# FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2023

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 (Vaishali Rameshbabu 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.
The event was held in parallel with the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023.

## Format

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.

### Tie-breaks

Tie-breaks between players who finish on the same score were determined, in order, by the following tie-breaks:
* 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

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.
| 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 |
| 5 November | Closing ceremony |

## Qualifiers

Under FIDE regulations, the initial 50 invites were distributed as follows:
* 40 qualifiers by rating - the top 40 women players in the FIDE rating list of 1 June 2023.
* 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

2023 FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament, 25 October – 5 November 2023, Douglas, Isle of Man :
| Pos | Team | Rating | Pts | AROC-1 |
| 1 | Vaishali Rameshbabu (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 |