The 2022 FISU World University Chess Championship will take place from 12-17 September at the University of Antwerp Hof van Liere, Belgium. The event is played in Open and Women’s sections separately, with participation of 71 players from 15 countries.
Both tournaments will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control 90 minutes for the whole game + 30 seconds of increment per each move, starting from the move one.
GM Jingyao Tin, GM Seyed Khalil Mousavi, GM Igor Janik, IM Evgenios Ioannidis and IM Dimitris Alexakis are the top seeds of the Open tournament, while WGM Julia Antolak, WIM Mobina Alinasab, FM Anastasia Avramidou, WIM Fiona Sieber and WIM Julianna Terbe headline the Women’s competition. Scroll down for starting rank list of players
Starting rank list of players – FISU World University Chess Championship 2022 Open section:
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | GM | Tin Jingyao | SGP | 2561 |
| 2 | GM | Mousavi Seyed Khalil | IRI | 2537 |
| 3 | GM | Janik Igor | POL | 2533 |
| 4 | IM | Ioannidis Evgenios | GRE | 2486 |
| 5 | IM | Alexakis Dimitris | GRE | 2464 |
| 6 | FM | Daghli Arash | IRI | 2446 |
| 7 | IM | Agibileg Uurtsaikh | MGL | 2441 |
| 8 | IM | Gholami Orimi Mahdi | IRI | 2428 |
| 9 | FM | Eugene Floryan | FRA | 2397 |
| 10 | FM | Stijve Theo | SUI | 2392 |
| 11 | IM | Blahynka Martin | CZE | 2378 |
| 12 | FM | Molenda Marcin | POL | 2374 |
| 13 | IM | Gatineau Yovann | FRA | 2368 |
| 14 | FM | Hollan Martin | CZE | 2355 |
| 15 | FM | Chylewski Patryk | POL | 2291 |
| 16 | FM | Niermann Tristan | GER | 2289 |
| 17 | Leeb Simon | GER | 2267 | |
| 18 | FM | Lee Qing Aun | SGP | 2262 |
| 19 | Nemeth Zalan | IRL | 2249 | |
| 20 | FM | Karas Marek | SVK | 2233 |
| 21 | Lou Vincent | SUI | 2229 | |
| 22 | FM | Sivakumar Ashvin | SGP | 2185 |
| 23 | Boudry William | BEL | 2109 | |
| 24 | De Block Yordi | BEL | 2100 | |
| 25 | Van Dijck Bjarne | BEL | 2080 | |
| 26 | Butzen Robin | BEL | 2063 | |
| 27 | Verbovsky Michal | SVK | 2055 | |
| 28 | Musasizi Emmanuel | UGA | 1978 | |
| 29 | Matovu Abel | UGA | 1929 | |
| 30 | CM | Tan Jun Hao | SGP | 1796 |
| 31 | De Paula Luan Araujo | BRA | 1768 | |
| 32 | Martin Nico | RSA | 1746 | |
| 33 | Wagner Gerald | RSA | 1742 | |
| 34 | Almeida Ygor De Souza | BRA | 1739 | |
| 35 | Allison James | RSA | 1734 | |
| 36 | Nyola Wasswa Mark | UGA | 1680 | |
| 37 | Bitarinsa Arthur | UGA | 1659 | |
| 38 | Mahlangu Sello | RSA | 0 |
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Starting rank list of players – FISU World University Chess Championship 2022 Women’s section:
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | WGM | Antolak Julia | POL | 2387 |
| 2 | WIM | Alinasab Mobina | IRI | 2335 |
| 3 | FM | Avramidou Anastasia | GRE | 2320 |
| 4 | WIM | Sieber Fiona | GER | 2280 |
| 5 | WIM | Terbe Julianna | HUN | 2275 |
| 6 | WIM | Alboredo Julia | BRA | 2263 |
| 7 | WIM | Sliwicka Alicja | POL | 2240 |
| 8 | WIM | Kubicka Anna | POL | 2229 |
| 9 | WFM | Kucharska Honorata | POL | 2207 |
| 10 | WFM | Terbe Zsuzsanna | HUN | 2196 |
| 11 | WFM | Dwilewicz Katarzyna | POL | 2132 |
| 12 | Arnhold Steffi | GER | 2121 | |
| 13 | Nemcova Karin | CZE | 2091 | |
| 14 | WFM | Djidjeli Sarah | FRA | 2070 |
| 15 | WFM | Sankova Stella | SVK | 2067 |
| 16 | WFM | Vanduyfhuys Daria | BEL | 2064 |
| 17 | WFM | Azali Tannaz | IRI | 2061 |
| 18 | WFM | Naran-Erdene Naranbaatar | MGL | 2055 |
| 19 | Weis Olga | GER | 2039 | |
| 20 | WFM | Asgharzadeh Mitra | IRI | 2019 |
| 21 | Tomasi Elise | FRA | 2003 | |
| 22 | Meszarosova Eva | SVK | 1960 | |
| 23 | Tsivelekidou Evgenia | GRE | 1943 | |
| 24 | Pellicoro Nathalie | SUI | 1895 | |
| 25 | Paktinat Zhina | IRI | 1888 | |
| 26 | WFM | Mak Tsz Wing Cora | RSA | 1611 |
| 27 | WIM | Du Plessis Anika | RSA | 1586 |
| 28 | WFM | Nansubuga Gloria | UGA | 1531 |
| 29 | Ahereza Joan | UGA | 1459 | |
| 30 | Nabacwa Allen Kyolaba | UGA | 1454 | |
| 31 | Shaw Laurie Ann | RSA | 1412 | |
| 32 | Saayman Anais | RSA | 1229 | |
| 33 | Mukisa Glory Bbumba | UGA | 1105 |
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