Svetlana Matveeva Svetlana Vladislavovna Matveeva (russian: Светлана Владиславовна Матвеева; born 4 July 1969) is a Russian chess player holding the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. In 1984, she tied for first ...
* Nóra Medvegy * Salome Melia * Sophie Milliet *
Lilit Mkrtchian Lilit Mkrtchian ( hy, Լիլիթ Մկրտչյան; born 9 August 1982) is an Armenian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which FIDE awarded her in 2003 and 1998 respectively. Mkrtchian is ...
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Nisha Mohota Nisha Mohota (born 13 October 1980 in Hinganghat) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is the first WGM from the State of West Bengal. Career She became the then yo ...
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Eva Moser Eva Moser (26 July 1982 – 31 March 2019) was an Austrian chess player. She was awarded the titles International Master (IM), in 2004, and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), in 2003, by FIDE. Moser won both the absolute and women's Austrian chess champ ...
† * Batkhuyag Munguntuul *
Guliskhan Nakhbayeva Guliskhan Nakhbayeva (born 20 June 1991) is a chess player from Kazakhstan. She received the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2012 and International Master (IM) in 2018. Nakhbayeva competed in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14 ...
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Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel Davaademberel Nomin-Erdene ( mn, Даваадэмбэрэлийн Номин-Эрдэнэ; born 15 February 2000) is a Mongolian chess player and one of the Mongolian leading players in modern history. A chess prodigy, she is the Mongolian ches ...
* Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés * Iulija Osmak * Evgenija Ovod * Nazí Paikidze * Corina Peptan *
Svetlana Petrenko Svetlana Petrenko ( ro, Svetlana Petrenco; born 27 May 1974) is a Moldovan chess player who holds the titles of woman grandmaster (WGM, 2001) and international master (IM, 2004). She won the Moldovan Chess Championship in 2005 and is a thirteen ...
* Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên *
Sofia Polgar Sofia Polgar ( hu, Polgár Zsófia, ); born November 2, 1974) is a Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, she is the middle sis ...
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Maka Purtseladze Maka Purtseladze ( ka, მაკა ფურცელაძე; born 18 February 1988) is a Georgian chess player. She received the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM) in 2005. Biography From 1997 to 2006, Maka ...
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Iweta Rajlich Iweta Rajlich (born Radziewicz, 16 March 1981) is a Polish chess International Master and Woman Grandmaster, multiple winner of Women Chess Championships of Poland. She married Vasik Rajlich, the author of Rybka, on 19 August 2006. Iweta is the ...
* Olita Rause *
Eva Repková Eva Repková (born 16 January 1975 in Stará Ľubovňa) is a Slovak chess player holding the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was Czechoslovak Women's Champion in 1991 and Slovak Women's Champion in 20 ...
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Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda (born 7 July 1996) is a Colombian chess player. She is a Woman International Master. She won the Women's Colombian Chess Championship in 2013. , she is ranked world number 20 girl player. References Exter ...
* Padmini Rout * Olga Rubtsova† *
Lyudmila Rudenko Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko (russian: Людми́ла Влади́мировна Руде́нко, uk, Людмила Володимирівна Руденко; 27 July 1904 – 4 March 1986) was a Soviet chess player and the second women' ...
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Anna Rudolf Anna Rudolf (born 12 November 1987) is a Hungarian chess player, chess commentator, Twitch live streamer, and YouTuber who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a three-time Hungarian women's nation ...
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Tania Sachdev Tania Sachdev (born 20 August 1986) is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a two-time Indian women's chess champion in 2006 and 2007, one-time Asian women's chess ...
* Dinara Saduakassova *
Nurgyul Salimova Nurgyul Salimova ( Bulgarian: Нургюл Салимова; tr, Nurgül Salimova; born 2 June 2003) is a Bulgarian chess player. She was awarded the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster by FIDE The International Chess Feder ...
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Sarai Sanchez Castillo Sarai Carolina Sanchez Castillo (born 28 July 1981) is a Venezuelan chess player who holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2007) and International Master (IM, 2010). Biography From 1998 to 2001, Sanchez played for Venezuela in the W ...
* Anna Sargsyan * Anastasia Savina *
Zoya Schleining Zoya Schleining (née Lelchuk, born 6 September 1961), is a Ukraine-born German chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM, 2016). Biography She participated six times in the USSR Women's Chess Championship finals (1981, 1982, ...
* Elena Sedina * Shen Yang * Polina Shuvalova *
Yuliya Shvayger Yuliya Shvayger ( he, יוליה שוויגר, uk, Юлія Швайгер; born 20 October 1994) is an Israeli chess player. She was awarded the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2017. Chess career Ori ...
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Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko (born 17 February 1976) is a Moldovan-French chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the European Women's Individual Chess Championship in 2001, and is a seven-time ...
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Soumya Swaminathan Soumya Swaminathan (born 2 May 1959) is an Indian paediatrician and clinical scientist known for her research on tuberculosis and HIV. From 2019 to 2022, she served as the chief scientist at the World Health Organization under the leadership of ...
* Irene Kharisma Sukandar * Elena Tairova† *
Stavroula Tsolakidou Stavroula Tsolakidou ( gr, Σταυρούλα Τσολακίδου, born 24 March 2000) is a Greek chess player holding the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Chess career Tsolakidou was born in Kavala, northern Greece, on 24 ...
* Irina Turova *
Laura Unuk Laura Unuk (born 9 November 1999) is a Slovenian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She has been twice world girls' champion in her age category, and was the Slovenian women's champion in 2013. Unuk ...
* Vaishali Rameshbabu * Szidonia Vajda *
Irina Vasilevich Irina Alexandrovna Vasilevich (russian: Ирина Александровна Василевич; born 19 April 1985) is a Russian chess player who holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. Biography In 2006, Irina Vasile ...
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Tatjana Vasilevich Tatjana Vasilevich (born January 14, 1977) is a Ukrainian chess player, and an international master. She has won the Women's Ukrainian Chess Championship three times, and competed in the Women's World Chess Championship twice, and played for th ...
* Sabrina Vega Gutiérrez * Iva Videnova *
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (born 25 March 1979) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), the first female player in her country to achieve these titles. She has won more medals ...
* Annie Wang * Wang Yu * Carissa Yip *
Elena Zaiatz Elena Evgenievna Zaiatz (russian: Елена Евгеньевна Заяц, also transliterated Zayats; born 16 June 1969) is a Russian female chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the intern ...
* Anna Zatonskih * Nastassia Ziaziulkina * Olga Zimina *
Anna Zozulia Anna Zozulia (born March 10, 1980) is a Ukrainian (until 2007) and Belgian (since 2007) chess player. Career She is an International Master, and a Woman Grandmaster. Originally from Ukraine, she now lives in Belgium. She won the girls' unde ...


