Women's Chess World Cup 2025

FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2025
Tournament information
Sport	Chess
Location	Batumi, Georgia
Dates	5 July 2025–29 July 2025
Administrator	FIDE
Tournament; format(s)	Single-elimination tournament
Host(s)	Georgian Chess Federation

The Women's Chess World Cup 2025 is an ongoing single-elimination chess tournament, the third edition of the Women's Chess World Cup, taking place in Batumi, Georgia, from 5 July to 29 July 2025.^[1] Unlike previous editions, the tournament is not held in parallel with the Chess World Cup 2025.

Format

The tournament is a 7-round knockout event, with the top 21 seeds given a bye directly into the second round. The losers of the two semi-finals will play a match for third place.^[2] The top 3 finishers will qualify for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026.^[3]

Each round consists of classical time limit games on the first two days, plus tie-breaks on the third day if required. The time limits will be as follows:^[2]

Two classical time limit games: 90 minutes, plus a 30-second increment per move from move 1, plus a 30-minute increment on move 40.
If the match is tied after the classical games, players will play two rapid chess games, with 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move.
If the match is still tied, they will then play two more rapid chess games, with 10 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move.
If the match is still tied, they will then play two blitz games, with 5 minutes plus a 3-second increment per move.
If the match is still tied, a single blitz game, with 3 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move, will be played to decide the match. A drawing of lots will determine which player plays white. If drawn, the players will switch colors and play again, until a decisive result is obtained.

Schedule

Each round will last three days: two for classical time limit games and a third, if necessary, for tie-breaks. Rounds 1 to 3 will run from July 6 to 14; July 15 will be a rest day; Rounds 4 to 6 will run from July 16 to 24; July 25 will be a rest day; and the final and third-place matches will run from July 26 to 28.^[2]

Prize money

The total prize fund is US$691,250, with the first prize of US$50,000.^[2]

Prize money in US dollars
Ranking	Prizes	Total
Eliminated in Round 1	43 × 3,750	161,250
Eliminated in Round 2	32 × 5,000	160,000
Eliminated in Round 3	16 × 6,750	108,000
Eliminated in Round 4	8 × 9,500	76,000
Eliminated in Round 5	4 × 14,000	56,000
4th place	1 × 20,000	20,000
3rd place	1 × 25,000	25,000
Runner-up	1 × 35,000	35,000
Winner	1 × 50,000	50,000
Total		691,250

Participants

The participants are seeded here by their FIDE rating as of June 2025.

