Women's World Chess Championship 2023

The 2023 Women's World Chess Championship is an upcoming chess match for the Women's World Chess Championship title. It is contested by the defending champion, Ju Wenjun, and her challenger, Lei Tingjie, the winner of the 2022–23 Candidates tournament.

Defending champion Challenger
 Ju Wenjun (CHN)  Lei Tingjie (CHN)
Winner of the
2020 World Championship 		Winner of the
Women's Candidates Tournament 2022–23
Rating: 2550
(Women's World No.5)[1] 		Rating: 2545
(Women's World No.6)
← 2020

It will be played in two Chinese cities from 5 to 25 July 2023, giving each participant a home-field advantage.

Candidates tournament
Main article: Women's Candidates Tournament 2022–23

The second edition of the women's Candidates was played in the last quarter of 2022.[2][3][4] In contrast to the previous edition, this was played in a knock-out format. It has been speculated that the pairings were made to prevent a Russia vs Ukraine matchup before the final.[5]

Quarterfinals (best of 4) Semifinals (best of 4) Final (best of 6)
         
India Koneru Humpy 3½
Ukraine Anna Muzychuk 4½
Ukraine Anna Muzychuk 1½
Pool A (Monaco)
China Lei Tingjie 2½
China Lei Tingjie 2½
Ukraine Mariya Muzychuk 1½
China Lei Tingjie 3½
China Tan Zhongyi 1½
FIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina 2½
FIDE Alexandra Kosteniuk 1½
FIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina 1½
Pool B (Khiva)
China Tan Zhongyi 2½
FIDE Kateryna Lagno 3½
China Tan Zhongyi 4½

It featured eight players, including three former Women's World champions. In the final, Lei Tingjie and Tan Zhongyi played a six game match to determine the Challenger spot. Lei Tingjie won the match in 5 games.[6]

Match

The match is scheduled for 5 to 25 July 2023.[7] Like in 2018 it will be played in two halves, giving each player a home advantage. The host cities are Chongqing and Shanghai. It is not yet decided which city hosts which half.

The format of the championship is a 12 game match like in previous years.

Notes

    References
    1. "FIDE Online. FIDE Top players - Standard Top 100 Women April 2023". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
    2. "FIDE Council meeting: List of decisions".
    3. "Qualification for FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2022 announced". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
    4. "FIDE Women's World Championship. Cycle 2020-2022".
    5. West (NM_Vanessa), Vanessa. "FIDE Announces New Knockout Format for Women's Candidates". Chess.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
    6. "Lei Tingjie wins the Women's Candidates Final". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
    7. "China to host Women's Candidates Final and Women's World Championship Match". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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