Alphabetical list

This list of female chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia. It includes the preceding lists of Grandmasters and International Masters.


A

* Abdumalik, Zhansaya (2000) Kazakhstan – GM * Afonasieva, Anna (2001) Russia – WIM * Aginian, Nelly (1981) Armenia – WGM * Akhsharumova, Anna (1957) Russia, USA – WGM *
Julia Alboredo Julia Alboredo (born 12 January 1997) is a Brazilian chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 2022. Alboredo is the 2020 Brazilian women's champion. Chess career She has represented Brazil in the Chess Olympia ...
(1997) Brazil – WIM * Alekhine, Grace (1876–1956) USA, United Kingdom, France * Alexandria, Nana (1949) Georgia – WGM *
An Yangfeng An Yangfeng (; born 1 September 1963) is a Chinese chess player, who holds the title Woman International Master. She competed in two Women's Interzonal tournaments, at Women's World Chess Championship 1986#1985 Interzonals, Havana in 1985 and a ...
(1963) China – WIM * Andriasian, Siranush (1986) Armenia – WIM * Arakhamia, Ketevan (1968) Georgia, Scotland – GM * Assaubayeva, Bibisara (2004) Kazakhstan – IM * Atalik, Ekaterina (1982) Russia, Turkey – WGM and IM


