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 (winning the 2020 match) and her challenger, the winner of the 2022–23 Candidates tournament.

Defending champion Challenger
 Ju Wenjun (CHN)
Winner of the
2020 World Championship 		Winner of the
Women's Candidates Tournament 2022–23
← 2020

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

The second edition of the women's Candidates is played in the last quarter of 2022.[1] The eight players who qualified are:[2][3] In contrast to the previous edition, this was played in a knock-out format.

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

It featured eight players, including three former Women's World champions. In the final, two Chinese players will play a six game match to determine the Challenger spot.

Match

The match is scheduled for summer 2023.[4]

Notes

    References
    1. "FIDE Council meeting: List of decisions".
    2. "Qualification for FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2022 announced". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
    3. "FIDE Women's World Championship. Cycle 2020-2022".
    4. "FIDE adopts a new system for the Women's Candidates 2022-23". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
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