World Chess Championship (Women's) 2012 Qualifiers' List Announced

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Women's World Chess Championship 2012 initial list of qualifiers has been announced by Fide. FIDE is publishing the players' contract for the Women's World Chess Championship to be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from 9 November (arrivals) to 3 December 2012 (departures). 

FIDE is also publishing the initial list of qualifiers as per regulations. The full technical regulations of the event are in the FIDE handbook. You can see the contract at this link: Women's WCC 2012 Player's Contract. Players on the list have to confirm their participation by August 28. The women's world chess championship alternates as a 10-game match between the champion and the challenger every odd year and works as a knockout system every even year.


QUALIFIERS for the WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

a) From World Women’s Championships 2010-2011:
01. Hou, Yifan (CHN) - World Champion
02. Koneru, Humpy (IND) - Finalist 2011
03. Ruan, Lufei (CHN) - Semi finals 2010
04. Zhao Xue (CHN) - Semi finals 2010

b) World Girl Junior Champions 2010-2011:
05. Muzychuk, Anna (SLO) 2010
06. Cori T Deysi (PER) 2011

c) Rating List 7/2011 & 1/2012:
07. Polgar, Judit (HUN) 2704,50
08. Dzagnidze, Nana (GEO) 2536,00
09. Chiburdanidze, Maia (GEO) 2500,00
10. Gunina, Valentina (RUS) 2498,50
11. Galliamova, Alisa (RUS) 2491,00

d) 28 players from European Women’s Championships 2010 & 2011
12. Cramling, Pia (SWE) 2010
13. Cmilyte, Viktorija (LTU) 2010
14. Socko Monika (POL) 2010
15. Sebag, Marie (FRA) 2010
16. Kosintseva Tatiana (RUS) 2010
17. Zhukova Natalia (UKR) 2010
18. Dembo Elena (GRE) 2010
19. Stefanova Antoaneta (BUL) 2010
20. Kosintseva Nadezhda (RUS) 2010
21. Muzychuk Mariya (UKR) 2010
22. Rajlich Iweta (POL) 2010
23. Ziaziulkina Nastassia (BLR) 2010
24. Kovalevskaya Ekaterina (RUS) 2010
25. Khurtsidze Nino (GEO) 2010
26. Danielian, Elina (ARM) 2011
27. Matveeva, Svetlana (RUS) 2011
28. Khotenashvili, Bela (GEO) 2011
29. Lahno, Kateryna (UKR) 2011
30. Javakhishvili, Lela (GEO) 2011
31. Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan (SCO) 2011
32. Foisor, Cristina-Adela (ROU) 2011
33. Bodnaruk Anastasia (RUS) 2011
34. Pogonina Natalija (RUS) 2011
35. Ovod Evgenija (RUS) 2011
36. Romanko Marina (RUS) 2011
37. Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN) 2011
38. Mkrtchian Lilit (ARM) 2011
39. Khukhashvili Sopiko (GEO) 2011

e) 8 players from Americas
40. Linares Napoles Oleiny (CUB) (Continental)
41. Lujan Carolina (ARG) (Zonal 2.5)
42. Castrillon Gomez Melissa (COL) (Zonal 2.3)
43. Zatonskih, Anna (USA) (Zonal 2.1)
44. (TBA)
45. (TBA)
46. (TBA)
47. (TBA)

f) 12 players from Asia/Oceania
48. Berezina, Irina (AUS) (Zonal 3.6)
49. Ju Wenjun (CHN) (Zonal 3.5)
50. Shen Yang (CHN) (Zonal 3.5)
51. Huang Qian (CHN) (Zonal 3.5)
52. Wang Yu (CHN) (Zonal 3.5)
53. Harika, Dronavalli (IND) (Continental 2011)
54. Pourkashiyan, Atousa (IRI) (Continental 2010)
55. Ghader Pour, Shayesteh (IRI) (Zonal 3.1)
56. Ranasinghe, S D (SRI) (Zonal 3.2)
57. Li, Ruofan (SIN) (Zonal 3.3)
58. Davletbayeva, Madina (KAZ) (Zonal 3.4)
59. Soumya, Swaminathan (IND) (Zonal 3.7)

g) 3 players from Africa
60. Mona, Khaled (EGY) (Continental 2011)
61. Mezioud, Amina (ALG) (Continental 2011)
62. Greeff, Melissa (RSA) (Continental 2011)

h) 2 nominees of the FIDE President
63. (TBA)
64. (TBA)


TOTAL: 64 players

Also Read: Congrats to Hou Yifan for Winning Jermuk Women's Chess Grand Prix and Overall Grand Prix As Well!

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