B

* Bain, Mary (1904–1972) USA – WIM * Belakovskaia, Anjelina (1969) Ukraine, USA – WGM * Belavenets, Liudmila (1940) Russia – ICCF Women's World Champion, WIM * Belenkaya, Dina (1993) Russia – WGM * Bellin, Jana (1947) Czech, England – WGM * Benedict, Clare (1871–1961) USA, Switzerland * Benini, Clarice (1905–1976) Italy – WIM * Berend, Elvira (1965) Kazakhstan/Luxembourg – WGM * Berezina, Irina (1965) Australia – IM * Beskow, Katarina (1867–1939) Sweden * Bhakti Kulkarni (1992) India – WGM * Bijoux, Caroline (1976) South Africa * Bivol, Alina (1996) Russia – IM * Borisova, Borislava (1951) Sweden/Bulgaria – WIM * Botez, Alexandra (1995) Canada – WFM * Botsari, Anna-Maria (1972) Greece – WGM * Brustman, Agnieszka (1962) Poland – WGM * Burtman, Sharon Ellen (1968) USA – WIM * Bykova, Elisabeth (1913–1989) Russia – Women's World Champion, WGM


C

* Caoili, Arianne (1986–2020) Australia – WIM * Cardoso, Ruth (1934–2000) Brazil – WIM * Carrasco, Berna (1914–2013) Chile – WIM * Chaudé de Silans, Chantal (1919–2004) France – WIM * Chaves, Joara (1962) Brazil – WIM * Chaves, Jussara (1959) Brazil – WIM * Chiburdanidze, Maia (1961) Georgia – Women's World Champion, GM 1984 * Čiukšytė, Dagnė Č (1977) Lithuania, England – WGM and IM * Çınar Çorlulu, Nilüfer (1962) Turkey – WIM * Corke, Anya (1990) Hong Kong, England – WGM * Čmilytė, Viktorija (1983) Lithuania – WGM and IM * Cramling Bellon, Anna (2002) Sweden – WFM * Cramling, Pia (1963) Sweden – GM 1992


D

* Dekic, Biljana (1950) Australia – WIM * Dembo, Yelena (1983) Russia, Israel, Hungary, Greece – WGM and IM * Ding Yixin (1991) China – WGM * Donaldson, Elena (1957–2012) Russia, Georgia, USA – WGM * Drastik, Penelope (1997) Australia * Dzagnidze, Nana (1987) Georgia – GM 2008


E

* Edzgveradze, Natalia (1975) Georgia – WGM * Eidelson, Rakhil (1958) Belarus – WGM * Ereńska, Hanna (1946) Poland – WGM * Eretová, Květa (1926) Czechoslovakia – WGM


F

* Fagan, Louisa Matilda (1850–1931) Italy, UK * Miss Fatima India, United Kingdom * February, Jesse (1997) South Africa – WIM * Feliciano, Vanessa (1990) Brazil – WIM * Fierro, Martha (1977) Ecuador – WGM and IM * Fischdick, Gisela (1955) Germany – WGM * Fisher, Michelle (1997) South Africa – WFM * Flear, Christine (1967) France – WIM * Francisco, Candela (2006) Argentina – WFM * Forbes, Cathy (1968) England – WIM *
Cristina Adela Foișor Cristina Adela Foișor ( Bădulescu; 7 June 1967 – 22 January 2017)Frick, Denise (1980) South Africa – WIM


G

* Galliamova, Alisa (1972) Russia – WGM and IM * Gaprindashvili, Nona (1941) Georgia – Women's World Champion, GM 1978 * Gara, Anita (1983) Hungary – WGM and IM * Gara, Ticia (1984) Hungary – WGM * Leya Garifullina (2004) Russia – WGM * Gerlecka, Regina (1913–1983) Poland * Gilbert, Ellen (1837–1900) USA * Gilchrist, Mary (c.1882–1947) Scotland * Girya, Olga (1991) Russia – GM * Golubenko, Valentina (1990) Estonia, Croatia – WGM * Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera (2002) Chile – WIM *
Gong Qianyun Gong Qianyun (; born 11 March 1985) is a Singaporean chess player and holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Chess career Since Gong was seven year old, she started training in a chess academy in Guangdong, China. 2001 to 2009 Gong fi ...
(1985) China – WGM * Goryachkina, Aleksandra (1998) Russia – GM * Graf, Sonja (1908–1965) Germany, Argentina, USA – WIM * Greeff, Melissa (1994) South Africa – WGM * Gresser, Gisela (1906–2000) USA – WIM * Guggenberger, Ilse (1942) Colombia – WIM * Gunina, Valentina (1989) Russia – GM 2013 * Guo, Emma (1995) Australia – WIM * Guo Qi (1995) China – IM * Guramishvili, Sopiko (1991) Georgia – WGM and IM


