https://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blogOnTheQueenside's Blog2026-03-29T01:04:45.968Zhttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/womens-candidates-preview/Sv9cA9882026-03-29T01:04:45.968Z2026-03-29T01:04:45.968ZWomen's Candidates Preview<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=gwM3RD--s8ZM.webp&w=880&sig=6017e50c630ea09c21fe649bd01ae3a4282026c8" /><br />Safe in Cyprus?OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/fixing-the-fide-womens-grand-prix-roster/gpXzNI4T2026-02-08T11:55:24.624Z2026-02-08T11:55:24.624ZFixing the FIDE Women's Grand Prix roster<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Collage of players who should be in the next WGP" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=HWcbHYADPVjK.webp&w=880&sig=99fbfec347274a2e7bceff46ab93a71c4e9a1e96" /><br />It needs more opportunity.OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/october-top-25-womens-rankings-who-is-the-best/0Csx8pSR2025-11-19T09:08:57.353Z2025-11-19T09:08:57.353ZOctober Top 25 Women's Rankings: Who is the best?<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Collage of Ju Wenjun, Zhu Jiner, Lei Tingjie, and Hou Yifan" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=5ITZLFFZa4Q0.webp&w=880&sig=017681fbd0ef247d73af6ddb85b9a1e46db6f082" /><br />No. 1 isn't everything! It's just the only thing that matters.OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/august-top-25-womens-rankings-zhu-jiner-to-no-2-divya-back-on-the-rise/ckeXr4aB2025-08-18T16:56:16.364Z2025-08-18T16:56:16.364ZAugust Top 25 Women's Rankings: Zhu Jiner to No. 2, Divya back on the rise!<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Carissa Yip, Zhu Jiner, Divya Deshmukh" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=ublog:ckeXr4aB:j1GRRUTe.webp&w=880&sig=1fa65367158fcd62937639c8c55d52b3bf5b88b8" /><br />All eyes on the Candidates spots.OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/world-cup-preview/m9yJTDmS2025-07-03T08:39:43.402Z2025-07-03T08:39:43.402ZWorld Cup Preview<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Collage of five favourites and the FIFA World Cup trophy and crowd from a FIFA World Cup game" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=ublog:m9yJTDmS:5mrqKmkX.webp&w=880&sig=c498e4de0dfe752e4efba5132f1fa2a1e465f174" /><br />Three Candidates spots on the line!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/how-many-women-have-beaten-super-gms/U1NVMdpq2025-06-11T08:33:17.303Z2025-06-11T08:33:17.303ZHow many women have beaten super-GMs?<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Death knocking at the door meme, ft. Tan Zhongyi after she just beat Rapport." src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=ublog:U1NVMdpq:PrmloKrm.webp&w=880&sig=6bd068abbcc47742e6527d0c3a9ed4a516403154" /><br />It's happened over 50 times!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/may-top-25-womens-rankings-somehow-humpy-returned/TzZ5cChk2025-05-19T10:15:12.915Z2025-05-19T10:15:12.915ZMay Top 25 Women's Rankings: Somehow Humpy returned!<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=ublog:TzZ5cChk:1ithqQ1l.webp&w=880&sig=cf11ed7da1c46cf45ec73aca551ea252b49a3d50" /><br />Humpy is now No. 3 at 38!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/world-championship-match-preview/RJ9rPPza2025-04-02T10:40:55.73Z2025-04-02T10:40:55.73ZWorld Championship match preview<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=ublog:RJ9rPPza:D3bpv19O.webp&w=880&sig=da6b2366e27ce9715f7fa0d9b6f4f14e1b9458d4" /><br />Ju's number five or Tan's number two!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/whos-next/2PqA0VLl2025-03-25T16:56:06.842Z2025-03-25T16:56:06.842ZWho's next?<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Collage of players chasing Ju Wenjun's title with Ju Wenjun at the center with her trophy" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=ublog:2PqA0VLl:4chvJMuR.webp&w=880&sig=e6d303da18bd210995654e1a6fb9a3eeec6ba601" /><br />The next 2500? The next GM? The next World Champ?OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/2025-womens-top-25-rankings-fear-goryachkina/LdbdeJQi2025-03-08T17:58:24.057Z2025-03-08T17:58:24.057Z2025 Women's Top 25 Rankings: Fear Goryachkina!<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Collage of Goryachkina, Shuvalova, & Injac" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=ublog:LdbdeJQi:e4DqPLlB.webp&w=880&sig=7948e50eaa88907def0de51aba7d50dfa4a52f26" /><br />Finally, it's here!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/differences-between-fide-circuit-and-womens-fide-circuit/Q8BkDJBf2024-12-26T17:30:39.774Z2024-12-26T17:30:39.774ZDifferences between FIDE Circuit and Women's FIDE Circuit<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=ublog:Q8BkDJBf:FZCVkosU.webp&w=880&sig=c09f691cba314141bb5a93602940a58fcedfe0f6" /><br />FIDE has launched another circuit.OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/has-the-womens-chess-year-gone-as-expected/BGp7m5pz2024-11-09T16:25:25.795Z2024-11-09T16:25:25.795ZHas the women's chess year gone as expected?<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Fake Candidates collage" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:BGp7m5pz:S7oTixbq.webp&w=880&sig=02db2871035a90fffe3b80b1588ccbfb942fcc0c" /><br />Not really! Except...OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/october-top-25-womens-rankings-divya-to-no-6--hello-kashlinskaya/47ct4nTx2024-10-26T15:06:20.339Z2024-10-26T15:06:20.339ZOctober Top 25 Women's Rankings: Divya to No. 6, & Hello Kashlinskaya!