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This article lists female chess players who have received
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(International Chess Federation) titles or have other significant achievements in
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Grandmasters

There are 42 female players who have been awarded the title of Grandmaster, the highest lifetime title in chess, all of whom are living as of December 2023. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


International Masters

As of March 2025, there are 148 women with the
International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
(IM) title, including seven who are no longer living. (Deceased players noted by † symbol.) *
Vantika Agrawal Vantika Agrawal (born September 2002) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She is a three-time gold medalist at the Chess Olympiad including two gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympia ...
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Olga Alexandrova Olha Alexandrova (born 28 January 1978) is a Ukrainian-born Spanish chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She is married to Spanish Grandmaster Miguel Illescas. This resulted in an awkward situa ...
* Silvia Alexieva * Karina Ambartsumova * Meri Arabidze *
Bibisara Assaubayeva Bibisara Assaubayeva ( Kazakh: Бибісара Асаубаева, Bibısara Asaubaeva; born 26 February 2004) is a Kazakhstani chess player. Assaubayeva holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She is a two-time Women's ...
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Ekaterina Atalik Ekaterina Atalik (née Polovnikova; born 14 November 1982 in Kirov) is a Russian- Turkish chess player, who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the European Youth Chess Championship in the under-1 ...
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Medina Warda Aulia Medina Warda Aulia (born 7 July 1997 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian chess player. She has held the title of International Master since 2020, and Woman Grandmaster since 2013. She qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2021, being defeated by Ha ...
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Olga Badelka Olga Badelka (, ; born 8 July 2002) is a Belarusian chess player, currently playing for Austria, who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM, 2019). In 2021, she was on the chess team of the University of Missouri in the United States.As ...
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Khanim Balajayeva Khanim Balajayeva (; born March 28, 2001) is an Azerbaijani chess player. She was awarded the title International Master by FIDE in 2023. Career In February 2018, Balajayeva won the Azerbaijani women's championship edging out Gunay Mammadzada ...
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Batchimeg Tuvshintugs Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (, ''Tüvshintögsiin Batchimeg''; born 3 May 1986) is a Mongolian chess player holding the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). In 2016, Batchimeg was awarded the title State Honored Athlete of ...
* Irina Berezina *
Alina Bivol Alina Bivol (born January 19, 1996) is a Russian chess player. Bivol was granted the Woman International Master title in 2013. Her three norms were scoring 6 points out of 10 games in Kimry in 2009, 4.5/9 in Kostroma and 5/9 at the Chigorin Mem ...
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Anastasia Bodnaruk Anastasia Mikhailovna Bodnaruk (; born 30 March 1992) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2023. Career Bodnaruk won the under 12 ...
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Nataša Bojković Nataša Bojković (born 3 September 1971) is a Serbian chess player, an International Master (IM) and a Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Girls' World Junior Chess Championship in 1991. She won the Women's Yugoslav Chess Championship four ...
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Angela Borsuk Angela Borsuk (; born 29 August 1967) is an Israeli chess player. She previously represented Soviet Union and Ukraine. Borsuk was born in Kherson, Ukraine and made her chess debut for Ukraine in 1989. Borsuk has formally represented Israel for mo ...
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Marina Brunello Marina Brunello (born 16 June 1994) is an Italian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Chess career In 2008, in Bratto, Brunello won the Italian women's chess championship, becoming the youngest eve ...
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Nataliya Buksa Nataliya Ihorivna Buksa (; born November 6, 1996) is a Ukrainian chess player. Career She won the Girls' World Junior Chess Championship in 2015. By doing so she became a Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and qualified for the Women's World Chess Champ ...
* Irina Bulmaga *
Elisaveta Bykova Elisaveta Ivanovna Bykova (or ''Elisabeth Bykova'', Russian: Елизаве́та Ива́новна Бы́кова; 4 November 1913 – 8 March 1989) was a Soviet chess player and twice Women's World Chess Champion, from 1953 until 1956, and ...
† * Daria Charochkina * Dagnė Čiukšytė *
Deysi Cori Deysi Estela Cori Tello (born 2 July 1993) is a Peruvian chess player, who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and is a three-time American Continental women's champion. At junior level, she was twice world ...
* Karina Cyfka * Deimantė Daulyte-Cornette *
Yelena Dembo Yelena Dembo (born December 8, 1983) is a Greek chess player, who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She is also a chess teacher and author. Family background Dembo was born on December 8, 1983, in Penza, Russia. Sh ...
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Dorsa Derakhshani Dorsa Derakhshani (; born 1998) is an Iranian-American chess player. She was awarded the titles Woman Grandmaster and International Master in 2016. Chess career Derakhshani won three gold medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championships in 2012 (in ...
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Divya Deshmukh Divya Deshmukh (born 9 December 2005) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She is a three-time gold medalist at the Olympiad. Deshmukh has also won multiple golds at the Asian Championship, ...
* Joanna Dworakowska *
Marsel Efroimski Marsel Efroimski (; born February 13, 1995) is an Israeli chess player. She was awarded the title of International Master (IM) by FIDE in 2021. She is currently (December 2021) the top rated Israeli woman chess player. She was introduced to che ...
* Ulviyya Fataliyeva * Martha Fierro Baquero * Cristina Foișor† *
Alisa Galliamova Alisa Mikhailovna Galliamova (, ; born 18 January 1972 in Kazan) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is twice runner-up at the Women's World Chess Championship, in 19 ...
* Lilit Galojan *
Inna Gaponenko Inna Gaponenko (also known as Inna Yanovska; born 22 June 1976) is a Ukrainian chess player holding the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Career She won the European under-16 girls' championship in 1992 and the ...
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Anita Gara Anita Gara (born 4 March 1983) is a Hungarian chess player. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is six-time Hungarian women's champion (2000, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017). Gara competed i ...
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Marta García Martín Marta García Martín (born 13 July 2000) is a Spanish chess player, who achieved the FIDE International Master qualification in 2019. She currently belongs to the ''C.A. Mislata Lanjarón Discema'' team from Mislata, Valencia Valencia ( ...
* Leya Garifullina *
Rusudan Goletiani Rusudan Goletiani ( ka, რუსუდან გოლეთიანი; born September 8, 1980) is a Georgian-American chess player with the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She was three-time world girls' champion ...
* Pauline Guichard *
Guo Qi Guo Qi (; born January 27, 1995) is a Chinese chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which FIDE awarded her in 2014 and 2011 respectively. She won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship i ...
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Sopiko Guramishvili Sopiko Guramishvili ( ka, სოფიკო გურამიშვილი; born 1 January 1991) is a Georgian and Dutch chess player, author, and commentator who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Ha ...
