45th Olympiad
The Women's section of the 45th Chess Olympiad is an over-the-board team competition where national chess federations compete for gold medals, trophies, and the title of strongest chess nation in the world
Learn more about the eventTeams
More than 180 teams will participate in the Women's section of the 45th Chess Olympiad. Below are the top five seeds and their players. Click here to see the full list.
Georgia (2459)
India (2458)
Poland (2416)
China (2416)
- GM Zhu Jiner
- WGM Lu Miaoyi
- IM Yuxin Song
- IM Guo Qi
- WGM Ni Shiqun
Azerbaijan (2414)
Ukraine (2400)
- IM Yuliia Osmak
- GM Anna Ushenina
- IM Nataliya Buksa
- IM Inna Gaponenko
- WGM Evgeniya Doluhanova
United States (2392)
- GM Irina Krush
- IM Carissa Yip
- IM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova
- IM Alice Lee
- IM Anna Zatonskih
Germany (2386)
- IM Dinara Wagner
- GM Elisabeth Paehtz
- WGM Hanna Marie Klek
- FM Lara Schulze
- WGM Josefine Heinemann
Spain (2382)
Armenia (2365)
- GM Elina Danielian
- IM Anna Sargsyan
- IM Lilit Mkrtchian
- WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan
- WIM Susanna Gaboyan
Broadcast
Watch the live broadcast of the Women's section of the 45th Chess Olympiad on any of the platforms below.
Schedule
The Women's section of the 45th Chess Olympiad starts on September 11 at 9:00 a.m. ET / 15:00 CEST / 6:30 p.m. IST and ends on September 22. Click here to see the full schedule.
Format
The Women's section of the 45th Chess Olympiad is an 11-round team Swiss tournament played in classical time control. At the end of the event, the team with the most match points wins.
Team Composition
Teams consist of four players and one reserve. Each team has a captain, who can also be one of the players or the reserve.
Tournament Format
- Teams compete in an 11-round Swiss
- Teams assign players to boards one, two, three, and four
- Matches consist of players from each board of one nation playing against the corresponding board of the opponent nation
- Time control: 90+30, with 30 minutes added after move 40
- Players cannot draw by agreement before move 30
Points System
- Matches are decided by the aggregated score of all team members
- There are no tiebreaks if a match ends in a draw
- Teams earn 2 points for winning a match, 1 for drawing, and 0 for losing
- The team with the most match points at the end of the 11th round wins the event
- For details on tiebreaks, check out the event's official rulebook
Prizes
Nations compete for team trophies and medals, and players compete for individual medals on their specific board.
Prize Distribution
| Place | Trophies | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hamilton-Russell Cup | Gold |
| 2nd | Vera Menchik Cup | Silver |
| 3rd | Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy | Bronze |
Location
The 45th Chess Olympiad will take place in Budapest, Hungary.
