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FIDE Women’s World Cup Round 4 Tiebreaks: Four Indians Make History

The tiebreaks in Round 4 brought thrilling moments at the FIDE Women’s World Cup. All four Indian players made it to the quarterfinals, showing true grit and skill. Tomorrow’s big matches: Lei Tingjie vs Nana Dzagnidze Humpy Koneru vs Song Yuxin Harika Dronavalli vs Divya Deshmukh Tan Zhongyi…

FIDE Women’s World Cup Round of 16 – Day 2: Big wins, tense draws
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FIDE Women’s World Cup Round of 16 – Day 2: Big wins, tense draws

The second game of the Round of 16 at the FIDE Women’s World Cup brought plenty of excitement. Eight matches were played. Only two had clear winners. The other six ended in draws, pushing them into tiebreaks. China’s top players, GM Lei Tingjie and GM Tan Zhongyi, won…

FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 9: Song Yuxin Stuns Anna Muzychuk
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FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 9: Song Yuxin Stuns Anna Muzychuk

The Round of 16 is now set! Big matches ahead: Lei Tingjie vs Omonova, Dzagnidze vs Mariya Muzychuk, Humpy vs Kosteniuk, Song vs Javakhishvili, Zhu Jiner vs Divya, Lagno vs Harika, Tan Zhongyi vs Osmak, and Kamalidenova vs Vaishali. The Ruthless Nature of Tiebreaks Day 9 of FIDE…

FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 8: Gunina and Lagno fight back
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FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 8: Gunina and Lagno fight back

Six matches will be decided in tiebreaks tomorrow at the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025. Day 8 of FIDE Women’s World Cup of were full of tension and surprises. Some players played solid and careful moves. Others chose bold, tactical attacks. The atmosphere was serious. The playing hall…

FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 7: Vantika Agrawal Shocks Kateryna Lagno
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FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 7: Vantika Agrawal Shocks Kateryna Lagno

Seven players took the lead in the first game of round three of the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup. Day 7 of FIDE Women’s World Cup: Yesterday’s tiebreaks were thrilling and full of surprises. Most pre-tournament favourites survived, but it’s clear the new generation excels in rapid and…

FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 6: Kamalidenova shocks Goryachkina, Omonova keeps surprising
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FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 6: Kamalidenova shocks Goryachkina, Omonova keeps surprising

The second round tiebreaks brought huge drama at the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi. The biggest upset was the elimination of GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, who won the Women’s World Cup in 2023. This time, she won’t be returning to the playing hall. IM Meruert Kamalidenova from…

FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 5: Shocks, wins & tense tiebreaks ahead!
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FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 5: Shocks, wins & tense tiebreaks ahead!

What a thrilling moments happened at the day 5 of 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi! 15-year-old WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (born in 2010) caused the biggest upset by eliminating local GM Nino Batsiashvili. Tomorrow, 12 matches will go to tiebreaks to decide who moves on. Big names…

FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 4: Kamalidenova Shocks Goryachkina in Stunning Upset
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FIDE Women’s World Cup Day 4: Kamalidenova Shocks Goryachkina in Stunning Upset

The day 4 of 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup just got even more exciting! Today, WGM Meruert Kamalidenova pulled off the biggest surprise. She defeated GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, the reigning World Cup trophy holder and one of the best female chess players ever. At just 21 years old,…