FIDE World Championship Match 2023 Qualification Rules
With the Candidates Tournament, the ultimate qualifier for the World Championship Match, just around the corner, FIDE approved rules of replacements for the FIDE World Championship Match 2023. 1. According to article 4.4.1 of the Regulations for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 the winner shall become the Challenger and play a match versus the current Champion for the World Championship title. 2. If one of the participants of the World Championship Match 2023 refuses to play, he shall be replaced by the player who finished second in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022. 3. If the further replacement is required, the player who finished third in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 shall be invited. 4. If any further replacement is required, the player who has the best rating in the FIDE January 2023 Standard rating list shall be invited. This player shall have at least 50 games counted in twelve FRL from February 2022 to January 2023. 40 out of these 50 games shall be played in international tournaments with participation of players from at least 4 different federations in each tournament. In case of equal ratings, the following criteria, in order of priority, shall decide: The number of rated games in the FIDE Standard rating lists from February 2022 to January 2023: the player who has played more games qualifies. Drawing of lots FIDE World Championship Match 2023 Qualification Rules (pdf)
FIDE Chess.com WSCC 2022 gets underway
The FIDE Chess.com Women’s Speed Chess Championship kicked off on May 24. The tournament, organized by the International Chess Federation and Chess.com, consists of two qualifiers running until May 27 and the main event stretching from June 13 to July 21. The event’s prize fund is $70 000, the highest ever for a women’s online competition. $65,000 will be allocated to the main event. The first of the two qualifiers, open to all FIDE titled women players, started on Tuesday, May 24. The events are 14-round 3+1 Swiss tournaments followed by knockout playoffs with the top-8 finishers from the Swiss. Playoff matches will consist of two 5+1 games, four 3+1 games, and eight 1+1 games. The two winners of the qualifiers will join the 14 invited players in the main event. The list of invited players to take part in the Championship includes GM Hou Yifan, IM Bibisara Assaubayeva, GM Humpy Koneru, GM Kateryna Lagno, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, GM Harika Dronavalli, GM Valentina Gunina, GM Zhongyi Tan, IM Carissa Yip, GM Nana Dzagnidze, IM Elisabeth Paehtz, IM Vaishali R, WGM Deysi Cori and IM Polina Shuvalova. Matches of the main event consist of three segments: 90 minutes of 5+1 games60 minutes of 3+1 games30 minutes of 1+1 games The player to score the most points wins the match. To follow the FIDE Chess.com Women’s Speed Chess Championship, watch a live broadcast of the event with expert commentary on Chess.com/TV and Chess.com Twitch Channel. More info and a full schedule of the FIDE Chess.com Women’s Speed Chess Championship can be found here.