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Nino Gurieli Nino Gurieli ( ka, ნინო გურიელი; born December 7, 1961) is a Georgian chess player. She received the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1997 and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1980. She is a descendant of the noble fami ...
* Marina Guseva * Sopio Gvetadze * Zuzana Hagarová *
Jovanka Houska Jovanka Houska (born 10 June 1980) is an English chess player with the titles International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a nine-time British Chess Championship, British Women's Chess Champion. Formative years Born in south L ...
* Harriet Hunt *
Teodora Injac Teodora Injac (; born 26 May 2000) is a Serbian chess player who holds the International Master (IM) title. She was awarded the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 2021, and the IM title in 2023. In 2025 she became the female European champion. ...
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Nana Ioseliani Nana Ioseliani ( ka, ნანა იოსელიანი; born 12 February 1962) is a Georgian chess player. FIDE awarded her the Woman Grandmaster title in 1980 and the International Master title in 1993. Biography Already in 1978 she w ...
* Jana Jacková *
Lela Javakhishvili Lela Javakhishvili (; born 23 April 1984) is a Georgian chess player who holds the titles of International master and Woman Grandmaster. She has won the Georgian women's chess championship twice, and competed in the Women's World Chess Champion ...
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Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska Ketino Kachiani or Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska (born 11 September 1971 in Mestia, Georgia) is a Georgian chess player with the titles of Woman Grandmaster (1990) and International Master (1997). She is ranked 6th female German player. She won th ...
* Meruert Kamalidenova *
Eesha Karavade Eesha Karavade (born 21 November 1987) is an Indian chess player from Pune. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She played for India in the Chess Olympiads of 2010, 2012 and 2014. Achievements *won ...
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Alina Kashlinskaya Alina Anatolyevna Kashlinskaya (; born 28 October 1993) is a Russian chess player playing for Poland. She holds the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded her in 2014 and 2009, respectively. Kashlinskaya is the 201 ...
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Sarasadat Khademalsharieh Sarasadat Khadem al-Sharieh (; born 10 March 1997), also known as Sara Khadem (), is an Iranian and Spanish chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Early life and background Sarasadat Khademals ...
* Sopiko Khukhashvili *
Nino Khurtsidze Nino Khurtsidze (28 August 1975 – 22 April 2018) was a Georgian chess player. She was awarded the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1993 and International Master (IM) in 1999. She won the World Girls U-20 Chess Championship in 1993 and ...
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Oliwia Kiołbasa Oliwia Kiołbasa (; born 26 April 2000) is a Polish chess player. Chess career She has won the girls' under-10 European Youth Chess Championship, and was runner-up in the girls' under-14 World Youth Chess Championship. FIDE awarded Kiołbasa th ...
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Masha Klinova Masha Klinova (; Jarmolinskaya, born 18 November 1968) is an Israeli chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1996). She is a two-timeswinner of Israeli Women's Chess Championship (1992, 2010). Biography Klinova was bor ...
* Tatiana Kononenko *
Ekaterina Korbut Ekaterina Valerievna Korbut (born February 9, 1985, in Tashkent) is a Russian chess player, who holds the titles of International master and Woman Grandmaster. She won the World Junior Chess Championship (Girls) in 2004, and the Russian women's ...
* Liubov Kostiukova *
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (; born 17 April 1974, in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian chess player with the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Russian Women's Chess Championship in 1994 and 2000 and was the r ...
* Kulkarni Bhakti *
Klaudia Kulon Klaudia Kulon (born 13 March 1992) is a Polish chess player. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded her in 2019 and 2014 respectively. She was twice world girls champion in her age category. Ches ...
* Alina l'Ami * Susan K. Lalic * Tea Lanchava * Alice Lee * Li Ruofan *
Maia Lomineishvili Maia Lomineishvili (born 1977) is a Georgian chess player, and an international master. She has won the Women's Georgian Chess Championship five times, and competed in the Women's World Chess Championship several times. In 1991 she won the Girls ...
* Lu Miaoyi *
Carolina Luján María Carolina Luján (born May 13, 1985 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine chess player holding the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Career Luján won three gold medals at the Pan American Youth Chess Championships: i ...
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Ildikó Mádl Ildikó Mádl (born 5 November 1969 in Tapolca) is a Hungary, Hungarian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Madl learned to play chess from her father. In 1978 she became a pupil of ...
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Aleksandra Maltsevskaya Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (, ; born 5 July 2002) is a Russian-born Polish chess player who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM). Biography Aleksandra Maltsevskaya was a Rostov-on-Don chess school schoolgirl. In 2015, she won the Russi ...
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Gulnar Mammadova Gulnar Marfat qizi Mammadova (; born May 11, 1991, in Ali-Bayramly) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the titles of International master and Woman Grandmaster. She won the women's section of the Azerbaijani Chess Championship The Azerbaij ...
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Gunay Mammadzada Gunay Vugar qizi Mammadzada (; born June 19, 2000) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) through the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She has been an under-10 girls' Wor ...
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Alisa Marić Alisa Marić, PhD ( sr-Cyrl, Алиса Марић, ; born 10 January 1970) is a Serbian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM). On 27 July 2012, she was elected as Minister of Youth and Sp ...
* Iulia Mashinskaya * Ana Matnadze *
Svetlana Matveeva Svetlana Vladislavovna Matveeva (; born 4 July 1969) is a Russian chess player holding the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. In 1984, she tied for first with Anna Akhsharumova in the Women's Soviet Chess Championship. Matve ...
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Nóra Medvegy Nóra Medvegy (born 29 March 1977) is a Hungarian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2002) and International Master (IM, 2005). She is a two-time winner of the Hungarian Women's Chess Championship (1995, 1999). ...
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Salome Melia Salome Melia ( ka, სალომე მელია; born 14 April 1987 in Batumi)IM norm certificate
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Sophie Milliet Sophie Milliet (born 2 November 1983 in Marseille) is a French chess player and six times national women's champion (2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016 and 2017). She was awarded the International Master title in March 2009, having earned the norms at ...
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Lilit Mkrtchian Lilit Mkrtchian (; born 9 August 1982) is an Armenian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which FIDE awarded her in 2003 and 1998 respectively. Mkrtchian is a four-time Armenian women's ...
* Nisha Mohota *
Eva Moser Eva Moser (26 July 1982 – 31 March 2019) was an Austrian chess player. She was awarded the titles International Master (IM), in 2004, and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), in 2003, by FIDE. Moser won both the absolute and women's Austrian chess champion ...
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Batkhuyag Munguntuul Batkhuyag Munguntuul (; born 8 October 1987) is a Mongolian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2008 and 2010. Munguntuul took ...
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Guliskhan Nakhbayeva Guliskhan Nakhbayeva (; born 20 June 1991) is a chess player from Kazakhstan. She received the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2012 and International Master (IM) in 2018. Nakhbayeva competed in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14 T ...
