The FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 was a chess tournament that formed part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship 2022. It was an 11-round Swiss-system tournament, with 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 had not already qualified qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2022.

Qualifiers The following 50 players were 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.FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss and Women’s Grand Swiss 2021: lists of qualified players, FIDE, 10 August 2021

The top four qualifiers by rating declined their invitations, including Aleksandra Goryachkina, Koneru Humpy and Ju Wenjun, who had 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 played in the Open Grand Swiss Tournament instead.

Tournament table

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left" style="font-size:90%;" |+ FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 (Riga, 27.10.2021-07.11.2021) |- ! Place !! Name !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! Points !! TB1Tie-Break System: TB1 - Buchholz Cut 1, TB2 - Buchholz system, TB3 - Sonneborn–Berger score !! TB2 !! TB3 |- | 1 || align=left | || 2505 || 24b1As a result of the tour, the first number indicates the rival's number, the second number indicates the color of the figures (w - white, b - black), the third number - the result of the game || 23w1 || 2b½ || 26w1 || 18b½ || 11w1 || 17b1 || 19w1 || 8b1 || 4w½ || 3b½ || 9 || 64,5 || 70 || 56 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2475 || 12w1 || 33b1 || 1w½ || 18w½ || 6b1 || 3b½ || 9w1 || 8w½ || 4b0 || 5b½ || 10w1 || 7½ || 69,5 || 74,5 || 49,5 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2455 || 44b1 || 32w1 || 17b½ || 5w½ || 19b1 || 2w½ || 8b0 || 4w½ || 9w1 || 6b1 || 1w½ || 7½ || 67,5 || 71,5 || 46,75 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2536 || 35b½ || 10w½ || 7b½ || 21w½ || 24b1 || 18w1 || 6w½ || 3b½ || 2w1 || 1b½ || 5w½ || 7 || 69 || 74 || 46,5 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2511 || 39w½ || 46b1 || 22w1 || 3b½ || 9w½ || 17w½ || 11b½ || 7w½ || 19b1 || 2w½ || 4b½ || 7 || 64,5 || 68,5 || 42,25 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2446 || 45w1 || 8b½ || 20w1 || 25b½ || 2w0 || 26w1 || 4b½ || 18w½ || 7b1 || 3w0 || 17b1 || 7 || 64,5 || 68,5 || 41 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2438 || 49w1 || 20b½ || 4w½ || 41b½ || 28w1 || 9b0 || 21w1 || 5b½ || 6w0 || 33b1 || 12w1 || 7 || 61 || 63 || 37,25 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2518 || 47b1 || 6w½ || 26b½ || 10w1 || 17b0 || 14w1 || 3w1 || 2b½ || 1w0 || 9b½ || 13w½ || 6½ || 68,5 || 72,5 || 41 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2467 || 43b1 || 28w1 || 18b½ || 17w½ || 5b½ || 7w1 || 2b0 || 11w1 || 3b0 || 8w½ || 14b½ || 6½ || 66 || 70,5 || 39,5 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2400 || 27w½ || 4b½ || 13w1 || 8b0 || 22w1 || 29b½ || 25b1 || 17w½ || 