# FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021

The FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 was a chess 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 Swiss-system tournament, with up to 50 players competing, ran from 27 October to 7 November 2021 in Riga, Latvia, 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 rating: 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.
The top four qualifiers by rating declined their invitations, including Aleksandra Goryachkina, Koneru Humpy and Ju Wenjun, 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

    FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 (Riga, 27.10.2021-07.11.2021) PlaceNameRating1234567891011PointsTB1TB2TB3 1 Lei Tingjie (CHN)250524b123w12b½26w118b½11w117b119w18b14w½3b½964,57056 2 Elisabeth Pähtz (GER)247512w133b11w½18w½6b13b½9w18w½4b05b½10w17½69,574,549,5 3 Zhu Jiner (CHN)245544b132w117b½5w½19b12w½8b04w½9w16b11w½7½67,571,546,75 4 Mariya Muzychuk (UKR)253635b½10w½7b½21w½24b118w16w½3b½2w11b½5w½7697446,5 5 Harika Dronavalli (IND)251139w½46b122w13b½9w½17w½11b½7w½19b12w½4b½764,568,542,25 6 Lela Javakhishvili (GEO)244645w18b½20w125b½2w026w14b½18w½7b13w017b1764,568,541 7 Olga Badelka (RUS)243849w120b½4w½41b½28w19b021w15b½6w033b112w17616337,25 8 Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)251847b16w½26b½10w117b014w13w12b½1w09b½13w½6½68,572,541 9 Natalia Pogonina (RUS)246743b128w118b½17w½5b½7w12b011w13b08w½14b½6½6670,539,5 10 Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)240027w½4b½13w18b022w129b½25b117w½18b½20w12b06½62,56839 11 Jolanta Zawadzka (POL)242846w½39b½30w145b127w11b05w½9b015w½16b½21w16½616535,25 12 Deysi Cori (PER)23822b025w034b050w147b131w126b120w117b½18w17b06½5858,530,5 13 Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul (MGL)243314b½40w½10b042b144w120w119b022b½39w117w½8b½6½576133,75 14 Vantika Agrawal (IND)232213w½36b½46w128b½25w½8b045w116b½22w½39b19w½6½56,560,533,25 15 Olga Girya (RUS)241018b034w132b½37w126b½19w040b½25w111b½27w½24b16½55,56034,5 16 Pia Cramling (SWE)244732b044w031b½48w140b½43w124b114w½29b½11w½27b16½5355,532,25 17 Nino Batsiashvili (GEO)248430w129b13w½9b½8w15b½1w010b½12w½13b½6w0668,57437,75 18 Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)252415w121b19w½2b½1w½4b035w16b½10w½12b022w½668,573,538,75 19 Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS)249328w043b142w144b13w015b113w11b05w021b029w1662,566,531,5 20 Polina Shuvalova (RUS)250942b17w½6b024w½41w113b033w112b035w110b032w1658,56330,25 21 Iulija Osmak (UKR)242334b118w040b½4b½45w125w½7b030w127b½19w111b0658,562,531,75 22 Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)247540b½31w15b032w½10b044w134b113w½14b½29w½18b½6586231,5 23 Ekaterina Atalik (TUR)242048w11b041w030b½38w½45b½28w139b040w132b½33w1652,55527,25 24 Irene Kharisma Sukandar (INA)24061w048b127w½20b½4w038b116w042b½34w136b115w05½6062,525,5 25 Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ)250733w012b139w16w½14b½21b½10w015b032w½28b½42w15½5963,530,5 26 Valentina Gunina (RUS)246238w141b18w½1b015w½6b012w046b133w040b½39w15½596326,75 27 Dinara Saduakassova (KAZ)249110b½35w½24b½40w111b030w½32b½34w121w½15b½16w05½5862,529,5 28 Anna M. Sargsyan (ARM)240219b19b036w114w½7b034w023b038b142w½25w½43b15½5761,528,75 29 Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND)241950b117w044b031w132b½10w½30b½40w116w½22b½19b05½55,55625,25 30 Monika Soćko (POL)239717b050w111b023w½36b127b½29w½21b037w½47w131b½5½5555,523,25 31 Meruert Kamalidenova (KAZ)233936w½22b016w½29b042w112b049w133b050w135b130w½5½51,55220,5 32 Salome Melia (GEO)237116w13b015w½22b½29w½33b½27w½35b½25b½23w½20b05606529 33 Leya Garifullina (RUS)240925b12w037b½36w½34b½32w½20b031w126b17w023b05586326,5 34 Laura Rogule (LAT)228921w015b012w139b133w½28b122w027b024b041w½47b1555,559,525,25 35 Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (RUS)24114w½27b½45w038b½37b141w118b032w½20b031w049b1553,555,522,75 36 Meri Arabidze (GEO)244131b½14w½28b033b½30w049b½38w½41b½46w124w044b15515322,25 37 Elina Danielian (ARM)245041w038b133w½15b035w039b048w145b½30b½44w½46w154850,520,75 38 Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN)238026b037w050b135w½23b½24w036b½28w044b½48w145b154848,517 39 Nataliya Buksa (UKR)24095b½11w½25b034w043b½37w141b123w113b014w026b04½5862,524,5 40 Alina Bivol (RUS)239222w½13b½21w½27b016w½46b115w½29b023b026w½50b½4½5858,522,75 41 Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (SCO)237637b126w023b17w½20b035b039w036w½47b034b½48w14½5355,522 42 Karina Cyfka (POL)240920w049b119b013w031b047w144b124w½28b½43w½25b04½535517,75 43 Jovanka Houska (ENG)23819w019w048b½49b139w½16b046w050b145w142b½28w04½4646,512,25 44 Padmini Rout (IND)23803w016b129w119w013b022b042w049b138w½37b½36w0457,559,519 45 Carolina Luján (ARG)23406b047w135b111w021b023w½14b037w½43b049w138w0455,557,516,5 46 Divya Deshmukh (IND)230511b½5w014b047w½48b140w043b126w036b050w137b045151,512,75 47 Sophie Milliet (FRA)24108w045b049w½46b½12w042b050w148b141w130b034w044545,510,5 48 Madara Golsta (LAT)200323b024w043w½16b046w050b137b047w049w138b041b02½4747,54,75 49 Maria Eizaguerri Floris (ESP)23287b042w047b½43w050b136w½31b044w048b045b035w024646,55 50 Jesse February (RSA)185729w030b038w012b049w048w047b043w031b046b040w½½47,549,52,25