FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 7:56 am
quarterfinals are set: Lei Tingjie vs Dzagnidze, Humpy vs Song Yuxin, Harika vs Divya and Tan Zhongyi vs Vaishali
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FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
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Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 9:48 am
FIDE round 4 tiebreaks report
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 5:55 pm
Wins for Lei (with black) and Humpy with white, in game 1.Mick Norris wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 9:48 amFIDE round 4 tiebreaks report
quarterfinals are set: Lei Tingjie vs Dzagnidze, Humpy vs Song Yuxin, Harika vs Divya and Tan Zhongyi vs Vaishali
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:24 am
FIDE report game 2 of round 5 with photo of a big cake 
Lei Tingjie, Tan Zhongyi and Humpy Koneru qualify for the semifinals
Former Women’s World Champion Tan Zhongyi continues to demonstrate remarkable consistency at the highest level. She is the only player to have reached the semi-finals in all three Women’s World Cups to date: Sochi 2021 (third place) and Baku 2023 (fourth place).
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:17 pm
Semi-finals are China v India:
Lei Tingjie - Humpy Koneru
Tan Zhongyi - Divya Deshmukh
Lei Tingjie - Humpy Koneru
Tan Zhongyi - Divya Deshmukh
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 5:17 pm
Both games were drawn yesterday. Today's games were rather dramatic with a win for Divya and the other match going to play-offs.Mick Norris wrote: ↑Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:17 pmSemi-finals are China v India:
Lei Tingjie - Humpy Koneru
Tan Zhongyi - Divya Deshmukh
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 9:26 pm
That puts Divya in the Candidates then
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The 19-year-old from Nagpur made history as the first Indian woman to reach the final of this prestigious tournament. With this landmark achievement, Divya also secures one of three highly sought-after spots in the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, bringing her within striking distance of a world title challenge. In addition, her performance earns her a Grandmaster norm, a major milestone on the path to the sport’s highest title.
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 5:17 pm
Humpy wins the tie-break 4-2 after being 2-1 down.
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 8:58 pm
Humpy becomes the 2nd Indian to reach the final, plus reaches the Candidates
An all Chinese battle for 3rd place, and the 3rd spot in the Candidates, will be interesting
An all Chinese battle for 3rd place, and the 3rd spot in the Candidates, will be interesting
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 9:25 pm
Divya has the added incentive of the GM title if she can win the final.Mick Norris wrote: ↑Thu Jul 24, 2025 8:58 pmHumpy becomes the 2nd Indian to reach the final, plus reaches the Candidates
An all Chinese battle for 3rd place, and the 3rd spot in the Candidates, will be interesting
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2025 3:51 pm
Two draws today.
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 9:18 am
Tan beat Lei yesterday to claim third and a Candidates place. Divya & Humpy have just started their play-off this morning for first place (and the added incentive of the GM title for Divya).
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 11:20 am
After a draw in the first game, Divya Deshmukh wins the second game to win the world cup and qualify for the GM title.
Re: FIDE Women's World Cup 6 to 27 July 2025
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 12:25 pm
Amazing result, another Indian star