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The 2022 Women’s World Open Rapid Chess Championship will be held from 26-28th December at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The Championship format is 11-rounds Swiss with the time control 15 minutes + 10 seconds.
The reigning champion Alexandra Kosteniuk is back to defend her title from the position of top seed.
The total prize fund is 150,000 USD, with 40,000 reserved for the winner.
Participants:
- GM Kosteniuk Alexandra FID 2537
- GM Lagno Kateryna FID 2531
- GM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2502
- GM Goryachkina Aleksandra FID 2484
- GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2475
- GM Harika Dronavalli IND 2475
- GM Koneru Humpy IND 2468
- GM Abdumalik Zhansaya KAZ 2448
- IM Saduakassova Dinara KAZ 2435
- IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat IRI 2411
- GM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2405
- GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2399
- IM Assaubayeva Bibisara KAZ 2396
- GM Gunina Valentina FID 2389
- IM Atalik Ekaterina TUR 2385
- IM Shuvalova Polina FID 2384
- IM Mammadzada Gunay AZE 2383
- GM Ushenina Anna UKR 2371
- GM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2370
- IM Paehtz Elisabeth GER 2369
- IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2364
- IM Vaishali Rameshbabu IND 2351
- IM Mammadova Gulnar AZE 2343
- IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2340
- IM Arabidze Meri GEO 2333
- WGM Injac Teodora SRB 2333
- GM Danielian Elina ARM 2331
- GM Girya Olga FID 2328
- IM Osmak Yuliia UKR 2328
- IM Maltsevskaya Aleksandra POL 2327
- WGM Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim USA 2326
- IM Fataliyeva Ulviyya AZE 2322
- IM Tania Sachdev IND 2318
- IM Garifullina Leya FID 2316
- WGM Gong Qianyun SGP 2315
- WGM Voit Daria FID 2312
- WIM Savitha Shri B IND 2311
- IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2309
- IM Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel MGL 2304
- IM Padmini Rout IND 2290
- WGM Balajayeva Khanim AZE 2284
- WIM Yao Lan ENG 2283
- WIM Mkrtchyan Mariam ARM 2274
- IM Zatonskih Anna USA 2268
- IM Buksa Nataliya UKR 2260
- IM Charochkina Daria FID 2259
- WIM Kamalidenova Meruert KAZ 2259
- WGM Beydullayeva Govhar AZE 2256
- WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa USA 2256
- WGM Muminova Nafisa UZB 2242
- WGM Kovanova Baira FID 2241
- IM Badelka Olga FID 2238
- WGM Eric Jovana SRB 2199
- IM Gvetadze Sofio GEO 2198
- FM Schulze Lara GER 2198
- WFM Lhotska Anna CZE 2196
- WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii MGL 2195
- WIM Munkhzul Turmunkh MGL 2192
- IM Ovod Evgenija FID 2185
- Lu Miaoyi CHN 2181
- IM Bivol Alina FID 2179
- WIM Gaboyan Susanna ARM 2157
- WGM Paramzina Anastasya FID 2148
- WGM Frayna Janelle Mae PHI 2134
- WIM Foudzi Siti Zulaikha MAS 2126
- FM Kurmangaliyeva Liya KAZ 2114
- FM Borisova Ekaterina FID 2107
- WIM Kairbekova Amina KAZ 2096
- WIM Serikbay Assel KAZ 2084
- WIM Nurgali Nazerke KAZ 2079
- Machlik Monika NOR 2073
- WGM Mikhaylova Irina FID 2064
- WFM Shukhman Anna FID 2061
- WFM Omonova Umida UZB 2059
- WIM Tereladze Sopio GEO 2054
- CM Nomindalai Tumurbaatar MGL 2042
- WFM Kirchei Viktoriia FID 1998
- WFM Hajiyeva Laman AZE 1996
- Yalkanova Merjen TKM 1968
- Bauyrzhan Arnash KAZ 1941
- WFM Shohradova Lala TKM 1939
- WFM Ter-Avetisjana Agnesa Stepania LAT 1915
- WFM Samaganova Aleksandra KGZ 1883
- Bayrambayeva Ogulsuray TKM 1865
- WFM Nurgaliyeva Zarina KAZ 1863
- WIM Sultanbek Zeinep KAZ 1834
- WCM Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar MGL 1812
- Martins De Aguiar Marina BRA 1763
- WFM Balakanova Gulnar KAZ 1754
- Popandopulo Kristina KAZ 1749
- WFM Kaliakhmet Elnaz KAZ 1714
- Assylkhan Asiya KAZ 1360
(Photo by Anastasya Karlovich)