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Mai Narva Mai Narva (born October 22, 1999) is an Estonian chess player holding the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Biography Mai Narva was born in a chess player's family. She is Estonian chess master Boris Rõtov's and Lady Interna ...
* Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel *
Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdés (born 25 November 1988) is a Cuban chess player, Woman Grandmaster (WGM 2011), and International Master (IM 2018). Biography In March 2003, in Pinar del Río, Ordaz won the International Chess tournament ''XXI. He ...
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Yuliia Osmak Yuliia Vladyslavivna Osmak () is a Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of Woman grandmaster (WGM, 2016) and International master (IM, 2017). Women's Chess Olympiad winner (2022). Biography Osmak won the Ukrainian Girl's Chess Championsh ...
* Evgenija Ovod *
Nazí Paikidze Nazí Paikidze, sometimes also referred to as Nazí Paikidze-Barnes ( ka, ნაზი პაიკიძე, ''Nazí Ṗaiḳiʒe'', ; , , born 27 October 1993), is a Russian-born Georgian–American chess player. She holds the titles of Inter ...
* Sarah Papp *
Corina Peptan Corina-Isabela Peptan (born March 17, 1978) is a Romanian chess player holding the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was world girls' champion in several age categories: Under 10 in Timișoara 1988, Under 12 in ...
* Svetlana Petrenko *
Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên (born 7 December 1987) is a Vietnamese chess player who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She has qualified for the knockout tournament Women's World Chess Championship 2017 as the winner ...
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Sofia Polgar Sofia Polgar (, , ; born November 2, 1974) is a Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). A former chess prodigy, she is the middle sister of two ...
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Maka Purtseladze Maka Purtseladze ( ka, მაკა ფურცელაძე; born 18 February 1988) is a Georgian chess player. She received the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM) in 2005. Biography From 1997 to 2006, Maka ...
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Iweta Rajlich Iweta Rajlich (born Radziewicz, 16 March 1981) is a Polish chess International Master and Woman Grandmaster, multiple winner of Women Chess Championships of Poland. She married Vasik Rajlich, the author of Rybka, on 19 August 2006. Iweta is the ...
* Olita Rause *
Eva Repková Eva Repková (born 16 January 1975 in Stará Ľubovňa) is a Slovak chess player holding the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was Czechoslovak Women's Champion in 1991 and Slovak Women's Champion in 2003, ...
* Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda * Eline Roebers *
Padmini Rout Padmini Rout (born 5 January 1994) is an Indian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She has won the National Women's Premier Championship five times, consecutively from 2014 to 2017 and ag ...
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Olga Rubtsova Olga Nikolayevna Rubtsova (; 20 August 1909 – 13 December 1994) was a Soviet chess player and the fourth women's world chess champion. In 2015, she was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame. Career Rubtsova won the Soviet Women's Champ ...
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Lyudmila Rudenko Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko (, ; 27 July 1904 – 4 March 1986) was a Soviet chess player and the second women's world chess champion, from 1950 until 1953. Rudenko was awarded the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Interna ...
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Anna Rudolf Anna Rudolf (born 12 November 1987) is a Hungarian chess player, chess commentator, Livestreaming, livestreamer, and YouTuber who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a three-time Hungarian Chess C ...
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Tania Sachdev Tania Sachdev (born 20 August 1986) is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a two-time Indian women's chess champion in 2006 and 2007, one-time Asian women's chess c ...
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Dinara Saduakassova Dinara Saduakassova (born 31 October 1996)WIM title application
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Nurgyul Salimova Nurgyul Salimova ( Bulgarian: Нургюл Салимова; ; born 2 June 2003) is a Bulgarian chess player. She was awarded the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019. Salimova won the Bulgarian Women's Chess Cham ...
* Sarai Sanchez Castillo *
Anna Sargsyan Anna M. Sargsyan (; born 10 April 2001) is an Armenian-American chess player. She received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 2021 and is a European Women's Team Chess Championship individual gold medal winner (2019). Biography Sargs ...
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Anastasia Savina Anastasia Savina (born March 18, 1992) is a French chess player. She was awarded the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster by FIDE. She later transferred federations and currently represents France. Career Savina qualified for th ...
* Zoya Schleining * Elena Sedina * Shen Yang *
Polina Shuvalova Polina Sergeevna Shuvalova (; born 12 March 2001) is a Russian chess player. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM, 2020) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2019). She is the 2019 World Girls U-20 Champion as well as the World Girl's ...
* Yuliya Shvayger *
Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko (born 17 February 1976) is a Moldovan-French chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the European Women's Individual Chess Championship in 2001, and is a seven-time ...
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Song Yuxin Song Yuxin (; born 18 October 2005) is a Chinese chess player who holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster (2023) and International Master (2023). In 2024 she won individual bronze medal in 45th Chess Olympiad (women). Biography Song Yuxin has rep ...
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Soumya Swaminathan Soumya Swaminathan (born 2 May 1959) is an Indian paediatrician and clinical scientist known for her research on tuberculosis and HIV. Swaminathan served as Secretary to the Government of India for Health Research and Director General of the In ...
* Irene Kharisma Sukandar * Elena Tairova† * Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova * Stavroula Tsolakidou *
Irina Turova Irina Robertovna Turova (later ''Bochkaryova'' and ''Mordovtseva'', ; 14 May 1935 – 8 February 2012) was a Soviet sprinter. She placed fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won two gold and one silver medal at ...
* Laura Unuk *
Szidonia Vajda Szidónia Lázárné Vajda (née Vajda; born 20 January 1979) is a Romanian- Hungarian chess player with the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the women's Hungarian Chess Championship in 2004 and 2015 ...
* Irina Vasilevich *
Tatjana Vasilevich Tatjana Vasilevich (born January 14, 1977) is a Ukrainian-born Russian chess player. She holds the title of international master. She has won the Women's Ukrainian Chess Championship three times, and competed in the Women's World Chess Champio ...
* Sabrina Vega Gutiérrez * Iva Videnova *
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (born 25 March 1979) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), the first female player in her country to achieve these titles. She has won more medals ...
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Dinara Wagner Dinara Wagner ( born 25 May 1999) is a Russian chess player representing Germany. Until 2022, she played for the Chess Federation of Russia. In 2023 she won the final leg of the Women's Grand Prix as the lowest rated player in the field. Since ...
* Annie Wang * Wang Yu *
Carissa Yip Carissa Shiwen Yip (born September 10, 2003) is an American chess player and the winner of the 2021, 2023, and 2024 U.S. Women's Chess Championship. In September 2019, she was the top rated female player in the United States and the youngest f ...
* Elena Zaiatz *
Anna Zatonskih Anna Zatonskih (born Hanna Vitaliivna Zatonskih, July 17, 1978) is a Ukrainian American chess player who holds the titles International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a four-time U.S. women's champion, as well as a former Ukra ...
* Nastassia Ziaziulkina * Olga Zimina * Anna Zozulia