18b½ || 20w1 || 2b0 || 6½ || 62,5 || 68 || 39 |- | 11 || align=left | || 2428 || 46w½ || 39b½ || 30w1 || 45b1 || 27w1 || 1b0 || 5w½ || 9b0 || 15w½ || 16b½ || 21w1 || 6½ || 61 || 65 || 35,25 |- | 12 || align=left | || 2382 || 2b0 || 25w0 || 34b0 || 50w1 || 47b1 || 31w1 || 26b1 || 20w1 || 17b½ || 18w1 || 7b0 || 6½ || 58 || 58,5 || 30,5 |- | 13 || align=left | || 2433 || 14b½ || 40w½ || 10b0 || 42b1 || 44w1 || 20w1 || 19b0 || 22b½ || 39w1 || 17w½ || 8b½ || 6½ || 57 || 61 || 33,75 |- | 14 || align=left | || 2322 || 13w½ || 36b½ || 46w1 || 28b½ || 25w½ || 8b0 || 45w1 || 16b½ || 22w½ || 39b1 || 9w½ || 6½ || 56,5 || 60,5 || 33,25 |- | 15 || align=left | || 2410 || 18b0 || 34w1 || 32b½ || 37w1 || 26b½ || 19w0 || 40b½ || 25w1 || 11b½ || 27w½ || 24b1 || 6½ || 55,5 || 60 || 34,5 |- | 16 || align=left | || 2447 || 32b0 || 44w0 || 31b½ || 48w1 || 40b½ || 43w1 || 24b1 || 14w½ || 29b½ || 11w½ || 27b1 || 6½ || 53 || 55,5 || 32,25 |- | 17 || align=left | || 2484 || 30w1 || 29b1 || 3w½ || 9b½ || 8w1 || 5b½ || 1w0 || 10b½ || 12w½ || 13b½ || 6w0 || 6 || 68,5 || 74 || 37,75 |- | 18 || align=left | || 2524 || 15w1 || 21b1 || 9w½ || 2b½ || 1w½ || 4b0 || 35w1 || 6b½ || 10w½ || 12b0 || 22w½ || 6 || 68,5 || 73,5 || 38,75 |- | 19 || align=left | || 2493 || 28w0 || 43b1 || 42w1 || 44b1 || 3w0 || 15b1 || 13w1 || 1b0 || 5w0 || 21b0 || 29w1 || 6 || 62,5 || 66,5 || 31,5 |- | 20 || align=left | || 2509 || 42b1 || 7w½ || 6b0 || 24w½ || 41w1 || 13b0 || 33w1 || 12b0 || 35w1 || 10b0 || 32w1 || 6 || 58,5 || 63 || 30,25 |- | 21 || align=left | || 2423 || 34b1 || 18w0 || 40b½ || 4b½ || 45w1 || 25w½ || 7b0 || 30w1 || 27b½ || 19w1 || 11b0 || 6 || 58,5 || 62,5 || 31,75 |- | 22 || align=left | || 2475 || 40b½ || 31w1 || 5b0 || 32w½ || 10b0 || 44w1 || 34b1 || 13w½ || 14b½ || 29w½ || 18b½ || 6 || 58 || 62 || 31,5 |- | 23 || align=left | || 2420 || 48w1 || 1b0 || 41w0 || 30b½ || 38w½ || 45b½ || 28w1 || 39b0 || 40w1 || 32b½ || 33w1 || 6 || 52,5 || 55 || 27,25 |- | 24 || align=left | || 2406 || 1w0 || 48b1 || 27w½ || 20b½ || 4w0 || 38b1 || 16w0 || 42b½ || 34w1 || 36b1 || 15w0 || 5½ || 60 || 62,5 || 25,5 |- | 25 || align=left | || 2507 || 33w0 || 12b1 || 39w1 || 6w½ || 14b½ || 21b½ || 10w0 || 15b0 || 32w½ || 28b½ || 42w1 || 5½ || 59 || 63,5 || 30,5 |- | 26 || align=left | || 2462 || 38w1 || 41b1 || 8w½ || 1b0 || 15w½ || 6b0 || 12w0 || 46b1 || 33w0 || 40b½ || 39w1 || 5½ || 59 || 63 || 26,75 |- | 27 || align=left | || 2491 || 10b½ || 35w½ || 24b½ || 40w1 || 11b0 || 30w½ || 32b½ || 34w1 || 21w½ || 15b½ || 16w0 || 5½ || 58 || 62,5 || 29,5 |- | 28 || align=left | || 2402 || 19b1 || 9b0 || 36w1 || 14w½ || 7b0 || 34w0 || 23b0 || 38b1 || 42w½ || 25w½ || 43b1 || 5½ || 57 || 61,5 || 28,75 |- | 29 || align=left | || 2419 || 50b1 || 17w0 || 44b0 || 31w1 || 32b½ || 10w½ || 30b½ || 40w1 || 16w½ || 22b½ || 19b0 || 5½ || 55,5 || 56 || 25,25 |- | 30 || align=left | || 2397 || 17b0 || 50w1 || 11b0 || 23w½ || 36b1 || 27b½ || 29w½ || 21b0 || 37w½ || 47w1 || 31b½ || 5½ || 55 || 55,5 || 23,25 |- | 31 || align=left | || 2339 || 36w½ || 22b0 || 16w½ || 29b0 || 42w1 || 12b0 || 49w1 || 33b0 || 50w1 || 35b1 || 30w½ || 5½ || 51,5 || 52 || 20,5 |- | 32 || align=left | || 2371 || 16w1 || 3b0 || 15w½ || 22b½ || 29w½ || 33b½ || 27w½ || 35b½ || 25b½ || 23w½ || 20b0 || 5 || 60 || 65 || 29 |- | 33 || align=left | || 2409 || 25b1 || 2w0 || 37b½ || 36w½ || 34b½ || 32w½ || 20b0 || 31w1 || 26b1 || 7w0 || 23b0 || 5 || 58 || 63 || 26,5 |- | 34 || align=left | || 2289 || 21w0 || 15b0 || 12w1 || 39b1 || 33w½ || 28b1 || 22w0 || 27b0 || 24b0 || 41w½ || 47b1 || 5 || 55,5 || 59,5 || 25,25 |- | 35 || align=left | || 2411 || 4w½ || 27b½ || 45w0 || 38b½ || 37b1 || 41w1 || 18b0 || 32w½ || 20b0 || 31w0 || 49b1 || 5 || 53,5 || 55,5 || 22,75 |- | 36 || align=left | || 2441 || 31b½ || 14w½ || 28b0 || 33b½ || 30w0 || 49b½ || 38w½ || 41b½ || 46w1 || 24w0 || 44b1 || 5 || 51 || 53 || 22,25 |- | 37 || align=left | || 2450 || 41w0 || 38b1 || 33w½ || 15b0 || 35w0 || 39b0 || 48w1 || 45b½ || 30b½ || 44w½ || 46w1 || 5 || 48 || 50,5 || 20,75 |- | 38 || align=left | || 2380 || 26b0 || 37w0 || 50b1 || 35w½ || 23b½ || 24w0 || 36b½ || 28w0 || 44b½ || 48w1 || 45b1 || 5 || 48 || 48,5 || 17 |- | 39 || align=left | || 2409 || 5b½ || 11w½ || 25b0 || 34w0 || 43b½ || 37w1 || 41b1 || 23w1 || 13b0 || 14w0 || 26b0 || 4½ || 58 || 62,5 || 24,5 |- | 40 || align=left | || 2392 || 22w½ || 13b½ || 21w½ || 27b0 || 16w½ || 46b1 || 15w½ || 29b0 || 23b0 || 26w½ || 50b½ || 4½ || 58 || 58,5 || 22,75 |- | 41 || align=left | || 2376 || 37b1 || 26w0 || 23b1 || 7w½ || 20b0 || 35b0 || 39w0 || 36w½ || 47b0 || 34b½ || 48w1 || 4½ || 53 || 55,5 || 22 |- | 42 || align=left | || 2409 || 20w0 || 49b1 || 19b0 || 13w0 || 31b0 || 47w1 || 44b1 || 24w½ || 28b½ || 43w½ || 25b0 || 4½ || 53 || 55 || 17,75 |- | 43 || align=left | || 2381 || 9w0 || 19w0 || 48b½ || 49b1 || 39w½ || 16b0 || 46w0 || 50b1 || 45w1 || 42b½ || 28w0 || 4½ || 46 || 46,5 || 12,25 |- | 44 || align=left | || 2380 || 3w0 || 16b1 || 29w1 || 19w0 || 13b0 || 22b0 || 42w0 || 49b1 || 38w½ || 37b½ || 36w0 || 4 || 57,5 || 59,5 || 19 |- | 45 || align=left | || 2340 || 6b0 || 47w1 || 35b1 || 11w0 || 21b0 || 23w½ || 14b0 || 37w½ || 43b0 || 49w1 || 38w0 || 4 || 55,5 || 57,5 || 16,5 |- | 46 || align=left | || 2305 || 11b½ || 5w0 || 14b0 || 47w½ || 48b1 || 40w0 || 43b1 || 26w0 || 36b0 || 50w1 || 37b0 || 4 || 51 || 51,5 || 12,75 |- | 47 || align=left | || 2410 || 8w0 || 45b0 || 49w½ || 46b½ || 12w0 || 42b0 || 50w1 || 48b1 || 41w1 || 30b0 || 34w0 || 4 || 45 || 45,5 || 10,5 |- | 48 || align=left | || 2003 || 23b0 || 24w0 || 43w½ || 16b0 || 46w0 || 50b1 || 37b0 || 47w0 || 49w1 || 38b0 || 41b0 || 2½ || 47 || 47,5 || 4,75 |- | 49 || align=left | || 2328 || 7b0 || 42w0 || 47b½ || 43w0 || 50b1 || 36w½ || 31b0 || 44w0 || 48b0 || 45b0 || 35w0 || 2 || 46 || 46,5 || 5 |- | 50 || align=left | || 1857 || 29w0 || 30b0 || 38w0 || 12b0 || 49w0 || 48w0 || 47b0 || 43w0 || 31b0 || 46b0 || 40w½ || ½ || 47,5 || 49,5 || 2,25

External links Official website "2021 FIDE Chess.com Women's Grand Swiss" in chess-results.com

References