{"id":43200,"date":"2026-01-29T07:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?page_id=43200"},"modified":"2026-03-13T06:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:13:58","slug":"women-fide-circuit-2026-2027","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/women-fide-circuit-2026-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Women FIDE Circuit 2026 &#8211; 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43200\" class=\"elementor elementor-43200\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ad5608 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9ad5608\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a44f887\" data-id=\"a44f887\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca02986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca02986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIDE Women's Circuit 2026 - 2027<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1686eb7\" data-id=\"1686eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71cb47 elementor-align-justify 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12v24z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Women's Circuit<br>Regulations<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"womens-circuitbrleaderboard\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"womens-circuitbrleaderboard-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.1 171.5L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 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                               <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-hand-point-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M105.6 83.2v86.177a115.52 115.52 0 0 0-22.4-2.176c-47.914 0-83.2 35.072-83.2 92 0 45.314 48.537 57.002 78.784 75.707 12.413 7.735 23.317 16.994 33.253 25.851l.146.131.148.129C129.807 376.338 136 384.236 136 391.2v2.679c-4.952 5.747-8 13.536-8 22.12v64c0 17.673 12.894 32 28.8 32h230.4c15.906 0 28.8-14.327 28.8-32v-64c0-8.584-3.048-16.373-8-22.12V391.2c0-28.688 40-67.137 40-127.2v-21.299c0-62.542-38.658-98.8-91.145-99.94-17.813-12.482-40.785-18.491-62.791-15.985A93.148 93.148 0 0 0 272 118.847V83.2C272 37.765 234.416 0 188.8 0c-45.099 0-83.2 38.101-83.2 83.2zm118.4 0v91.026c14.669-12.837 42.825-14.415 61.05 4.95 19.646-11.227 45.624-1.687 53.625 12.925 39.128-6.524 61.325 10.076 61.325 50.6V264c0 45.491-35.913 77.21-39.676 120H183.571c-2.964-25.239-21.222-42.966-39.596-59.075-12.65-11.275-25.3-21.725-39.875-30.799C80.712 279.645 48 267.994 48 259.2c0-23.375 8.8-44 35.2-44 35.2 0 53.075 26.4 70.4 26.4V83.2c0-18.425 16.5-35.2 35.2-35.2 18.975 0 35.2 16.225 35.2 35.2zM352 424c13.255 0 24 10.745 24 24s-10.745 24-24 24-24-10.745-24-24 10.745-24 24-24z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Include<br>My Event<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"womens-circuitbrregulations-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"womens-circuitbrregulations-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>The FIDE Women\u2019s Circuit 2026-27 is the series of top FIDE women\u2019s tournaments. Players are awarded Ranking Points (RP) based on performance in these key events. This also includes bonus points\u00a0for the Women\u2019s World Championship 2026 runner-up. Eligible tournaments are:<\/p><ul><li><p>FIDE\u2010rated women\u2019s individual OTB standard\u2010play tournaments with 50 or more players;<\/p><\/li><li><p>FIDE Women\u2019s World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2026 and 2027;<br \/>Continental OTB women\u2019s Rapid and Blitz Championships held in 2026 and 2027;<br \/>Women\u2019s standard National Championships;<\/p><\/li><li><p>FIDE Women&#8217;s Grand Prix tournaments;<\/p><\/li><li><p>FIDE-rated women\u2019s tournaments pre-approved by GSC.<\/p><\/li><li><p>This includes bonus points for the Women\u2019s World Championship 2026 runner-up. The final score of a player is calculated as the sum of the player\u2019s RP in up to twelve of her best events.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/WomenCircuit2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full Regulations.<\/a><\/p><p>The highest-placed player of the FIDE Women\u2019s Circuit 2026-27 qualifies for the FIDE Women\u2019s Candidates Tournament 2028.<br \/>Please read full Regulations.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"womens-circuitbrleaderboard-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"womens-circuitbrleaderboard-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <iframe style=\"width: 100%; border: 0; height: 1300px; padding: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/data.fide.com\/circuit_table2026_women.php\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"eligiblebrtournaments-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"eligiblebrtournaments-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>[Updated on 09 February 2026]<\/p><p>JANUARY<\/p><ul><li>European Women&#8217;s Blitz Championship 2025 (Monaco, January 09, 2026)<\/li><li>European Women&#8217;s Rapid Championship 2025 (Monaco, January 10-11, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><p>MARCH<\/p><ul><li>IV international tournament &#8220;Women&#8217;s Chess Championship&#8221; (Bukhara, Uzbekistan, March 09 &#8211; 15, 2026)<\/li><li>FIDE Women\u2019s Candidates Tournament 2026 (Paphos, Cyprus, March 28 \u2013 April 16, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><p>MAY<\/p><ul><li>Norway Chess Women 2026 (Oslo, Norway, May 25 &#8211; June 05, 2026)<\/li><\/ul>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"includebrmy-event-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"includebrmy-event-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <iframe width=\"640px\" height=\"3400px\" src=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/e\/GsRzD8nn5D?embed=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" style=\"border: none; max-width:100%; \" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen> <\/iframe>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIDE Women&#8217;s Circuit 2026 &#8211; 2027 Events 2025 Women&#8217;s CircuitRegulations Women&#8217;s CircuitLeaderboard EligibleTournaments IncludeMy Event The FIDE Women\u2019s Circuit 2026-27 is the series of top FIDE women\u2019s tournaments. Players are awarded Ranking Points (RP) based on performance in these key events. This also includes bonus points\u00a0for the Women\u2019s World Championship 2026 runner-up. Eligible tournaments are: FIDE\u2010rated women\u2019s individual OTB standard\u2010play tournaments with 50 or more players; FIDE Women\u2019s World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2026 and 2027;Continental OTB women\u2019s Rapid and Blitz Championships held in 2026 and 2027;Women\u2019s standard National Championships; FIDE Women&#8217;s Grand Prix tournaments; FIDE-rated women\u2019s tournaments pre-approved by GSC. This includes bonus points for the Women\u2019s World Championship 2026 runner-up. The final score of a player is calculated as the sum of the player\u2019s RP in up to twelve of her best events.\u00a0 Please read full Regulations. The highest-placed player of the FIDE Women\u2019s Circuit 2026-27 qualifies for the FIDE Women\u2019s Candidates Tournament 2028.Please read full Regulations. [Updated on 09 February 2026] JANUARY European Women&#8217;s Blitz Championship 2025 (Monaco, January 09, 2026) European Women&#8217;s Rapid Championship 2025 (Monaco, January 10-11, 2026) MARCH IV international tournament &#8220;Women&#8217;s Chess Championship&#8221; (Bukhara, Uzbekistan, March 09 &#8211; 15, 2026) FIDE Women\u2019s Candidates Tournament 2026 (Paphos, Cyprus, March 28 \u2013 April 16, 2026) MAY Norway Chess Women 2026 (Oslo, Norway, May 25 &#8211; June 05, 2026)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43200","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43200"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44251,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43200\/revisions\/44251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}