H

* Hamid, Rani (1944) Bangladesh – WIM * Harika, Dronavalli (1991) India – GM * Harum, Gisela (1903–1995) Austria * Heemskerk, Fenny (1919–2007) The Netherlands – WGM * Herman, Róża (1902–1995) Poland – WIM * Hoang, Thanh Trang (1980) Vietnam, Hungary – GM 2007 * Holloway, Edith (1868–1956) England – WIM * Hołuj-Radzikowska, Krystyna (1931–2006) Poland – WGM *
Hou Yifan Hou Yifan ( ; born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion and the second highest rated female player of all time.
(1994) People's Republic of China – GM 2008 * Houska, Jovanka (1980) England – WGM and IM *
Huang Qian Huang Qian (; born July 18, 1986) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Chinese Women's Chess Championship in 2012 and the Asian Women's Chess Championship in 2013. Huang competed in the ...
(1986) China – WGM * Hunt, Harriet (1978) England – WGM and IM


I

* Injac, Teodora (2000) Serbia – WGM * Ioseliani, Nana (1962) Georgia – WGM and IM


J

* Jacková, Jana (1982) Czech Republic – WGM and IM * Jackson Sheila (1957) England – WGM * Johansson, Viktoria (1974) Sweden – WIM *
Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun (; born 31 January 1991) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the current Women's World Chess Champion. In March 2017 she became the fifth woman to achieve a rating of 2600. She is a three-time Women's World Chess Champion having wo ...
(1991) China – GM


K

* Karavade, Eesha (1987) India – WGM and IM * Karff, Mona (1914–1998) Bessarabia (Moldova), Palestine, USA – WIM * Kazarian, Anna-Maja (2000) Netherlands – WIM and FM * Keller-Herrmann, Edith (1921–2010) Germany – WGM * Khoudgarian, Natalia (1975) Russia, Canada – WIM * Khurtsidze, Nino (1975–2018) Georgia – WGM and IM * Kiołbasa, Oliwia (2000) Poland – WIM * Kļaviņa, Ilga (1941) Latvia * Klovāne, Astra (1944) Latvia * Konarkowska-Sokolov, Henrijeta (1938) Poland, Serbia – WGM * Koneru, Humpy (1987) India – GM 2002 * Korbut, Ekaterina (1985) Russia – WGM and IM * Kosintseva, Nadezhda (1985) Russia – WGM and IM * Kosintseva, Tatiana (1986) Russia – WGM and IM * Kosteniuk, Alexandra (1984) Russia – Women's World Champion, GM 2004 * Kostiuk, Tatiana (1982) Ukraine – WGM * Kozlovskaya, Valentina (1938) Russia – WGM * Kristol, Ljuba (1944) Russia, Israel – ICCF Women's World Champion * Krush, Irina (1983) Ukraine, USA – GM (2013) * Kursova, Maria (1986) Armenia – WGM * Kushnir, Alla (1941–2013) Russia, Israel – WGM


L

* Lahno, Kateryna (1989) Ukraine, Russia – GM 2007 * Latreche, Sabrina (1993) Algeria – WIM * Lane, Lisa (1938) USA – WIM * L'Ami, Alina (1985) Romania – IM * Larsen, Ingrid (1909–1990) Denmark – WIM * Lauberte, Milda (1918–2009) Latvia – WIM * Lazarević, Milunka (1932) Serbia – WGM *
Lei Tingjie Lei Tingjie (born 13 March 1997) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM). She was the 2021 Women's Grand Swiss champion, the 2017 Chinese women's national champion and the 2022-23 Women's Candidates winner. Lei ear ...
(1997) China – GM * Leite, Catarina(1983) Portugal – WIM * Levitina, Irina (1954) Russia, USA – WGM * Li Ruofan (1997) China – IM * Lin Ye (1974) China – WFM * Litinskaya-Shul, Marta (1949) Ukraine – WGM * Liu Shilan (1962) China – WGM * Lu Xiaosha (1973) China – WIM * Librelato, Kathiê (1998) Brazil – WIM