Alphabetical list

This list of female chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia. It includes the preceding lists of Grandmasters and International Masters.
FIDE title FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
abbreviations: * GM – grandmaster * IM – International Master * FM – FIDE Master * WGM – Woman Grandmaster * WIM – Woman International Master * WFM – Woman FIDE Master * WCM – Woman Candidate Master


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* Abdumalik, Zhansaya (2000) Kazakhstan – GM * Afonasieva, Anna (2001) Russia – WIM * Aginian, Nelly (1981) Armenia – WGM * Agrawal, Vantika (2002) India – IM * Yamama Asif Abdula Al Fayyadh (2001) Iraq – WCM * Allahverdiyeva, Ayan (2005) Azerbaijan – WFM * Akhsharumova, Anna (1957) Russia, USA – WGM * Julia Alboredo (1997) Brazil – WIM * Alekhine, Grace (1876–1956) USA, United Kingdom, France * Alexandria, Nana (1949) Georgia – WGM * An Yangfeng (1963) China – WIM * Andriasian, Siranush (1986) Armenia – WIM * Arakhamia, Ketevan (1968) Georgia, Scotland – GM * Assaubayeva, Bibisara (2004) Kazakhstan – IM * Atalik, Ekaterina (1982) Russia, Turkey – WGM and IM