Lei Tingjie (CHN), GM, 2552 (R)
Zhu Jiner (CHN), GM, 2547 (R)
Tan Zhongyi (CHN), GM, 2546 (WWC)
Humpy Koneru (IND), GM, 2543 (R)
Anna Muzychuk (UKR), GM, 2535 (WWC)
Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE), GM, 2533 (WWC)
Kateryna Lagno (FIDE), GM, 2515 (Z3.8)^[a]
Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), GM, 2505 (R)
Mariya Muzychuk (UKR), GM, 2492 (R)
Harika Dronavalli (IND), GM, 2483 (FN)
Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND), GM, 2481 (R)
Polina Shuvalova (FIDE), IM, 2480 (Z3.8)
Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI), GM, 2474 (FN)
Yuliia Osmak (UKR), IM, 2468 (E24)
Divya Deshmukh (IND), IM, 2463 (U20)
Nino Batsiashvili (GEO), GM, 2462 (E24)
Alina Kashlinskaya (POL), IM, 2459 (FN)
Teodora Injac (SRB), IM, 2457 (E25)
Lu Miaoyi (CHN), IM, 2452 (FN)
Meri Arabidze (GEO), IM, 2440 (C)
Lela Javakhishvili (GEO), IM, 2432 (E24)
Carissa Yip (USA), IM, 2431 (Z2.1)
Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE), IM, 2428 (E24)
Bella Khotenashvili (GEO), GM, 2418 (E25)
Valentina Gunina (FIDE), GM, 2416 (C)
Anna Ushenina (UKR), GM, 2413 (E25)
Anna Shukhman (FIDE), WGM, 2413 (PN)
Song Yuxin (CHN), IM, 2410 (AS25)
Klaudia Kulon (POL), IM, 2407 (E25)
Deimantė Cornette (FRA), IM, 2404 (E25)
Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL), IM, 2403 (E25)
Elina Danielian (ARM), GM, 2403 (FN)
Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL), GM, 2399 (FN)
Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM), IM, 2396 (E24)
Irina Bulmaga (ROU), IM, 2393 (E24)
Zsoka Gaal (HUN), WGM, 2391 (FN)
Mai Narva (EST), IM, 2391 (E25)
Alice Lee (USA), IM, 2389 (Z2.1)
Vantika Agrawal (IND), IM, 2388 (PN)
Govhar Beydullayeva (AZE), WGM, 2386 (E24)
Nurgyul Salimova (BUL), IM, 2385 (WWC)
Zhai Mo (CHN), WGM, 2379 (Z3.5)
Irina Krush (USA), GM, 2376 (FN)
Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE), IM, 2372 (E24)
Marsel Efroimski (ISR), IM, 2372 (FN)
Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (UZB), IM, 2370 (PN)
Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL), IM, 2366 (E25)
Sophie Milliet (FRA), IM, 2360 (E25)
Khanim Balajayeva (AZE), IM, 2358 (FN)
Pham Le Thao Nguyen (VIE), IM, 2357 (FN)
Deysi Cori (PER), IM, 2354 (Z2.4)
Padmini Rout (IND), IM, 2352 (Z3.7)
Gulnar Mammadova (AZE), IM, 2352 (E25)
Maili-Jade Ouellet (CAN), WGM, 2350 (Z2.2)
P. V. Nandhidhaa (IND), WGM, 2343 (Z3.7)
Bat-Erdene Mungunzul (MGL), WCM, 2337 (AS25)
Pauline Guichard (FRA), IM, 2332 (FN)
Nadya Toncheva (BUL), FM, 2332 (E24)
Meruert Kamalidenova (KAZ), IM, 2330 (Z3.5)
Inna Gaponenko (UKR), IM, 2327 (FN)
Afruza Khamdamova (UZB), WIM, 2326 (Z3.4)
Ana Matnadze (ESP), IM, 2325 (FN)
Amina Kairbekova (KAZ), WIM, 2317 (FN)
Candela Francisco (ARG), WGM, 2316 (AM25)
Gao Muziyan (CHN), WIM, 2315 (Z3.5)
Mobina Alinasab (IRI), WGM, 2311 (FN)
Anastasia Kirtadze (GEO), WFM, 2307 (ON)
Fiorella Contreras Huaman (PER), WIM, 2305 (FN)
Zala Urh (SLO), WIM, 2304 (E25)
Alicja Sliwicka (POL), WGM, 2299 (E24)
Anastasia Avramidou (GRE), FM, 2294 (FN)
Daria Charochkina (FIDE), IM, 2283 (Z3.8)^[a]
Thalia Cervantes Landeiro (USA), WGM, 2278 (AM24)
Anahi Ortiz Verdezoto (ECU), WIM, 2248 (C)
Anapaola Borda Rodas (ARG), WIM, 2247 (Z2.5)
Li Yunshan (CAN), WIM, 2230 (FN)
Zhang Lanlin (CHN), untitled, 2230 (Z3.5)
Wang Chuqiao (CHN), WIM, 2229 (Z3.5)
Kesaria Mgeladze (GEO), WFM, 2226 (FN)
Elnaz Kaliakhmet (KAZ), WFM, 2218 (Z3.4)
Umida Omonova (UZB), WIM, 2211 (FN)
Julia Ryjanova (AUS), WGM, 2209 (Z3.6)
Yerisbel Miranda Llanes (CUB), WGM, 2205 (Z2.3.2)
Shrook Wafa (EGY), WGM, 2203 (AF25)
Zhang Jilin (AUS), WGM, 2184 (FN)
Alserkal Rouda Essa (UAE), WGM, 2175 (FN)
Maria Jose Campos (ARG), WIM, 2174 (FN)
Shafira Devi Herfesa (INA), untitled, 2167 (Z3.3)
Anahita Zahedifar (IRI), WFM, 2143 (Z3.1)
Lala Shohradova (TKM), WFM, 2135 (FN)
Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (SRI), WIM, 2121 (FN)
Shahenda Wafa (EGY), WGM, 2093 (FN)
Priyanka K (IND), WIM, 2090 (Z3.7)
Erdenebayar Khuslen (MGL), WFM, 2081 (FN)
Lina Nassr (ALG), WIM, 2054 (AF25)
Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar (MAS), WIM, 2032 (FN)
Nadezhda Antonova (TJK), WFM, 2030 (FN)
Jana Mohamed Zaki (EGY), no title, 2023 (C)
Wadifa Ahmed (BAN), WIM, 2023 (Z3.2)
Tania Miranda Rodriguez (MEX), WIM, 2007 (Z2.3.1)
Kiran Manisha Mohanty (IND), WGM, 2006 (Z3.7)
Ruelle Canino (PHI), WFM, 2004 (FN)
Jesse February (RSA), WIM, 1989 (AF24)
Isabelle Yixuan Ning (NZL), CM, 1984 (FN)
Esperanca Caxita (ANG), WIM, 1966 (FN)
Evi Yuliana (INA), WFM, 1937 (FN)
Hannah Wilson (BAR), WFM, 1934 (Z2.3.3)