M

* Macalda di Scaletta (c. 1240–c. 1310)
Kingdom of Sicily The Kingdom of Sicily ( la, Regnum Siciliae; it, Regno di Sicilia; scn, Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in the south of the Italian Peninsula and for a time the region of Ifriqiya from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 un ...
* Mádl, Ildikó (1969) Hungary – WGM and IM * Majdan, Joanna (1988) Poland – WGM * Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra (2002) Russia – WGM and IM * Marić, Alisa (1970) USA, Serbia – WGM and IM * Marić, Mirjana (1970) Serbia – WGM * Marinello, Beatriz (1964) Chile – WIM * Matveeva, Svetlana (1969) Russia – WGM and IM * Menchik, Olga (1908–1944) Czechoslovakia, England * Menchik, Vera (1906–1944) Czechoslovakia, England – Women's World Champion * Meyer, Marany (1984) South Africa/New Zealand – WIM * Michell, Edith (1872–1951) England * Milliet, Sophie (1983) France – WGM and IM * Mišanović, Vesna (1964) Bosnia and Herzegovina – WGM * Mkrtchian, Lilit (1982) Armenia – WGM and IM * Mora, María Teresa (1902–1980) Cuba – WIM * Muminova, Nafisa (1990) Uzbekistan – WGM *
Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa binti Azhar (born 2001) is a Malaysian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (2019), making her the third Malaysian to earn that title, after Audrey Wong Su Yi (1985) and (2006). Chess ...
(2001) Malaysia – WIM * Mutesi, Phiona (1993) Uganda – WCM * Muzychuk, Anna (1990) Ukraine, Slovenia – WGM and IM


N

* Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan (1991) Kazakhstan – IM * Nakhimovskaya, Zara (1931) Israel * Nebolsina, Vera (1989) Russia – WGM *
Ning Chunhong Ning Chunhong (; born January 21, 1968) is a Chinese chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was in the Top 50 Women rating list from October 2001 to 2002. In 1992 she won the women's section of the World University Che ...
(1968) China – WGM * Nyberg, Christina (1962) Sweden


O

* Omonova, Umida (2006) Uzbekistan – WFM * Ortiz Verdezoto, Anahí (2001) Ecuador – WIM * Ovezdurdiyeva, Jemal (1998) Turkmenistan – WFM * Öztürk, Kübra (1991) Turkey – WGM


P

* Pähtz, Elisabeth (1985) Germany – WGM and GM * Paridar, Shadi (1986) Iran – WGM * Peng, Zhaoqin (1968) People's Republic of China, Netherlands – GM 2004 * Pertlová, Soňa (1988–2011) Czech Republic – WIM * Piatigorsky, Jacqueline (1911–2012) France, USA * Pogonina, Natalia (1985) Russia – WGM and IM * Pokorná, Regina (1982) Austria – WGM * Polgár, Judit (1976) Hungary – GM 1991 * Polgár, Sófia (1974) Hungary, Israel – WGM and IM * Polgar, Susan (1969) Hungary, USA – Women's World champion, GM 1991 * Polihroniade, Elisabeta (1935–2016) Romania – WGM * Pourkashiyan, Atousa (1988) Iran – WGM * Price, Edith Charlotte (1872–1956) England * Ptáčníková, Lenka (1976) Czech Republic, Iceland – WGM * Pujari, Rucha (1994) India – WIM


Q

*
Qin Kanying Qin Kanying (; born 2 February 1974) is a Chinese chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She is a former Women's World Chess Championship runner-up and five-time Chinese women's champion. Career Qin Kanying won the Women' ...
(1974) People's Republic of China – WGM *
Qiyu Zhou Qiyu Zhou ( zh, 周齐宇; born January 6, 2000), also known as Nemo Zhou and her online alias akaNemsko, is a Chinese-born Canadian chess player who holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and FIDE Master (FM), and is a Twitch live stream ...
(2000) Canada – WGM


