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The 2021 FIDE Women’s World Team Championship will be held from September 27 to October 2, 2021 and will be broadcast on Chess.com.
Broadcast
You can follow the 2021 Women’s Team Championship on Chess.com/TV or on our Tic and Youtube channels, as well as at Chess.com/Events. Irina Krush, eight-time United States Women’s Champion, WGM Dina Belenkaya, and two-time American Chess Federation WGM Champion and Women’s Program Director, Jennifer Shahade, will host the cover.
Calendar
| Dated | Time (Pacific) | Time (CET) | Event |
| Sunday September 26 | – | – | Arrivals, Opening Ceremony |
| Monday September 27 | 6 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Tours 1-2 |
| Tuesday September 28 | 6 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Tours 3-4 |
| Wednesday September 29 | 6 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Round 5 |
| Thursday September 30 | 6 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Quarter-finals |
| Friday October 1 | 6 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Semi finals |
| saturday 2 october | 5 a.m. – 11 p.m. | 14:00 – 20:00 | Finals |
| Sunday October 3 | – | – | departures |
Teams
12 teams are invited based on the following qualification criteria:
- Four best ranked teams on four continents (Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe)
- Five teams representing the countries with the highest average scores of the top four players on the FIDE Rapid June 2021 scoring list.
- The host country team. If this team has qualified by the above means, the next team in the standings qualifies.
- Two teams appointed by the President of FIDE.
Each team consists of four main players and a reserve, each of whom can also be the team captain.
Format
Round robin stage
The teams are divided into two pools with approximately the same strength: the teams ranked 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th in one pool, and the remaining teams in the other.
Each team from each pool plays one match against all other teams, for a total of five matches in each pool. Teams receive two points for a match win, one for a draw and zero points for a match loss.
The top four teams from each group advance to the playoffs.
Elimination phase
Eight teams play a knockout knockout tournament. The teams are matched in the quarter-finals according to the final position of the round robin phase (first place of one pool plays last place of the other and second place of one against third of the other).
Each match consists of two matches. The team with the most points after two games wins and advances.
Time control
The time control throughout the tournament, in both stages, is 45 minutes for the game with an increment of 10 seconds from the first shot.
Site
The event takes place in Sitges, Spain.
Price
The winning and finalist teams both receive FIDE trophies, while the semi-finalists secure places for the next FIDE Women’s Team Championship.
Each member of the following teams receives medals, gold for the winners, silver for the other finalists and bronze for the two remaining semi-finalists.
Regulations
The full rules of the event are available here.
Past winners
| Year | Winning team | Host country | ||
| 2007 | China | Russia | ||
| 2009 | China | China | ||
| 2011 | China | Turkey | ||
| 2013 | Ukraine | Kazakhstan | ||
| 2015 | Georgia | China | ||
| 2017 | Russia | Russia | ||
| 2019 | China | Kazakhstan | ||
| 2021 | ? | Spain |
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