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 Blitz section :
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | ||
| 1 | GM | Lagno Kateryna | FID | 2522 | |
| 2 | GM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2510 | |
| 3 | GM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | FID | 2484 | |
| 4 | GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2474 | |
| 5 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | FID | 2469 | |
| 6 | IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IRI | 2431 | |
| 7 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2427 | |
| 8 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2416 | |
| 9 | GM | Abdumalik Zhansaya | KAZ | 2413 | |
| 10 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2407 | |
| 11 | IM | Arabidze Meri | GEO | 2404 | |
| 12 | IM | Assaubayeva Bibisara | KAZ | 2404 | |
| 13 | IM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2404 | |
| 14 | IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2396 | |
| 15 | GM | Ushenina Anna | UKR | 2395 | |
| 16 | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | GEO | 2385 | |
| 17 | IM | Mammadzada Gunay | AZE | 2383 | |
| 18 | GM | Gunina Valentina | FID | 2368 | |
| 19 | GM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | 2365 | |
| 20 | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | GEO | 2364 | |
| 21 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | USA | 2362 | |
| 22 | IM | Shuvalova Polina | FID | 2361 | |
| 23 | IM | Vaishali Rameshbabu | IND | 2361 | |
| 24 | IM | Badelka Olga | FID | 2337 | |
| 25 | GM | Danielian Elina | ARM | 2331 | |
| 26 | IM | Osmak Yuliia | UKR | 2328 | |
| 27 | IM | Fataliyeva Ulviyya | AZE | 2322 | |
| 28 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | ARM | 2316 | |
| 29 | WGM | Injac Teodora | SRB | 2316 | |
| 30 | WIM | Savitha Shri B | IND | 2311 | |
| 31 | GM | Girya Olga | FID | 2310 | |
| 32 | IM | Tania Sachdev | IND | 2309 | |
| 33 | IM | Atalik Ekaterina | TUR | 2306 | |
| 34 | WGM | Frayna Janelle Mae | PHI | 2306 | |
| 35 | IM | Buksa Nataliya | UKR | 2303 | |
| 36 | IM | Bivol Alina | FID | 2301 | |
| 37 | IM | Padmini Rout | IND | 2298 | |
| 38 | IM | Maltsevskaya Aleksandra | POL | 2296 | |
| 39 | IM | Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel | MGL | 2296 | |
| 40 | IM | Gaponenko Inna | UKR | 2291 | |
| 41 | IM | Mammadova Gulnar | AZE | 2289 | |
| 42 | WIM | Kamalidenova Meruert | KAZ | 2285 | |
| 43 | IM | Charochkina Daria | FID | 2284 | |
| 44 | WGM | Balajayeva Khanim | AZE | 2284 | |
| 45 | WIM | Mkrtchyan Mariam | ARM | 2274 | |
| 46 | WGM | Voit Daria | FID | 2260 | |
| 47 | WGM | Muminova Nafisa | UZB | 2258 | |
| 48 | WGM | Beydullayeva Govhar | AZE | 2256 | |
| 49 | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | USA | 2248 | |
| 50 | IM | Gvetadze Sofio | GEO | 2245 | |
| 51 | WGM | Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | USA | 2236 | |
| 52 | WGM | Eric Jovana | SRB | 2233 | |
| 53 | IM | Garifullina Leya | FID | 2231 | |
| 54 | IM | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | KAZ | 2226 | |
| 55 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | FID | 2202 | |
| 56 | WGM | Gong Qianyun | SGP | 2199 | |
| 57 | WFM | Lhotska Anna | CZE | 2196 | |
| 58 | IM | Ovod Evgenija | FID | 2195 | |
| 59 | WIM | Yao Lan | ENG | 2174 | |
| 60 | Lu Miaoyi | CHN | 2168 | ||
| 61 | FM | Schulze Lara | GER | 2166 | |
| 62 | WIM | Gaboyan Susanna | ARM | 2152 | |
| 63 | WGM | Paramzina Anastasya | FID | 2145 | |
| 64 | WIM | Munkhzul Turmunkh | MGL | 2144 | |
| 65 | WGM | Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii | MGL | 2139 | |
| 66 | WIM | Foudzi Siti Zulaikha | MAS | 2136 | |
| 67 | WIM | Tereladze Sopio | GEO | 2100 | |
| 68 | FM | Kurmangaliyeva Liya | KAZ | 2081 | |
| 69 | WIM | Nurgali Nazerke | KAZ | 2067 | |
| 70 | WIM | Kairbekova Amina | KAZ | 2064 | |
| 71 | WFM | Shukhman Anna | FID | 2061 | |
| 72 | WIM | Serikbay Assel | KAZ | 2044 | |
| 73 | WGM | Mikhaylova Irina | FID | 2039 | |
| 74 | WFM | Hajiyeva Laman | AZE | 2038 | |
| 75 | FM | Borisova Ekaterina | FID | 2036 | |
| 76 | CM | Nomindalai Tumurbaatar | MGL | 2027 | |
| 77 | Machlik Monika | NOR | 2018 | ||
| 78 | WFM | Kirchei Viktoriia | FID | 2005 | |
| 79 | WFM | Omonova Umida | UZB | 1978 | |
| 80 | WFM | Shohradova Lala | TKM | 1963 | |
| 81 | Bauyrzhan Arnash | KAZ | 1941 | ||
| 82 | WIM | Sultanbek Zeinep | KAZ | 1924 | |
| 83 | WFM | Nurgaliyeva Zarina | KAZ | 1904 | |
| 84 | Yalkanova Merjen | TKM | 1884 | ||
| 85 | WFM | Samaganova Aleksandra | KGZ | 1864 | |
| 86 | WFM | Ter-Avetisjana Agnesa Stepania | LAT | 1863 | |
| 87 | Bayrambayeva Ogulsuray | TKM | 1858 | ||
| 88 | WCM | Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar | MGL | 1840 | |
| 89 | Martins De Aguiar Marina | BRA | 1779 | ||
| 90 | WFM | Balakanova Gulnar | KAZ | 1747 | |
| 91 | WFM | Kaliakhmet Elnaz | KAZ | 1728 | |
| 92 | Popandopulo Kristina | KAZ | 1603 | ||
| 93 | Assylkhan Asiya | KAZ | 1372 |