<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Alina Kashlinskaya, Zhu Jiner, and Divya Deshmukh collage" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:47ct4nTx:701Tumm5.webp&w=880&sig=51b1e9658b14a1e8c42b5cd6f2af6997440c0c7f" /><br />Welcome to the Top 10!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/nine-biggest-stars-of-the-womens-olympiad/gFVwia552024-09-27T14:14:37.184Z2024-09-27T14:14:37.184ZNine Biggest Stars of the Women's Olympiad!<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Collage of the biggest stars from the Olympiad" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:gFVwia55:4RdPj8zR.png&w=880&sig=499692c0763afa22d32338d10a953ad534b3a441" /><br />India! India! India!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/2024-womens-olympiad-preview/MckPpvHC2024-09-10T17:08:13.909Z2024-09-10T17:08:13.909Z2024 Women's Olympiad Preview<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:MckPpvHC:4JyKbwqq.png&w=880&sig=806d580aab5210c4f61975e7b1599954c8cd543f" /><br />Every post has been about India lately!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/august-top-25-womens-rankings-vaishali-to-no-3-divya-10/rjs9A1QR2024-09-08T18:17:57.522Z2024-09-08T18:17:57.522ZAugust Top 25 Women's Rankings: Vaishali to No. 3, Divya +10!<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Vaishali and Divya" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:rjs9A1QR:p8792gm7.png&w=880&sig=b80a4501799a7002bc0eb169193ac0009358df8e" /><br />A fantastic few months for India!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/fide-womens-grand-prix-preview/4SZTQ6DW2024-08-13T17:29:08.008Z2024-08-13T17:29:08.008ZFIDE Women's Grand Prix preview<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="WGP participant collage" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:4SZTQ6DW:O7KJ5Onj.png&w=880&sig=865e171b0e894c0c769bb585ec55adc7085fe460" /><br />Live from Georgia: The heart of women's chess!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/new-top-25-womens-rankings-vaishali-to-no-5/KTRXABLD2024-05-23T18:44:40.079Z2024-05-23T18:44:40.079ZNew Top 25 Women's Rankings: Vaishali to No. 5!<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Vaishali, Tan Zhongyi, and Divya Deshmukh collage" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:KTRXABLD:Yn2siGOt.jpg&w=880&sig=44f8a339f4da184fb4caf4e91e34951d32e691b3" /><br />Turmoil at the top!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/womens-candidates-halfway-point/LcWj9GZb2024-04-12T14:18:17.565Z2024-04-12T14:18:17.565ZWomen's Candidates: Halfway Point<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Tan Zhongyi and Aleksandra Goryachkina at the interview stand." src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:LcWj9GZb:KGT7qYqI.jpg&w=880&sig=7533ec47b0a87d856c6adaa0c67d121d09456763" /><br />It's not that cold after all.OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/womens-candidates-preview/3Zbv2sX92024-03-31T14:28:23.331Z2024-03-31T14:28:23.331ZWomen's Candidates Preview<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Collage of Candidates players with Toronto skyline backdrop" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:3Zbv2sX9:JmlxlYV1.jpg&w=880&sig=46e295ecf7d8f0141f9d63257b82af7a7d2c652c" /><br />Brrr, Canada!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/reykjavik-open-preview/zJaq8b7C2024-03-11T15:08:34.33Z2024-03-11T15:08:34.33ZReykjavik Open Preview<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Collage of Reykjavik Open participants" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:zJaq8b7C:5tYjTK0W.jpg&w=880&sig=c1f620b76716263d10d61ee504607fb73e87f909" /><br />Brrr, Iceland!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/entire-history-of-womens-chess-in-eight-tournaments-part-2/4xTfubym2024-03-03T16:14:13.774Z2024-03-03T16:14:13.774ZEntire History of Women's Chess in Eight Tournaments (Part 2)<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Judit vs. Garry" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:4xTfubym:zaHwO1VB.jpg&w=880&sig=9892761766bcdd949cd639c1b58e23d4e5f5e806" /><br />The present awaits!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/ranking-the-top-10-womens-chess-players-now/TeKhtUSL2024-02-25T15:47:19.071Z2024-02-25T15:47:19.071ZRanking the Top 10 Women's Chess Players Now!<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Ju Wenjun, Anna Muzychuk, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Aleksandra Goryachkina collage" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:TeKhtUSL:ENqWxLR9.jpg&w=880&sig=6289bc4c1f27a365a9d4628aec0d64789be080b8" /><br />It's time everyone knows who is really No. 1!OnTheQueensidehttps://lichess.org/@/OnTheQueenside/blog/the-entire-history-of-womens-chess-in-eight-tournaments-part-1/k9Ytfl832024-02-17T16:56:32.019Z2024-02-17T16:56:32.019ZThe Entire History of Women's Chess in Eight Tournaments (Part 1)<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Hungary (Polgar sisters and Madl) receive gold medals at 1988 Olympiad" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=onthequeenside:ublog:k9Ytfl83:zxtFrk8d.jpg&w=880&sig=bb59256676418642958884b7e8bef217f92376af" /><br />The beginnings of women's chess!OnTheQueenside