R

* Radeva, Viktoria (2001) Bulgaria – WGM * Rajlich, Iweta (1981) Poland – WGM and IM * Ranasinghe, Sachini (1994) Sri Lanka – WIM * Ratcu, Tatiana (1979) Brazil – WIM * Regan, Natasha (1971) England – WIM * Reischer, Salome (1899–1980) Austria – WIM * Reizniece-Ozola, Dana (1981) Latvia – WGM * Richards, Heather (1983) England, Australia – WIM * Riegler, Alessandra (1961) Italy – ICCF Women's World Champion * Rinder, Friedl (1905–2001) Germany – WIM * Rogule, Laura (1988) Latvia – WGM * Roodzant, Catharina (1896–1999) The Netherlands * Roos, Nancy (1905–1957) United States * Rootare, Salme (1913–1987) Estonia – WIM * Ross, Laura (1988) United States – WFM *
Ruan Lufei Ruan Lufei (; born October 2, 1987) is a Chinese chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Women's World Championship runner-up in 2010. Career Ruan's natural talent for the game, hard work, and co-operation with her coach, ...
(1987) China – WGM * Rubene, Ilze (1958–2002) – WIM * Rubtsova, Olga (1909–1992) Russia – Women's World Champion and IFCC Women's World Champion, WGM * Rudenko, Lyudmila (1904–1986) Ukraine, Russia – Women's World Champion, WGM and IM, first woman awarded the International Master title * Rudge, Mary (1842–1919) England * Rudolf, Anna (1987) Hungary – WGM and IM


S

* Sabure, Taduetso (1982) Botswana – WGM * Sachdev, Tania (1986) India – IM and WGM * Šafranska, Anda (1960) Latvia, France – WGM * Salimova, Nurgyul (2003) Bulgaria – WGM and IM * Sargsyan, Anna M. (2001) (Armenia) – IM * Schwartzmann, Paulette (1910–19??) Latvia, France, Argentina * Schneider, Jana (2002) Germany – FM * Schneider, Veronika (1987) Hungary – WGM * Schut, Lisa (1994) Netherlands – IM * Sebag, Marie (1986) France – GM 2008 * Selkirk, Rebecca (1993) South Africa – WCM * Semenova, Lidia (1951) Ukraine – WGM * Shahade, Jennifer (1980) USA – WGM * Sheldon, Ruth (1980) England – WIM * Shen Yang (1989) China – IM * Shuvalova, Polina (2001) Russia – IM and WGM * Sieber, Fiona (2000) Germany – WIM * Skripchenko, Almira (1976) Moldova, France – WGM and IM * Soćko, Monika (1978) Poland – GM 2008 * Solomons, Anzel (1978) South Africa – WIM * Srebrnič, Ana (1984) Slovenia – WGM * Starr, Nava (1949) Latvia, Canada – WIM * Stefanova, Antoaneta (1979) Bulgaria – Women's World Champion, GM 2003 * Stevenson, Agnes (1873–1935) England * Stock, Lara (1992) Germany, Croatia WGM * Styazhkina, Anna (1997) Russia – WIM * Sukhareva, Olga (1984) Russia – ICCF Women's World Champion * Sultana Shirin, Sharmin (1989) Bangladesh – WIM *
Sun Fanghui Sun Fanghui (; born 1993), is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master. In 2017, Sun Fanghui was fourth in Women's World Chess Championship Asian Zone 3.5 tournament after Zhai Mo, Ni Shiqun and Zhu Jiner, and q ...
(1993) China – WIM


T

* Tairova, Elena (1991–2010) Russia – WGM and IM * Tan Zhongyi (1991) China – GM *
Tian Tian Tiantian or Tian Tian may refer to: * ''Pethia tiantian'' or ''P. tiantian'', a species of fish * Tian Tian (male giant panda) (添添 Tiān Tiān), a male panda on loan to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, US * Tian Tian (female giant panda) (� ...
(1983) China – WGM * Toma, Katarzyna (1985) Poland, England – WGM * Tonini, Alice Italy * Topel, Zehra (1987) Turkey – WIM * Tranmer, Eileen (1910–1983) England – WIM * Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg (1986) Mongolia – WGM * Tsatsalashvili, Keti (1992) Georgia – WGM


U

* Ushenina, Anna (1985) Ukraine – GM 2012


V

* Vaishali Rameshbabu (2001) India – IM * Vajda, Szidonia (1979) Romania, Hungary – WGM and IM * van der Merwe, Cecile (1987) South Africa – WIM * Varela La Madrid, Tilsia Carolina (1994) Venezuela – WIM * Vargas, Gabriela (1988) Paraguay – WIM * Verőci, Zsuzsa (1949) Hungary – WGM * Volpert, Larissa (1926–2017) Russia – WGM * Vozovic, Oksana (1985) Ukraine – WGM


