The FIDE Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022 will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from December 25-31 at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, concurrently with FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022.
The rapid competition will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with a time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1 and the Blitz event will be played in swiss system, 17 rounds, with time control 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.
Starting list of players in Women’s Rapid section :
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | ||
| 1 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | FID | 2537 | |
| 2 | GM | Lagno Kateryna | FID | 2531 | |
| 3 | GM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2502 | |
| 4 | GM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | FID | 2484 | |
| 5 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2475 | |
| 6 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2475 | |
| 7 | GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2468 | |
| 8 | GM | Abdumalik Zhansaya | KAZ | 2448 | |
| 9 | IM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2435 | |
| 10 | IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IRI | 2411 | |
| 11 | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | GEO | 2405 | |
| 12 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2399 | |
| 13 | IM | Assaubayeva Bibisara | KAZ | 2396 | |
| 14 | GM | Gunina Valentina | FID | 2389 | |
| 15 | IM | Atalik Ekaterina | TUR | 2385 | |
| 16 | IM | Shuvalova Polina | FID | 2384 | |
| 17 | IM | Mammadzada Gunay | AZE | 2383 | |
| 18 | GM | Ushenina Anna | UKR | 2371 | |
| 19 | GM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | 2370 | |
| 20 | IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2369 | |
| 21 | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | GEO | 2364 | |
| 22 | IM | Vaishali Rameshbabu | IND | 2351 | |
| 23 | IM | Mammadova Gulnar | AZE | 2343 | |
| 24 | IM | Gaponenko Inna | UKR | 2340 | |
| 25 | IM | Arabidze Meri | GEO | 2333 | |
| 26 | WGM | Injac Teodora | SRB | 2333 | |
| 27 | GM | Danielian Elina | ARM | 2331 | |
| 28 | GM | Girya Olga | FID | 2328 | |
| 29 | IM | Osmak Yuliia | UKR | 2328 | |
| 30 | IM | Maltsevskaya Aleksandra | POL | 2327 | |
| 31 | WGM | Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | USA | 2326 | |
| 32 | IM | Fataliyeva Ulviyya | AZE | 2322 | |
| 33 | IM | Tania Sachdev | IND | 2318 | |
| 34 | IM | Garifullina Leya | FID | 2316 | |
| 35 | WGM | Gong Qianyun | SGP | 2315 | |
| 36 | WGM | Voit Daria | FID | 2312 | |
| 37 | WIM | Savitha Shri B | IND | 2311 | |
| 38 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | ARM | 2309 | |
| 39 | IM | Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel | MGL | 2304 | |
| 40 | IM | Padmini Rout | IND | 2290 | |
| 41 | WGM | Balajayeva Khanim | AZE | 2284 | |
| 42 | WIM | Yao Lan | ENG | 2283 | |
| 43 | WIM | Mkrtchyan Mariam | ARM | 2274 | |
| 44 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | USA | 2268 | |
| 45 | IM | Buksa Nataliya | UKR | 2260 | |
| 46 | IM | Charochkina Daria | FID | 2259 | |
| 47 | WIM | Kamalidenova Meruert | KAZ | 2259 | |
| 48 | WGM | Beydullayeva Govhar | AZE | 2256 | |
| 49 | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | USA | 2256 | |
| 50 | WGM | Muminova Nafisa | UZB | 2242 | |
| 51 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | FID | 2241 | |
| 52 | IM | Badelka Olga | FID | 2238 | |
| 53 | WGM | Eric Jovana | SRB | 2199 | |
| 54 | IM | Gvetadze Sofio | GEO | 2198 | |
| 55 | FM | Schulze Lara | GER | 2198 | |
| 56 | WFM | Lhotska Anna | CZE | 2196 | |
| 57 | WGM | Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii | MGL | 2195 | |
| 58 | WIM | Munkhzul Turmunkh | MGL | 2192 | |
| 59 | IM | Ovod Evgenija | FID | 2185 | |
| 60 | Lu Miaoyi | CHN | 2181 | ||
| 61 | IM | Bivol Alina | FID | 2179 | |
| 62 | WIM | Gaboyan Susanna | ARM | 2157 | |
| 63 | WGM | Paramzina Anastasya | FID | 2148 | |
| 64 | WGM | Frayna Janelle Mae | PHI | 2134 | |
| 65 | WIM | Foudzi Siti Zulaikha | MAS | 2126 | |
| 66 | FM | Kurmangaliyeva Liya | KAZ | 2114 | |
| 67 | FM | Borisova Ekaterina | FID | 2107 | |
| 68 | WIM | Kairbekova Amina | KAZ | 2096 | |
| 69 | WIM | Serikbay Assel | KAZ | 2084 | |
| 70 | WIM | Nurgali Nazerke | KAZ | 2079 | |
| 71 | Machlik Monika | NOR | 2073 | ||
| 72 | WGM | Mikhaylova Irina | FID | 2064 | |
| 73 | WFM | Shukhman Anna | FID | 2061 | |
| 74 | WFM | Omonova Umida | UZB | 2059 | |
| 75 | WIM | Tereladze Sopio | GEO | 2054 | |
| 76 | CM | Nomindalai Tumurbaatar | MGL | 2042 | |
| 77 | WFM | Kirchei Viktoriia | FID | 1998 | |
| 78 | WFM | Hajiyeva Laman | AZE | 1996 | |
| 79 | Yalkanova Merjen | TKM | 1968 | ||
| 80 | Bauyrzhan Arnash | KAZ | 1941 | ||
| 81 | WFM | Shohradova Lala | TKM | 1939 | |
| 82 | WFM | Ter-Avetisjana Agnesa Stepania | LAT | 1915 | |
| 83 | WFM | Samaganova Aleksandra | KGZ | 1883 | |
| 84 | Bayrambayeva Ogulsuray | TKM | 1865 | ||
| 85 | WFM | Nurgaliyeva Zarina | KAZ | 1863 | |
| 86 | WIM | Sultanbek Zeinep | KAZ | 1834 | |
| 87 | WCM | Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar | MGL | 1812 | |
| 88 | Martins De Aguiar Marina | BRA | 1763 | ||
| 89 | WFM | Balakanova Gulnar | KAZ | 1754 | |
| 90 | Popandopulo Kristina | KAZ | 1749 | ||
| 91 | WFM | Kaliakhmet Elnaz | KAZ | 1714 | |
| 92 | Assylkhan Asiya | KAZ | 1360 |
