The FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 was the second edition of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament, a chess tournament that forms part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship match in 2025. It was an 11-round Swiss-system tournament with 50 players competing from 25 October to 5 November 2023 in the Isle of Man. The winner and third-place finisher of the tournament (R Vaishali and Tan Zhongyi) earned the right to the play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024, since Anna Muzychuk, the runner-up of the tournament had already qualified for the event.[1]
 2023 Women's Grand Swiss tournament winner R Vaishali at the event | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Chess |
| Location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Dates | 25 October 2023– 5 November 2023 |
| Administrator | FIDE |
| Format | 11-round Swiss-system tournament |
| Host(s) | IOM International Chess Limited,
sponsored by Scheinberg family |
| Venue | Villa Marina |
| Participants | 50 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  R Vaishali |
| Runner-up |  Anna Muzychuk |
| 3rd place |  Tan Zhongyi |
The event was held in parallel with the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023.
Format edit
The tournament had an 11-round Swiss format, with pairings made using the Dutch system for Swiss tournaments. The time control for each game is: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.[2]
Tie-breaks edit
Tie-breaks between players who finish on the same score were determined, in order, by the following tie-breaks:[2]
- Average rating of opponents, cut 1;
- Buchholz system, cut 1;
- Buchholz system;
- The results of individual games between tied players;
- Drawing of lots.
Venue and schedule edit
The tournament was scheduled to run from 25 October to 5 November 2023 in the Isle of Man, the original location of the previous Grand Swiss tournament. Games were played at the Royal Hall of the Villa Marina.[3]
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 24 October | Opening ceremony |
| 25 October | Round 1 |
| 26 October | Round 2 |
| 27 October | Round 3 |
| 28 October | Round 4 |
| 29 October | Round 5 |
| 30 October | Round 6 |
| 31 October | Free day |
| 1 November | Round 7 |
| 2 November | Round 8 |
| 3 November | Round 9 |
| 4 November | Round 10 |
| 5 November | Round 11 |
| Closing ceremony |
Qualifiers edit
Under FIDE regulations, the initial 50 invites were distributed as follows:[2]
- 40 qualifiers by rating - the top 40 women players in the FIDE rating list of 1 June 2023.[a]
- 4 continental spots, each nominated by one of the four FIDE continental presidents.
- 4 players nominated by the FIDE president.
- Up to 2 players nominated by the organizer (Isle of Man International Chess Limited)
Various methods were also specified to replace a player who declined an invitation.
Results edit
| Pos | Team | Rating | Pts | AROC-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rameshbabu Vaishali (IND)
|
2448 | 8.5 | 2456 |
| 2 | Anna Muzychuk (UKR)
|
2510 | 8 | 2446 |
| 3 | Tan Zhongyi (CHN)
|
2517 | 7.5 | 2444 |
| 4 |  Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul (MGL)
|
2366 | 7.5 | 2441 |
| 5 |  Leya Garifullina (FIDE)
|
2402 | 7 | 2465 |
| 6 |  Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)
|
2424 | 7 | 2430 |
| 7 |  Pia Cramling (SWE)
|
2446 | 7 | 2409 |
| 8 | Mariya Muzychuk (UKR)
|
2519 | 7 | 2403 |
| 9 |  Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE)
|
2385 | 6.5 | 2465 |
| 10 |  Deysi Cori (PER)
|
2367 | 6.5 | 2464 |
| 11 |  Mai Narva (EST)
|
2399 | 6.5 | 2463 |
| 12 |  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)
|
2469 | 6.5 | 2439 |
| 13 |  Monika Soćko (POL)
|
2380 | 6.5 | 2437 |
| 14 |  Lela Javakhishvili (GEO)
|
2437 | 6.5 | 2405 |
| 15 | Meruert Kamalidenova (KAZ)
|
2351 | 6 | 2481 |
| 16 |  Sophie Milliet (FRA)
|
2391 | 6 | 2474 |
| 17 | Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)
|
2558 | 6 | 2440 |
| 18 | Divya Deshmukh (IND)
|
2408 | 6 | 2414 |
| 19 | Harika Dronavalli (IND)
|
2502 | 6 | 2413 |
| 20 |  Irina Bulmaga (ROU)
|
2423 | 6 | 2409 |
| 21 |  Gunay Mammadzada (AZE)
|
2441 | 6 | 2403 |
| 22 | Anna Ushenina (UKR)
|
2434 | 6 | 2399 |
| 23 | Valentina Gunina (FIDE)
|
2439 | 6 | 2396 |
| 24 |  Dinara Wagner (GER)
|
2461 | 6 | 2387 |
| 25 | Pauline Guichard (FRA)
|
2358 | 5.5 | 2453 |
| 26 | Tania Sachdev (IND)
|
2389 | 5.5 | 2434 |
| 27 |  Teodora Injac (SRB)
|
2426 | 5.5 | 2419 |
| 28 | Oliwia Kiołbasa (POL)
|
2375 | 5.5 | 2418 |
| 29 | Elisabeth Pähtz (GER)
|
2484 | 5.5 | 2407 |
| 30 |  Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI)
|
2523 | 5.5 | 2367 |
| 31 | Agrawal Vantika (IND)
|
2435 | 5.5 | 2364 |
| 32 | Govhar Beydullayeva (AZE)
|
2383 | 5 | 2447 |
| 33 |  Medina Warda Aulia (INA)
|
2362 | 5 | 2424 |
| 34 |  Eline Roebers (NED)
|
2390 | 5 | 2417 |
| 35 | Polina Shuvalova (FIDE)
|
2506 | 5 | 2395 |
| 36 |  Marsel Efroimski (ISR)
|
2447 | 5 | 2391 |
| 37 | Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE)
|
2393 | 4.5 | 2449 |
| 38 |  Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN)
|
2398 | 4.5 | 2432 |
| 39 | Savitha Shri B (IND)
|
2375 | 4.5 | 2431 |
| 40 |  Mariam Mkrtchyan (ARM)
|
2343 | 4.5 | 2428 |
| 41 | Julianna Terbe (HUN)
|
2266 | 4.5 | 2422 |
| 42 |  Alice Lee (USA)
|
2388 | 4.5 | 2353 |
| 43 |  Ana Matnadze (ESP)
|
2400 | 4 | 2388 |
| 44 | Elina Danielian (ARM)
|
2416 | 4 | 2366 |
| 45 |  Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (SCO)
|
2297 | 4 | 2365 |
| 46 | Mihaela Sandu (ROU)
|
2298 | 3.5 | 2413 |
| 47 | Nino Batsiashvili (GEO)
|
2475 | 3.5 | 2373 |
| 48 |  Trisha Kanyamarala (IRL)
|
2184 | 3 | 2357 |
| 49 |  Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera (CHI)
|
2266 | 2 | 2363 |
| 50 |  Lina Nassr (ALG)
|
2066 | 2 | 2341 |
Rules for classification: "Regulations for the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
Notes edit
- ^ Only players who played at least 10 rated games counted in any of the 12 FIDE rating periods from July 2022 to June 2023 are eligible.
References edit
- ^ Anish Anand (5 November 2023). "R Vaishali qualifies for women's Candidates, close to becoming GM". ESPN.
- ^ a b c FIDE. "Regulations for the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2023" (PDF). FIDE.
- ^ "Isle of Man to host the FIDE Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2023". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.