The 107 participants will be:

The Women's World Chess Champion as of 1 June 2025 (WWCC)
The top four players in the Women's Chess World Cup 2023 (WWC)
The 2024 World Girls Chess Champion U20 (U20)
54 players qualifying from Continental and Zonal events
- Europe (13+8): including European Women's Chess Championships 2024 (E24, 10), and 2025 (E25, 11)
- Americas (3+7): including American Continental Women's Chess Championships 2024 (AM24, 1) and 2025 (AM25, 1); Zonals 2024: 2.1 (Z2.1, 2), and 2.2 (Z2.2, 1); Zonals 2025: 2.3.1 (Z2.3.1, 1), 2.3.2 (Z2.3.2, 1), 2.3.3 (Z2.3.3, 1), 2.4 (Z2.4, 1), and 2.5 (Z2.5, 1)
- Asia (20): including Asian Women's Chess Championships 2025 (AS25, 2); Zonals 2024: 3.7 (Z3.7, 4), and 3.8 (Z3.8, 3); Zonals 2025: 3.1 (Z3.1, 1), 3.2 (Z3.2, 1), 3.3 (Z3.3, 1), 3.4 (Z3.4, 3), 3.5 (Z3.5, 4), and 3.6 (Z3.6, 1)
- Africa (3): including African Women's Chess Championships 2024 (AF24, 1) and 2025 (AF25, 2)
The 5 highest-rated female players from the June 2025 FIDE World Rankings^[b] (R)
35 federations spots, selected according to the final standings of the 45th Chess Olympiad Main Competition (FN)
2 nominees of the FIDE President (PN)
1 nominee of the organizer (ON)
4 continental spots decided by the respective Continental President (C)

Replacements

The following are qualified players who declined to play, and their replacements:

Ju Wenjun (CHN), 2580 (WWCC) → Mariya Muzychuk (UKR), 2492 (R)
Hou Yifan (CHN), 2633 (R) → Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), 2505 (R)
Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ), 2509 (R) → Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND), 2481 (R)
Atousa Pourkashiyan (USA), 2291 (AM24) → Thalia Cervantes Landeiro (USA), 2278 (AM24)
Nataliya Buksa (UKR), 2400 (E24) → Yuliia Osmak (UKR), 2468 (E24)
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP), 2449 (FN) → Ana Matnadze (ESP), 2325 (FN)
(HKG) (FN) → Anna Shukhman (RUS), 2413 (PN)