W

*
Shahenda Wafa Shahenda Wafa (born 1998) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2017). She is a three-time African Women's Chess Champion (2017, 2018, 2022). Chess career Wafa won the 2014 Arab Girls Championship and African ...
(1998) Egypt – WGM *
Shrook Wafa Shrook Wafa (born 13 May 1997) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She won the Women's African Chess Championship in 2013. Thanks to this achievement she earned the title of Woman grandmaster (WGM) and qualifie ...
(1997) Egypt – WGM * Annie Wang (2002) United States – IM *
Wang Jue Wang Jue (born 17 October 1995 in Beijing) is a Chinese chess player, who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She won the World Under-10 girls championship in 2005. In 2010 Wang was a member of the Chinese team (along with Yu Yangyi, ...
(1995) China – WGM * Wang Lei (1975) China – WGM *
Wang Pin Wang Pin (; born December 11, 1974) is a Chinese chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 1992. Wang was the Chinese national women's champion of 2002. By finishing fifth in the 1991 Women's Interzonal Tournament, ...
(1974) China – WGM * Wang Yu (1982) China – IM * Wijesuriya, Suneetha Sri Lanka * Wijesuriya, Vineetha (1970) Sri Lanka – WCM * Wolf-Kalmar, Paula (1881–1931) Austria *
Wu Mingqian Wu Mingqian (; born January 8, 1961) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title Woman Grandmaster, which she received from FIDE in 1985. In 1985, Wu came second at the Women's Interzonal tournament in Zeleznovodsk with a final score of 10� ...
(1961) China – WGM


X

*
Xie Jun Xie Jun (born October 30, 1970) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and is not just the first Chinese female but the first Asian female to become a chess grandmaster. She had two separate reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 ...
(1970) People's Republic of China – Women's World champion, GM 1994 *
Xu Yuanyuan Xu Yuanyuan (; born March 8, 1981) is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player. Chess career In 1995 Xu won the World U14 Girls Chess Championship held in São Lourenço, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In October 1997 she won the World U16 Girls Chess Cha ...
(1981) China – WGM *
Xu Yuhua Xu Yuhua (born 29 October 1976) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and former Women's World Champion (2006–2008). She was China's third women's world chess champion after Xie Jun and Zhu Chen. She has been followed by Chinese women's world che ...
(1976) People's Republic of China – Women's World champion, GM 2007


Y

* Yakovleva, Lora (1932) Russia – ICCF Women's World Champion * Yakubboeva, Nilufar (2000) Uzbekistan – WIM * Yıldız, Betül Cemre (1989) Turkey – WGM * Yuanling Yuan (1994) China – WIM


Z

* Zatonskih, Anna (1978) Ukraine, USA – WGM and IM * Zatulovskaya, Tatiana (1935) Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel – WGM * Zawadzka, Beata (1986) Poland – WGM * Zhai Mo (1966) China – WGM * Zhang Xiaowen (1989) China – WGM *
Zhao Lan Zhao Lan (; born July 1, 1963) is a Chinese chess Woman International Master. She was Women's National Chess Champion in 1982. Zhao competed for the China national chess team at the 26th Chess Olympiad in 1984 with an overall record of 5 gam ...
(1963) China – WIM *
Zhao Xue Zhao Xue (; born 6 April 1985) is a Chinese chess player. She is the 24th Chinese person to achieve the title of Grandmaster. Zhao was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese team at the Women's Chess Olympiad in 2002, 2004 and 2016, and a ...
(1985) People's Republic of China – GM 2008 *
Zhu Chen Zhu Chen (, ar, زو تشن; born March 13, 1976) is a Chinese-born Qatari chess Grandmaster. In 1999, she became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China's 13th Grandmaster. In 2006, she obtained Qatari c ...
(1976) People's Republic of China, Qatar – Women's World champion, GM 2001 * Zhu Jin'er (2002) China – WIM * Zhukova, Natalia (1979) Ukraine – GM 2010 * Zvorykina, Kira (1919–2014) Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria – WGM


See also

* :Chess woman grandmasters *
Women's World Chess Championship The Women's World Chess Championship (WWCC) is played to determine the world champion in women's chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE. Unlike with most sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee, whe ...


References


External links


Women's top ratings on FIDE.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Female chess players Lists of chess players
Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...
Women's chess