The 12th Sharjah International Cup for Women takes place from 8th-17th December 2022 at Sharjah Culture & Chess Club.
The event attracted 70 entries from 38 countries and it will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move for the whole game. The total prize pool of the event exceeds $15000, with $3000 reserved for the Winner of the Cup.
WIM Elena Boric, WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci, and WGM Ava Suleimanova are the top-seeded players.
Starting list of players:
1. WIM Boric Elena BIH 2196
2. WIM Lehaci Miruna-Daria ROU 2155
3. WGM Suleimanova Ava UKR 2153
4. WFM Kejzar Petra SLO 2153
5. WIM Ibrahimova Sabina AZE 2152
6. WIM Berke Ana CRO 2149
7. Babayan Armine ARM 2143
8. WFM Hajiyeva Laman AZE 2135
9. WGM Benderac Ana SRB 2133
10. WGM Maksimovic Suzana SRB 2127
11. WIM Djukic Sandra SRB 2125
12. Valkova Angelika UKR 2076
13. Alavi Homa IRI 2074
14. WFM Zahedifar Anahita IRI 2072
15. WFM Ovezdurdyyeva Jemal TKM 2066
16. WFM Lukina Aleksandra FID 2042
17. Bauyrzhan Arnash KAZ 2041
18. WIM Datuashvili Nona GEO 2031
19. WFM Asgharzadeh Mitra IRI 2029
20. Zabrzanska Weronika POL 2021
21. WFM Dylag Emilia POL 2004
22. WCM Obada Ema ROU 2002
23. Novikova Margarita UKR 1982
24. Sabirova Shakhnoza UZB 1964
25. WIM Boshra Alshaeby JOR 1937
26. Mohammadi Melika IRI 1884
27. WCM Allam Yara EGY 1881
28. WIM February Jesse Nikki RSA 1853
29. WCM Sawan Eman PLE 1831
30. Yagutian Mariya FID 1802
31. WCM Rouda Essa Alserkal UAE 1775
32. Margadgua Erdenebayar MGL 1720
33. Alia Khaled UAE 1635
34. Mohamed Azzab Mareim EGY 1613
35. Al Ali Aisha Saif UAE 1594
36. WCM Al-Khulaifi Ghada QAT 1580
37. Mahmoud Youssef Noha EGY 1557
38. WCM Abeer Ali UAE 1510
39. Aisha Mohamed Al Muaini UAE 1505
40. Al Aisaee Anat OMA 1491
41. WCM Al-Khelaifi Kholoud QAT 1489
42. Badrakova Kseniya FID 1448
43. WCM Fatima Saif Al-Ali UAE 1446
44. Kanter Elizaveta KAZ 1443
45. Latifah Darmaki UAE 1440
46. Anoud Eisa Bashkardi UAE 1388
47. Ahoud Eisa Bashkardi UAE 1333
48. Fawaz Nadia LBN 1327
49. Yasaswi Krishna Bommi IND 1323
50. Nema Rabab Ahmed KUW 1309
51. AIM Khezrian Nooralzahra IRI 1291
52. Almusawi Maram BRN 1266
53. Hajar Omair Aldhalei UAE 1251
54. Al Khoori Noora Mahmood Abdulla UAE 1120
55. Suchitraa Viswanathan IND 1114
56. Shamsa Amer UAE 1090
57. Jawaher Khalil UAE 1088
58. Yaqoob Wafa BRN 1086
59. Prithya Ravichandran IND 1081
60. Elawady Nouran EGY 1052
61. Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous UAE 1050
62. Khezrian Neda IRI 1040
63. Ahlam Ali Abdulkarim UAE 0
64. Aisha Nasser Alzarooni UAE 0
65. Al Balushi Shahd Salim OMA 0
66. Albogami Wadahe Mushra G KSA 0
67. Elsayed Nada EGY 0
68. Jenshitha Nekkalapudi IND 0
69. Latifa Sami Alzarouni UAE 0
70. Obaid Sondos BRN 0