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* Badenhorst, Chloe (2007) South Africa – WFM * Bain, Mary (1904–1972) USA – WIM * Balajayeva, Khanim (2001) Azerbaijan – IM * Belakovskaia, Anjelina (1969) Ukraine, USA – WGM * Belavenets, Liudmila (1940) Russia – ICCF Women's World Champion, WIM * Belenkaya, Dina (1993) Russia – WGM * Bellin, Jana (1947) Czech, England – WGM * Benedict, Clare (1871–1961) USA, Switzerland * Benini, Clarice (1905–1976) Italy – WIM * Benmesbah, Natacha (1989) France – WIM * Benschop, Anne Marie (1969) Netherlands – WIM * Berend, Elvira (1965) Kazakhstan/Luxembourg – WGM * Berezina, Irina (1965) Australia – IM * Beskow, Katarina (1867–1939) Sweden *
Bhakti Kulkarni Bhakti Kulkarni (born 19 May 1992) is an Indian chess player. She received the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2012 and International Master (IM) in 2019. She is the recipient of Arjuna Award for her contribution to chess Biography I ...
(1992) India – WGM * Bijoux, Caroline (1976) South Africa * Bivol, Alina (1996) Russia – IM * Borisova, Borislava (1951) Sweden/Bulgaria – WIM * Bos-Swiecik, Iwona (1958) Netherlands – WIM * Botez, Alexandra (1995) Canada – WFM * Botsari, Anna-Maria (1972) Greece – WGM * Bruinenberg, Carla (1944) Netherlands – WFM * Brustman, Agnieszka (1962) Poland – WGM * Burtman, Sharon Ellen (1968) USA – WIM * Bykova, Elisabeth (1913–1989) Russia – Women's World Champion, WGM


C

* Çaku, Kler (2010) Albania * Caoili, Arianne (1986–2020) Australia – WIM * Cardoso, Ruth (1934–2000) Brazil – WIM * Carrasco, Berna (1914–2013) Chile – WIM * Carvalho, Lígia Maria de Abreu (1957–1993) Brazil * Chaudé de Silans, Chantal (1919–2004) France – WIM * Chaves, Joara (1962) Brazil – WIM * Chaves, Jussara (1959) Brazil – WIM * Chelushkina, Irina (1961) Serbia – WGM * Chiburdanidze, Maia (1961) Georgia – Women's World Champion, GM 1984 * Čiukšytė, Dagnė Č (1977) Lithuania, England – WGM and IM * Çınar Çorlulu, Nilüfer (1962) Turkey – WIM * Corke, Anya (1990) Hong Kong, England – WGM * Čmilytė, Viktorija (1983) Lithuania – GM * Cramling Bellon, Anna (2002) Sweden – WFM * Cramling, Pia (1963) Sweden – GM 1992


D

* Dekic, Biljana (1950) Australia – WIM * Dembo, Yelena (1983) Russia, Israel, Hungary, Greece – WGM and IM * Deshmukh, Divya (2005) India – WGM * Ding Yixin (1991) China – WGM * Donaldson, Elena (1957–2012) Russia, Georgia, USA – WGM * Drastik, Penelope (1997) Australia * Drewes, Mariëtte (1967) Netherlands – WFM * Dzagnidze, Nana (1987) Georgia – GM 2008


E

* Edzgveradze, Natalia (1975) Georgia – WGM * Eidelson, Rakhil (1958) Belarus – WGM * Ereńska, Hanna (1946) Poland – WGM * Eretová, Květa (1926) Czechoslovakia – WGM


F

* Fagan, Louisa Matilda (1850–1931) Italy, UK * Miss Fatima India, United Kingdom * February, Jesse (1997) South Africa – WIM * Feliciano, Vanessa (1990) Brazil – WIM * Fierro, Martha (1977) Ecuador – WGM and IM * Fischdick, Gisela (1955) Germany – WGM * Fisher, Michelle (1997) South Africa – WFM * Flear, Christine (1967) France – WIM *
Cristina Adela Foișor Cristina Adela Foișor ( Bădulescu; 7 June 1967 – 22 January 2017)Forbes, Cathy (1968) England – WIM * Francisco, Candela (2006) Argentina – WFM * Frayna, Janelle Mae (1996) Philippines – WGM * Frick, Denise (1980) South Africa – WIM * Fronda, Jan Jodilyn (1994) Philippines - WIM


G

* Galliamova, Alisa (1972) Russia – WGM and IM * Gaprindashvili, Nona (1941) Georgia – Women's World Champion, GM 1978 * Gajcin, Marina (2001) Serbia – WGM * Gara, Anita (1983) Hungary – WGM and IM * Gara, Ticia (1984) Hungary – WGM * Leya Garifullina (2004) Russia – WGM and IM * Gerlecka, Regina (1913–1983) Poland * Gilbert, Ellen (1837–1900) USA * Gilchrist, Mary (c.1882–1947) Scotland * Girya, Olga (1991) Russia – GM * Golubenko, Valentina (1990) Estonia, Croatia – WGM * Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera (2002) Chile – WIM * Gong Qianyun (1985) China – WGM * Goryachkina, Aleksandra (1998) Russia – GM * Graf, Sonja (1908–1965) Germany, Argentina, USA – WIM * Greeff, Melissa (1994) South Africa – WGM * Gresser, Gisela (1906–2000) USA – WIM * Guggenberger, Ilse (1942) Colombia – WIM * Gunina, Valentina (1989) Russia – GM 2013 * Guo, Emma (1995) Australia – WIM *
Guo Qi Guo Qi (; born January 27, 1995) is a Chinese chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which FIDE awarded her in 2014 and 2011 respectively. She won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship i ...
(1995) China – IM * Guramishvili, Sopiko (1991) Georgia – WGM and IM


