OnTheQueenside's Blog
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New Top 25 Women's Rankings: Vaishali to No. 5!
Turmoil at the top!![Tan Zhongyi and Aleksandra Goryachkina at the interview stand.](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:LcWj9GZb:KGT7qYqI.jpg&w=400&sig=a5441fdc583fa6d3bb8c4a6bd78463b08abd3d7a)
Women's Candidates: Halfway Point
It's not that cold after all.![Collage of Candidates players with Toronto skyline backdrop](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:3Zbv2sX9:JmlxlYV1.jpg&w=400&sig=2c53263bab713118eed1dc669c17feb89f0a5aa0)
Women's Candidates Preview
Brrr, Canada!![Collage of Reykjavik Open participants](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:zJaq8b7C:5tYjTK0W.jpg&w=400&sig=8800c2d4ba9058e50744d427ff54c83cf676a04f)
Reykjavik Open Preview
Brrr, Iceland!![Judit vs. Garry](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:4xTfubym:zaHwO1VB.jpg&w=400&sig=fa5d5bd0f55997acc64f25140d64b5a31f0ee244)
Entire History of Women's Chess in Eight Tournaments (Part 2)
The present awaits!![Ju Wenjun, Anna Muzychuk, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Aleksandra Goryachkina collage](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:TeKhtUSL:ENqWxLR9.jpg&w=400&sig=ed8965bd61bc5970b0f487a11392967e05920300)
Ranking the Top 10 Women's Chess Players Now!
It's time everyone knows who is really No. 1!![Hungary (Polgar sisters and Madl) receive gold medals at 1988 Olympiad](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:k9Ytfl83:zxtFrk8d.jpg&w=400&sig=591a1bc9bb0534db87e813ab622b726c04a43f80)
The Entire History of Women's Chess in Eight Tournaments (Part 1)
The beginnings of women's chess!![Four of the top five rising stars are pictured, plus the mystery fifth star marked with the question mark from the Pokemon meme](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:dgOoWADE:CWKjeaOh.png&w=400&sig=ebc6f75fc718a220f3fae38d91f5fdc28dcc7458)
Top 5 Women's Rising Stars to Watch in 2024
GM titles on the horizon!![Composite image of Goryachkina and Lei Tingjie at separate joining chessboards](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:YEueGKcK:gnEyuiFn.jpg&w=400&sig=354d3b4b965c05f2ea47e15665db3ba190dbd367)