The 8 players who received the ticket to the Women Candidates Tournament 2026 (in the table above) will play a double robin round (all play all twice). Time controls will be 90 minutes of time on the clock from the first move (unlike the 120 minutes in open category), 30 minutes added to the clock after 40th move, and a 30 second increment in each move starting from 41st move. Each player receives 1 point for a win, 0.5 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. At the end, the players will be ranked according to the points they scored in descending order. If more than 1 candidate receives equal points, they are given equal rank unless tied for the first position. If more than 1 player is tied for the first position, Rapid games are played between all of them as tie-breakers. If their is still a tie at the first position, Blitz games are played as tie-breakers. At the end, the person who is ranked 1 is declared Winner of the Women Candidates Tournament and is crowned the title World Champion Challenger.
Though if the reigning Women World Champion (Ju Wenjun) decides not to defend her title, then the players ranked 1 and 2 are both crowned the title World Champion Challengers. In such a case, if the first position is tied, no tie-breakers are played until the tie is between more than 2 players, but tie-breakers are played in the same manner mentioned above if the second position is tied between 2 or more players.
Methods of qualification
Top 2 Players of FIDE Women's Grand Prix none of whom is a world champion and each of whom is ready to accept the ticket to the Candidates Tournament 2026 is given the ticket.
Top 3 Players of FIDE Women's Grand Prix none of whom has already, through other means, qualified for the candidates; none of whom is a world champion and each of whom is ready to accept the ticket to the Candidates Tournament 2026 is given the ticket.
Top 2 Players of FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025 none of whom has already, through other means, qualified for the candidates; none of whom is a world champion and each of whom is ready to accept the ticket to the Candidates Tournament 2026 is given the ticket to the Candidates Tournament 2026.
FIDE Women's Events 2024–25
The 'FIDE Women's Events 2024-25' is the series of top FIDE women's tournaments. Players are awarded Ranking Points (RP) based on performance in these key events as per a defined table, with players ranked by their best five results. This includes bonus points for the Women's World Championship runner-up. The final score of a player is calculated as the sum of the player's RP in up to five of her best events. [3]
The person with final highest score who is not the world champion nor is she already qualified for the candidates but is ready to accept the Ticket for the candidates is given the ticket.
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