H

* Hamid, Rani (1944) Bangladesh – WIM * Harika, Dronavalli (1991) India – GM * Harmsen, Jessica (1966) Netherlands – WIM * Harum, Gisela (1903–1995) Austria * Heemskerk, Fenny (1919–2007) The Netherlands – WGM * Herman, Róża (1902–1995) Poland – WIM * Hoang, Thanh Trang (1980) Vietnam, Hungary – GM 2007 * Holloway, Edith (1868–1956) England – WIM * Hołuj-Radzikowska, Krystyna (1931–2006) Poland – WGM *
Hou Yifan Hou Yifan ( ; born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster, three-time Women's World Chess Champion and professor at Peking University. She is the second highest Elo rating system, rated female player of all time.
(1994) China – GM 2008 * Houska, Jovanka (1980) England – WGM and IM * Huang Qian (1986) China – WGM * Hunt, Harriet (1978) England – WGM and IM


I

* Injac, Teodora (2000) Serbia – WGM * Ioseliani, Nana (1962) Georgia – WGM and IM


J

* Jacková, Jana (1982) Czech Republic – WGM and IM * Jackson Sheila (1957) England – WGM * Jannatul, Ferdous (2005) Bangladesh – WCM * Johansson, Viktoria (1974) Sweden – WIM * Jose Campos, Maria (1999) Argentina – WIM *
Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun (; born 31 January 1991) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the reigning five-time Women's World Champion, the reigning Women's World Blitz Chess Champion, and a two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. In March 2017, she be ...
(1991) China – GM


K

* Kairbekova, Amina (2006) Kazakhstan – WIM * Karavade, Eesha (1987) India – WGM and IM * Karff, Mona (1914–1998) Bessarabia (Moldova), Palestine, USA – WIM * Kazarian, Anna-Maja (2000) Netherlands – WIM and FM * Keller-Herrmann, Edith (1921–2010) Germany – WGM * Khoudgarian, Natalia (1975) Russia, Canada – WIM * Khurtsidze, Nino (1975–2018) Georgia – WGM and IM * Kiołbasa, Oliwia (2000) Poland – WIM * Kļaviņa, Ilga (1941) Latvia * Klovāne, Astra (1944) Latvia * Konarkowska-Sokolov, Henrijeta (1938) Poland, Serbia – WGM * Koneru, Humpy (1987) India – GM 2002 * Korbut, Ekaterina (1985) Russia – WGM and IM * Kosintseva, Nadezhda (1985) Russia – WGM and IM * Kosintseva, Tatiana (1986) Russia – WGM and IM * Kosteniuk, Alexandra (1984) Russia – Women's World Champion, GM 2004 * Kouwenhoven, Marisca (1976) Netherlands – WFM * Kostiuk, Tatiana (1982) Ukraine – WGM * Kozlovskaya, Valentina (1938) Russia – WGM * Kristol, Ljuba (1944) Russia, Israel – ICCF Women's World Champion * Krush, Irina (1983) Ukraine, USA – GM (2013) * Kubicka, Anna (1999) Poland – WIM * Kursova, Maria (1986) Armenia – WGM * Kushnir, Alla (1941–2013) Russia, Israel – WGM


L

* Lahno, Kateryna (1989) Ukraine, Russia – GM 2007 * Latreche, Sabrina (1993) Algeria – WIM * Lane, Lisa (1933–2024) USA – WIM * L'Ami, Alina (1985) Romania – IM * Larsen, Ingrid (1909–1990) Denmark – WIM * Lauberte, Milda (1918–2009) Latvia – WIM * Lazarević, Milunka (1932–2018) Serbia – WGM *
Lei Tingjie Lei Tingjie (, born 3 March 1997) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. She was the 2021 Women's Grand Swiss champion, the 2017 Chinese women's national champion and the 2022–23 Women's Candidates winner. Lei earne ...
(1997) China – GM * Leite, Catarina(1983) Portugal – WIM * Levitina, Irina (1954) Russia, USA – WGM * Li Ruofan (1997) China – IM * Librelato, Kathiê (1998) Brazil – WIM * Limbach, Renate (1971–2006) Netherlands – WIM * Lin Ye (1974) China – WFM * Litinskaya-Shul, Marta (1949) Ukraine – WGM * Liu Shilan (1962) China – WGM * Lu Xiaosha (1973) China – WIM


M

* Macalda di Scaletta (c. 1240–c. 1310)
Kingdom of Sicily The Kingdom of Sicily (; ; ) was a state that existed in Sicily and the southern Italian peninsula, Italian Peninsula as well as, for a time, in Kingdom of Africa, Northern Africa, from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816. It was ...
* Mádl, Ildikó (1969) Hungary – WGM and IM * Majdan, Joanna (1988) Poland – WGM * Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra (2002) Russia – WGM and IM * Marić, Alisa (1970) USA, Serbia – WGM and IM * Marić, Mirjana (1970) Serbia – WGM * Marinello, Beatriz (1964) Chile – WIM * Matveeva, Svetlana (1969) Russia – WGM and IM * Menchik, Olga (1908–1944) Czechoslovakia, England * Menchik, Vera (1906–1944) Czechoslovakia, England – Women's World Champion * Meyer, Marany (1984) South Africa/New Zealand – WIM * Michell, Edith (1872–1951) England * Milliet, Sophie (1983) France – WGM and IM * Mišanović, Vesna (1964) Bosnia and Herzegovina – WGM * Mkrtchian, Lilit (1982) Armenia – WGM and IM * Mora, María Teresa (1902–1980) Cuba – WIM * Muminova, Nafisa (1990) Uzbekistan – WGM * Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar (2001) Malaysia – WIM * Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene (2005) Mongolia – WCM * Mutesi, Phiona (1993) Uganda – WCM * Muzychuk, Anna (1990) Ukraine, Slovenia – WGM and IM


