1.       National Championships which are the responsibility of the member-federations of FIDE. The national federations retain all rights in their internal competitions.

2.       The number of qualifying places for subsequent stages of the cycle will be stated in the specific regulations for each tournament.

3.       FIDE World Cup qualifiers (see Chapter D.01.02):

Zonal Tournaments

Continental Championships.

4.       FIDE Candidates Tournaments

FIDE World Cup (open, women’s)

FIDE Grand Prix Series (open, women’s)

FIDE Grand Swiss (open, women’s)

5.       FIDE World Championship Match qualifier:

FIDE Candidates Tournament (open, women’s)

6.       FIDE World Championship Match (open, women’s)