Three-way lead at the top of the FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championship 2024

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The second day of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2024 saw interesting games yesterday over the three rounds played in the Women’s section. Magnus Carlsen’s dress code breach and withdrawal from Rapid and Blitz events were in the limelight, and the dress code strict rules affected also the Women’s competition.

After eight played rounds in the World Women’s Rapid Chess Championship 2024, three players share the top scoring 6.5 points: GM Ju Wenjun (China, 2536 rapid rating), GM Harika Dronavalli (India, 2416 rapid rating) and GM Humpy Koneru (India, 2431 rapid rating).

Five players closely follow with the score of 6 points: GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Switzerland, 2486 rapid rating), GM Kateryna Lagno (FIDE, 2433 rapid rating), GM Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany, 2406 rapid rating), IM Carissa Yip (USA, 2389 rapid rating) and IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (Greece, 2381 rapid rating).

There are only three rounds to go and the final day starts with the round 9 at 14:15 (local New York Time). Live games can be followed here.

Standings after 8 played rounds – FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2024:

Rk.		Name	FED	RtgI	Pts.
1	GM	Ju, Wenjun	CHN	2536	6.5
2	GM	Dronavalli, Harika	IND	2416	6.5
3	GM	Koneru, Humpy	IND	2431	6.5
4	GM	Lagno, Kateryna	FID	2433	6
5	IM	Yip, Carissa	USA	2389	6
6	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	SUI	2486	6
7	GM	Paehtz, Elisabeth	GER	2406	6
8	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula	GRE	2381	6
9	GM	Tan, Zhongyi	CHN	2502	5.5
10	GM	Lei, Tingjie	CHN	2518	5.5
11	GM	Batsiashvili, Nino	GEO	2333	5.5
12	IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara	KAZ	2444	5.5
13	WGM	Munkhzul, Turmunkh	MGL	2333	5.5
14	IM	Sukandar, Irine Kharisma	INA	2354	5.5
15	WIM	Khamdamova, Afruza	UZB	2188	5.5
16	IM	Garifullina, Leya	FID	2336	5.5
17	IM	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	FID	2302	5.5
18	WIM	Kairbekova, Amina	KAZ	2256	5
19	IM	Kamalidenova, Meruert	KAZ	2368	5
20	GM	Zhu, Jiner	CHN	2449	5
21	GM	Zhao, Xue	CHN	2433	5
22	GM	Muzychuk, Mariya	UKR	2422	5
23	GM	Krush, Irina	USA	2382	5
24	IM	Divya, Deshmukh	IND	2393	5
25	IM	Sargsyan, Anna M.	ARM	2306	5
26	IM	Lee, Alice	USA	2415	4.5
27	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay	AZE	2319	4.5
28	IM	Wagner, Dinara	GER	2307	4.5
29	IM	Injac, Teodora	SRB	2295	4.5
30	GM	Gunina, Valentina	FID	2388	4.5
31	GM	Vaishali, Rameshbabu	IND	2355	4.5
32	GM	Muzychuk, Anna	UKR	2408	4.5
33	IM	Song, Yuxin	CHN	2347	4.5
34	WIM	Mou, Iris	USA	2226	4.5
35	IM	Cori T., Deysi	PER	2243	4.5
36	IM	Padmini, Rout	IND	2267	4.5
37	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar	AZE	2289	4.5
38	IM	Bulmaga, Irina	ROU	2378	4.5
39	GM	Zhu, Chen	QAT	2330	4.5
40	WGM	Abrahamyan, Tatev	USA	2305	4.5
41	IM	Balajayeva, Khanim	AZE	2242	4.5