N

* Nagrocka, Ewa (1949-2015) Poland, Germany – WFM * Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan (1991) Kazakhstan – IM * Nakhimovskaya, Zara (1931) Israel * Nandhidhaa, Pallathur Venkatachalam (1996)
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
- WGM * Nassr, Lina (2003) Algeria – WIM * Narva, Mai (1999) Estonia – IM * Nebolsina, Vera (1989) Russia – WGM * Ning Chunhong (1968) China – WGM * Nurmanova, Alua (2007) Kazakhstan – WIM * Nyberg, Christina (1962) Sweden


O

* Omonova, Umida (2006) Uzbekistan – WIM * Ortiz, Nadya (2010) Colombia – WGM * Ortiz Verdezoto, Anahí (2001) Ecuador – WIM * Ovezdurdiyeva, Jemal (1998) Turkmenistan – WFM * Öztürk, Kübra (1991) Turkey – WGM


P

* Pähtz, Elisabeth (1985) Germany – WGM and GM * Paridar, Shadi (1986) Iran – WGM * Peng, Zhaoqin (1968) China, Netherlands – GM 2004 * Pertlová, Soňa (1988–2011) Czech Republic – WIM * Piatigorsky, Jacqueline (1911–2012) France, USA * Pogonina, Natalia (1985) Russia – WGM and IM * Pokorná, Regina (1982) Austria – WGM * Polgár, Judit (1976) Hungary – GM 1991 * Polgár, Sófia (1974) Hungary, Israel – WGM and IM * Polgar, Susan (1969) Hungary, USA – Women's World champion, GM 1991 * Polihroniade, Elisabeta (1935–2016) Romania – WGM * Pourkashiyan, Atousa (1988) Iran – WGM * Price, Edith Charlotte (1872–1956) England * Ptáčníková, Lenka (1976) Czech Republic, Iceland – WGM * Pujari, Rucha (1994) India – WIM


Q

*
Qin Kanying Qin Kanying (; born 2 February 1974) is a Chinese chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She is a former Women's World Chess Championship runner-up and five-time Chinese women's champion. Career Qin Kanying won the Women's C ...
(1974) China – WGM *
Qiyu Zhou Qiyu Zhou ( zh, 周齐宇; born January 6, 2000), also known as Nemo Zhou and her online alias akaNemsko, is a Chinese-born Canadian and Finnish chess player who holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and FIDE Master (FM), and is a live str ...
(2000) Canada – WGM


R

* Radeva, Viktoria (2001) Bulgaria – WGM * Rajlich, Iweta (1981) Poland – WGM and IM * Ranasinghe, Sachini (1994) Sri Lanka – WIM * Ratcu, Tatiana (1979) Brazil – WIM * Regan, Natasha (1971) England – WIM * Reischer, Salome (1899–1980) Austria – WIM * Reizniece-Ozola, Dana (1981) Latvia – WGM * Ribeiro, Regina Lúcia (1961) Brazil – WIM * Riegler, Alessandra (1961) Italy – ICCF Women's World Champion * Rinder, Friedl (1905–2001) Germany – WIM * Rogule, Laura (1988) Latvia – WGM * Roodzant, Catharina (1896–1999) The Netherlands * Roos, Nancy (1905–1957) United States * Rootare, Salme (1913–1987) Estonia – WIM * Ross, Laura (1988) United States – WFM * Ruan Lufei (1987) China – WGM * Rubene, Ilze (1958–2002) – WIM * Rubtsova, Olga (1909–1992) Russia – Women's World Champion and IFCC Women's World Champion, WGM * Rudenko, Lyudmila (1904–1986) Ukraine, Russia – Women's World Champion, WGM and IM, first woman awarded the International Master title * Rudge, Mary (1842–1919) England * Rudolf, Anna (1987) Hungary – WGM and IM


S

* Sabure, Taduetso (1982) Botswana – WGM * Sachdev, Tania (1986) India – IM and WGM * Šafranska, Anda (1960) Latvia, France – WGM * Salimova, Nurgyul (2003) Bulgaria – WGM and IM * Sargsyan, Anna M. (2001) (Armenia) – IM * Schwartzmann, Paulette (1910–19??) Latvia, France, Argentina * Schneider, Jana (2002) Germany – FM * Schneider, Veronika (1987) Hungary – WGM * Schut, Lisa (1994) Netherlands – WIM * Sebag, Marie (1986) France – GM 2008 * Selkirk, Rebecca (1993) South Africa – WCM * Semenova, Irina (1990) Uzbekistan – WIM * Semenova, Lidia (1951) Ukraine – WGM * Shahade, Jennifer (1980) USA – WGM * Sheldon, Ruth (1980) England – WIM * Shen Yang (1989) China – IM * Shuvalova, Polina (2001) Russia – IM and WGM * Sieber, Fiona (2000) Germany – WIM * Skripchenko, Almira (1976) Moldova, France – WGM and IM * Slavotinek, Anne (1963) Australia – WIM * Soćko, Monika (1978) Poland – GM 2008 * Solomons, Anzel (1978) South Africa – WIM * Srebrnič, Ana (1984) Slovenia – WGM * Starr, Nava (1949) Latvia, Canada – WIM * Stefanova, Antoaneta (1979) Bulgaria – Women's World Champion, GM 2003 * Stevenson, Agnes (1873–1935) England * Stock, Lara (1992) Germany, Croatia WGM * Styazhkina, Anna (1997) Russia – WIM * Sukhareva, Olga (1984) Russia – ICCF Women's World Champion * Sultana Shirin, Sharmin (1989) Bangladesh – WIM * Sun Fanghui (1993) China – WIM


