The Women's World Chess Championship 2027 is an upcoming chess match which will determine the new Women's World Chess Champion. It will be played between the defending champion Ju Wenjun, the winner of the Women's World Chess Championship 2025, and Vaishali Rameshbabu, the winner of Women's Candidates Tournament 2026. The dates and host city are yet to be decided.
Candidates Tournament
The challenger, Vaishali Rameshbabu, qualified by winning the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, which was held at the Cap Saint Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus, between 28 March and 16 April.
The eight players to qualify to the Women's Candidates Tournament were: Qualification methodPlayerAgeRatingWorldranking(March 2026)The top two finishers in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–25 Zhu Jiner 2578 2 Aleksandra Goryachkina 2534 7The top three finishers in the Women's Chess World Cup 2025 Divya Deshmukh 2497 12 Koneru Humpy 2535 5 Tan Zhongyi 2535 6The top two finishers in the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2025 Vaishali Rameshbabu 2470 18 Kateryna Lagno 2508 10Highest place in the FIDE Women's Events 2024–25 not already qualified Bibisara Assaubayeva 2516 9 Anna Muzychuk 2522 8
Results
See also
World Chess Championship 2026
References
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