The other Candidates tournament, aside from the Open tournament, is the Woman's tournament. FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026: A clash of generations
FIDE, stands for the Fédération Internationale des Échecs or the World Chess Federation in English. It is the governing body for chess on the world stage.
Also taking place in Cyprus this year, the field is as follows:
- Zhu Jiner (China, 2578)
- Tan Zhongyi (China, 2535)
- Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE, 2534)
- Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, 2522)
- Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan, 2516)
- Kateryna Lagno (FIDE, 2508)
- Divya Deshmukh (India, 2497)
- Vaishali Rameshbabu (India, 2470)
Kateryna Lagno and Aleksandra Goryachkina are both Russian grandmasters, but are not competing with any association to the Russian Federation. Aleksandra Goryachkina is the highest rated Russian woman in chess history
The article linked above is from early March. Since then Hump Koneru of India has indicated she won't participate due to security issues in Cyprus. Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine has replaced her.
The winner of the Candidate's tournament will face GM Ju Wenjun, a Chinese grandmaster, and the reigning Women’s Champion. She has been Champion since May 2018.
The purse for the tournament is €300,000. It will be distributed as follows. The winner will recieve €28,000. The runner up will recieve €17,000. Third place will take home €8,600. The rest will recieve €2,200 for every half point scored.
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