42	WGM	Kurmangaliyeva, Liya	KAZ	2128	4.5
43	GM	Danielian, Elina	ARM	2301	4.5
44	IM	Kashlinskaya, Alina	POL	2378	4.5
45	WCM	Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene	MGL	2281	4.5
46	WFM	Paragua, Megan Althea	USA	2017	4.5
47	IM	Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat	ESP	2359	4.5
48	WGM	Beydullayeva, Govhar	AZE	2212	4.5
49	WGM	Huang, Qian	CHN	2399	4.5
50	WFM	Nurgaliyeva, Zarina	KAZ	2175	4.5
51	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra	POL	2269	4
52	WGM	Charkhalashvili, Inga	GEO	2289	4
53	IM	Shuvalova, Polina	FID	2355	4
54	WGM	Toncheva, Nadya	BUL	2283	4
55	IM	Vantika, Agrawal	IND	2352	4
56	WGM	Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh	MGL	2188	4
57	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan	AZE	2109	4
58	WGM	Yu, Jennifer	USA	2296	4
59	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	POL	2291	4
60	WGM	Nurman, Alua	KAZ	2260	4
61	WGM	Mamedjarova, Zeinab	AZE	2194	4
62	WGM	Heinemann, Josefine	GER	2218	4
63	IM	Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim	USA	2307	4
64	WGM	Belenkaya, Dina	ISR	2136	4
65	FM	Jarocka, Liwia	POL	2127	4
66	GM	Dzagnidze, Nana	GEO	2436	4
67	IM	Kulon, Klaudia	POL	2258	4
68	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	AZE	2237	3.5
69	IM	Munguntuul, Batkhuyag	MGL	2299	3.5
70	IM	Melia, Salome	GEO	2252	3.5
71	WIM	Agrest, Inna	SWE	2248	3.5
72	WGM	Sliwicka, Alicja	POL	2206	3.5
73	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	UKR	2242	3.5
74	FM	Peycheva, Gergana	BUL	2222	3.5
75	WGM	Balabayeva, Xeniya	KAZ	2247	3.5
76	IM	Garcia Martin, Marta	ESP	2291	3.5
77	WIM	Nilssen, Ellen Fredericia	DEN	2071	3.5
78		Lyutsinger, Iren	FID	2140	3.5
79	IM	Narva, Mai	EST	2384	3.5
80	IM	Guichard, Pauline	FRA	2316	3.5
81	WGM	Ouellet, Maili-Jade	CAN	2149	3.5
82	WCM	Lesbekova, Assel	KGZ	1973	3.5
83	WGM	Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia	USA	2244	3.5
84	IM	Skripchenko, Almira	FRA	2295	3
85	WFM	Kaliakhmet, Elnaz	KAZ	2162	3
86	WGM	Priyanka, Nutakki	IND	2256	3
87	WGM	Pourkashiyan, Atousa	USA	2277	3
88	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	GEO	2321	3
89	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	GEO	2394	3
90	WGM	Krasteva, Beloslava	BUL	2196	3
91	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	ARM	2136	3
92	WFM	Sevcikova, Lucia	SVK	2132	3
93	WGM	Foisor, Sabina-Francesca	USA	2296	3
94	IM	Lu, Miaoyi	CHN	2317	2.5
95	WIM	Sultanbek, Zeinep	KAZ	2001	2.5
96	FM	Sahithi, Varshini M	IND	2329	2.5
97	WGM	Wu, Rochelle	USA	2217	2.5
98	WIM	Serikbay, Assel	KAZ	2121	2.5
99	WCM	Derlich, Sarah Sima	DEN	1807	2.5
100		Machlik, Monika	NOR	2079	2.5
101	WFM	Noshin, Anjum	BAN	1910	2.5
102	WIM	Munkhzul, Davaakhuu	MGL	2006	2
103	WFM	Castillo Beitia, Ashley Alexandra	PAN	1927	2
104	WFM	Kaldarova, Ayaulym	KAZ	2011	2
105	WIM	Stanford, Sheila Barth	NOR	2103	2
106	FM	Melekhina, Alisa	USA	2139	2
107	WFM	Durrfeld, Sofie Bech	DEN	1875	1.5
108	WCM	Berezovsky, Fiorina	MNC	1786	1.5
109		Naisanga, Sheba Valentine	UGA	1626	1
110	WCM	Berezovska, Svetlana	MNC	1850	0.5