Pairings

Rounds 1–4

Section 1

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round

1	T Lei (CHN)

-	Bye 1
			1	T Lei (CHN)	2

			64	C Francisco (ARG)	0
65	M Gao (CHN)	½

64	C Francisco (ARG)	1½
						1	T Lei (CHN)	2

						33	A Stefanova (BUL)	0
33	A Stefanova (BUL)	2

96	PMAA Azhar (MAS)	0
			33	A Stefanova (BUL)	3½

			32	E Danielian (ARM)	2½
97	N Antonova (TJK)	0

32	E Danielian (ARM)	2
									1	T Lei (CHN)

									81	U Omonova (UZB)
17	A Kashlinskaya (POL)

-	Bye 17
			17	A Kashlinskaya (POL)	1

			81	U Omonova (UZB)	3
81	U Omonova (UZB)	3½

48	S Milliet (FRA)	2½
						81	U Omonova (UZB)	1½

						80	E Kaliakhmet (KAZ)	½
49	K Balajayeva (AZE)	½

80	E Kaliakhmet (KAZ)	1½
			80	E Kaliakhmet (KAZ)	1½

			16	N Batsiashvili (GEO)	½
-	Bye 16

16	N Batsiashvili (GEO)

Section 2

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round

9	M Muzychuk (UKR)

-	Bye 9
			9	M Muzychuk (UKR)	4

			73	T Cervantes Landeiro (USA)	2
73	T Cervantes Landeiro (USA)	2½

56	B-E Mungunzul (MGL)	1½
						9	M Muzychuk (UKR)	2

						24	B Khotenashvili (GEO)	0
41	N Salimova (BUL)	2

88	SD Herfesa (INA)	0
			41	N Salimova (BUL)	½

			24	B Khotenashvili (GEO)	1½
105	E Caxita (ANG)	0

24	B Khotenashvili (GEO)	2
									9	M Muzychuk (UKR)

									8	N Dzagnidze (GEO)
25	V Gunina (FIDE)	1½

104	IY Ning (NZL)	½
			25	V Gunina (FIDE)	2

			89	A Zahedifar (IRI)	0
89	A Zahedifar (IRI)	4½

40	G Beydullayeva (AZE)	3½
						25	V Gunina (FIDE)	2

						8	N Dzagnidze (GEO)	4
57	P Guichard (FRA)	½

72	D Charochkina (FIDE)	1½
			72	D Charochkina (FIDE)	0

			8	N Dzagnidze (GEO)	2
-	Bye 8

8	N Dzagnidze (GEO)

Section 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

5

A Muzychuk (UKR)

-

Bye 5

5

A Muzychuk (UKR)

2½

60

I Gaponenko (UKR)

1½

69

Z Urh (SLO)

1½

60

I Gaponenko (UKR)

2½

5

A Muzychuk (UKR)

2½

28

Y Song (CHN)

3½

37

M Narva (EST)

1½

92

S Wafa (EGY)

½

37

M Narva (EST)

1

28

Y Song (CHN)

3

101

KM Mohanty (IND)

½

28

Y Song (CHN)

1½

28

Y Song (CHN)

21

L Javakhishvili (GEO)

21

L Javakhishvili (GEO)

-

Bye 21

21

L Javakhishvili (GEO)

1½

44

U Fataliyeva (AZE)

½

85

J Zhang (AUS)

½

44

U Fataliyeva (AZE)

1½

21

L Javakhishvili (GEO)

1½

12

P Shuvalova (FIDE)

½

53

G Mammadova (AZE)

2½

76

Y Li (CAN)

1½

53

G Mammadova (AZE)

0

12

P Shuvalova (FIDE)

2

-

Bye 12

12

P Shuvalova (FIDE)

