Overview
About the event
The Americas stage is the second leg of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 global knockout circuit.
One Wild Card place is reserved for the top South American female player from the Rapid tournaments at the World Record Chess Marathon in Lima (June 25–28). Full field details will be announced as qualifiers conclude.
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Venue & travel
The field
Players
IM Carissa Yip
Rating 2458
IM Leia Garifullina
Rating 2423
IM Alice Lee
Rating 2415
FM Megan Paragua
Rating 2267
IM Carolina Lujan
Rating 2234
IM Ashley Castillo
Rating 2119
More players to be announced.
For players & arbiters
Format & regulations
- System
- 8-player single-elimination knockout — Rapid and Blitz
- Rounds
- Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Final
- Time controls
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- Rapid: Rapid time control
- Blitz: Blitz time control
- Tiebreak
- Sudden-death deciders if scores are level.
- Qualifiers and wild cards
- Wild Card to the top South American female player from the World Record Chess Marathon Lima (Rapid tournaments)
- IA Dynarin Menendez (Ecuador)
- FA Omayra Portes (Dominican Republic)
- FA Sarai Sanchez (Venezuela)
Programme
Schedule
All times local to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
- Player arrivals & accreditation
- Rapid knockout
- Blitz knockout
- Departures
Total prize fund
$40,000
Rapid
$20,000
Blitz
$20,000
Part of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 — five legs across four continents.
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