T

* Tairova, Elena (1991–2010) Russia – WGM and IM *
Tan Zhongyi Tan Zhongyi (; born 29 May 1991) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of grandmaster (GM). She is a former Women's World Champion, winning the 2017 knockout edition of the world championship in Iran where she defeated Anna Muzychuk i ...
(1991) China – GM *
Tian Tian Tiantian or Tian Tian may refer to: * '' Pethia tiantian'' or ''P. tiantian'', a species of fish * Tian Tian (male giant panda) (添添 Tiān Tiān), a male panda on loan to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, US * Tian Tian (female giant panda) ( ...
(1983) China – WGM * Toma, Katarzyna (1985) Poland, England – WGM * Toncheva, Nadya (2005) Bulgaria – WIM * Tonini, Alice Italy * Topel, Zehra (1987) Turkey – WIM * Tranmer, Eileen (1910–1983) England – WIM * Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg (1986) Mongolia – WGM * Tsatsalashvili, Keti (1992) Georgia – WGM


U

* Ushenina, Anna (1985) Ukraine – GM 2012


V

*
Vaishali Rameshbabu Vaishali Rameshbabu (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian chess grandmaster. She emerged victorious in the Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2023, securing qualification for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024. She won the bronze medal at Women' ...
(2001) India – IM * Vajda, Szidonia (1979) Romania, Hungary – WGM and IM * Van Arkel-de Greef, Heleen Netherlands (1965) – WIM * van der Merwe, Cecile (1987) South Africa – WIM * van Parreren, Hanneke Netherlands (1953) – WFM * van Zyl, Charlize (1999) South Africa – WIM * Varela La Madrid, Tilsia Carolina (1994) Venezuela – WIM * Vargas, Gabriela (1988) Paraguay – WIM * Verőci, Zsuzsa (1949) Hungary – WGM * Volpert, Larissa (1926–2017) Russia – WGM * Vozovic, Oksana (1985) Ukraine – WGM


W

* Shahenda Wafa (1998) Egypt – WGM * Shrook Wafa (1997) Egypt – WGM * Annie Wang (2002) United States – IM * Wang Jue (1995) China – WGM * Wang Lei (1975) China – WGM *
Wang Pin Wang Pin (; born December 11, 1974) is a Chinese chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 1992. Wang was the Chinese national women's champion of 2002. By finishing fifth in the 1991 Women's Interzonal Tournament, ...
(1974) China – WGM * Wang Yu (1982) China – IM * Wijesuriya, Suneetha Sri Lanka * Wijesuriya, Vineetha (1970) Sri Lanka – WCM * Wolf-Kalmar, Paula (1881–1931) Austria * Wu Mingqian (1961) China – WGM


X

* Xiao Yiyi (1996) China – WGM *
Xie Jun Xie Jun (born October 30, 1970) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and is the first Asian woman to become a chess grandmaster. She had two separate reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2001. Xie is one ...
(1970) China – Women's World champion, GM 1994 *
Xu Yuanyuan Xu Yuanyuan (; born March 8, 1981) is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player. Chess career In 1995 Xu won the World U14 Girls Chess Championship held in São Lourenço, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In October 1997 she won the World U16 Girls Chess Cham ...
(1981) China – WGM *
Xu Yuhua Xu Yuhua (born 29 October 1976) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and former Women's World Champion (2006–2008). She was China's third women's world chess champion after Xie Jun and Zhu Chen. She has been followed by Chinese women's world che ...
(1976) China – Women's World champion, GM 2007


Y

* Yakovleva, Lora (1932) Russia – ICCF Women's World Champion * Yakubboeva, Nilufar (2000) Uzbekistan – WIM * Yan Tianqi (2002) China – WIM * Yao Lan (2000) England - WGM * Yıldız, Betül Cemre (1989) Turkey – WGM * Yuanling Yuan (1994) China – WIM * Yuan Ye (2000) China


Z

* Zatonskih, Anna (1978) Ukraine, USA – WGM and IM * Zatulovskaya, Tatiana (1935) Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel – WGM * Zawadzka, Beata (1986) Poland – WGM *
Zhai Mo Zhai Mo (; born March 27, 1996, in Hebei) is a Chinese chess player. She was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2016. Zhai competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2017 and 2018. She won the Girls Under 12 event of t ...
(1966) China – WGM * Zhang Xiaowen (1989) China – WGM * Zhao Lan (1963) China – WIM *
Zhao Xue Zhao Xue (; born 6 April 1985) is a Chinese chess player. She is the 24th Chinese person to achieve the title of Grandmaster. Zhao was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese team at the Women's Chess Olympiad in 2002, 2004 and 2016, and a ...
(1985) China – GM 2008 *
Zhu Chen Zhu Chen (, ; born March 13, 1976) is a Chinese and Qatari chess grandmaster. In 1999, she became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China's 13th Grandmaster. In 2006, she obtained Qatari citizenship and since the ...
(1976) China, Qatar – Women's World champion, GM 2001 * Zhu Jin'er (2002) China – WIM * Zhukova, Natalia (1979) Ukraine – GM 2010 * Zvorykina, Kira (1919–2014) Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria – WGM


See also

* :Chess Woman Grandmasters *
Women's World Chess Championship The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Chess Championship, which only came under FIDE's ...
*
Women in chess Women represent a small minority of chess players at all ages and levels. Female chess players today generally compete in a mix of open tournaments and women's tournaments, the latter of which are most prominent at or near the top level of wome ...


References


External links


Women's top ratings on FIDE.com
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