Section 4

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round

13	A Kosteniuk (SUI)

-	Bye 13
			13	A Kosteniuk (SUI)	4½

			52	P Rout (IND)	3½
77	L Zhang (CHN)	0

52	P Rout (IND)	2
						13	A Kosteniuk (SUI)	2½

						20	M Arabidze (GEO)	1½
45	M Efroimski (ISR)	1½

84	S Wafa (EGY)	½
			45	M Efroimski (ISR)	½

			20	M Arabidze (GEO)	1½
-	Bye 20

20	M Arabidze (GEO)
									13	A Kosteniuk (SUI)

									4	H Koneru (IND)
29	K Kulon (POL)	3

100	T Miranda Rodriguez (MEX)	1
			29	K Kulon (POL)	3

			93	Priyanka K (IND)	1
93	Priyanka K (IND)	5

36	Z Gaal (HUN)	3
						29	K Kulon (POL)	½

						4	H Koneru (IND)	1½
61	A Khamdamova (UZB)	2

68	F Contreras Huaman (PER)	0
			61	A Khamdamova (UZB)	½

			4	H Koneru (IND)	1½
-	Bye 4

4	H Koneru (IND)

Section 5

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round

3	Z Tan (CHN)

-	Bye 3
			3	Z Tan (CHN)	2

			67	A Kirtadze (GEO)	0
67	A Kirtadze (GEO)	3

62	A Matnadze (ESP)	1
						3	Z Tan (CHN)	1½

						35	I Bulmaga (ROU)	½
35	I Bulmaga (ROU)	2

94	E Khulsen (MGL)	0
			35	I Bulmaga (ROU)	1½

			30	D Cornette (FRA)	½
99	W Ahmed (BAN)	0

30	D Cornette (FRA)	2
									3	Z Tan (CHN)

									14	Y Osmak (UKR)
19	M Lu (CHN)

-	Bye 19
			19	M Lu (CHN)	3½

			46	G Tokhirjonova (UZB)	2½
83	Y Miranda Llanes (CUB)	0

46	G Tokhirjonova (UZB)	2
						19	M Lu (CHN)	½

						14	Y Osmak (UKR)	1½
51	D Cori (PER)	½

78	C Wang (CHN)	1½
			78	C Wang (CHN)	0

			14	Y Osmak (UKR)	2
-	Bye 14

14	Y Osmak (UKR)

Section 6

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round

11	R Vaishali (IND)

-	Bye 11
			11	R Vaishali (IND)	2

			54	M-J Ouellet (CAN)	0
75	AB Rodas (ARG)	1

54	M-J Ouellet (CAN)	3
						11	R Vaishali (IND)	4

						22	C Yip (USA)	2
43	I Krush (USA)	1½

86	AR Essa (UAE)	½
			43	I Krush (USA)	0

			22	C Yip (USA)	2
107	H Wilson (BAR)	0

22	C Yip (USA)	2
									11	R Vaishali (IND)

									59	M Kamalidenova (KAZ)
27	A Shukhman (FIDE)	2

102	R Canino (PHI)	0
			27	A Shukhman (FIDE)	2

			38	A Lee (USA)	0
91	DO Gunawardhana (SRI)	½

38	A Lee (USA)	1½
						27	A Shukhman (FIDE)	½

						59	M Kamalidenova (KAZ)	1½
59	M Kamalidenova (KAZ)	2

70	A Sliwicka (POL)	0
			59	M Kamalidenova (KAZ)	2½

			6	A Goryachkina (FIDE)	1½
-	Bye 6

6	A Goryachkina (FIDE)

Section 7

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round

7	K Lagno (FIDE)

-	Bye 7
			7	K Lagno (FIDE)	4

			71	A Avramidou (GRE)	2
71	A Avramidou (GRE)	2½

58	N Toncheva (BUL)	1½
						7	K Lagno (FIDE)	3½

						39	V Agrawal (IND)	2½
39	V Agrawal (IND)	1½

90	L Shohradova (TKM)	½
			39	V Agrawal (IND)	4½

			26	A Ushenina (UKR)	3½
103	J February (RSA)	½

26	A Ushenina (UKR)	1½
									7	K Lagno (FIDE)

									10	H Dronavalli (IND)
23	S Tsolakidou (GRE)	1½

106	E Yuliana (INA)	½
			23	S Tsolakidou (GRE)	1½

			42	M Zhai (CHN)	½
87	MJ Campos (ARG)	0

42	M Zhai (CHN)	2
						23	S Tsolakidou (GRE)	2

						10	H Dronavalli (IND)	4
55	PV Nandhidhaa (IND)	2

74	A Ortiz Verdezoto (ECU)	0
			55	PV Nandhidhaa (IND)	½

			10	H Dronavalli (IND)	1½
-	Bye 10

10	H Dronavalli (IND)

Section 8

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round

15	D Deshmukh (IND)

-	Bye 15
			15	D Deshmukh (IND)	1½

			79	K Mgeladze (GEO)	½
79	K Mgeladze (GEO)	1½

50	LTN Phạm (VIE)	½
						15	D Deshmukh (IND)	1½

						18	T Injac (SRB)	½
47	O Kiolbasa (POL)	1½

82	J Ryjanova (AUS)	½
			47	O Kiolbasa (POL)	½

			18	T Injac (SRB)	1½
-	Bye 18

18	T Injac (SRB)
									15	D Deshmukh (IND)

									2	J Zhu (CHN)
31	A Maltsevskaya (POL)	2

98	JM Zaki (EGY)	0
			31	A Maltsevskaya (POL)	2½

			34	L Mkrtchian (ARM)	1½
95	L Nassr (ALG)	½

34	L Mkrtchian (ARM)	1½
						31	A Maltsevskaya (POL)	0

						2	J Zhu (CHN)	2
63	A Kairbekova (KAZ)	1

66	M Alinasab (IRI)	3
			66	M Alinasab (IRI)	½

			2	J Zhu (CHN)	1½
-	Bye 2

2	J Zhu (CHN)

Rounds 5–7

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

3rd Place

Notes

^ ^a ^b Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag, as Russian and Belarusian flags are banned from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[4]
^ Players who appear inactive at least once in the 6 FIDE rating lists from January to June 2025 are not eligible.

References

^ "Calendar". www.fide.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Regulations for the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 (PDF), retrieved 23 May 2025
^ Qualification for the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 (PDF), retrieved 7 July 2025
^ FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus, chess.com, 28 February 2022

External links

[flag-5] Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag, as Russian and Belarusian flags are banned from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[4]

[6] Players who appear inactive at least once in the 6 FIDE rating lists from January to June 2025 are not eligible.

[1] "Calendar". www.fide.com.

[regs-2] Regulations for the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 (PDF), retrieved 23 May 2025

[3] Qualification for the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 (PDF), retrieved 7 July 2025

[ban_flag-4] FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus, chess.com, 28 February 2022

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