Women's World Cup - Live!

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7/8/2025 – The 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup is taking place in Batumi, Georgia on 5-16 July. Hosted at the Grand Bellagio Hotel, the 107-player knockout tournament offers three spots in the 2026 Candidates. With many of the world's top female players competing, Batumi promises high-stakes action in one of the calendar's most prestigious events. | Follow the games live starting at 13.00 CEST (7.00 ET, 16.30 IST)
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Round 1, Tiebreaks

Unlike previous editions, the Women's World Cup is not being held in parallel with the FIDE World Cup 2025, scheduled for November.

As if the total prize fund of $691,250 USD, with $50,000 going to the winner, wasn't enough to whet the players' appetites, the World Cup also awards three spots to the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament to be held in the first half of 2026.

The knockout tournament features seven rounds, and all rounds shall be played with two classical game matches, plus a tiebreak when necessary.

The time control for each classical game shall be: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Tiebreaks

  • If the score is level after the two regular games, after a new drawing of colours done immediately after Game 2, two tie-break games shall be played with time control of 15 minutes for each player + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.
  • If the score remains level, then after a new drawing of colours, 2 games shall be played with time control of 10 + 10.
  • If the score remains level, then after a new drawing of colours, 2 games shall be played with time control of 5 + 3.
  • If the score remains level, then after a new drawing of colours, 2 games shall be played with time control of 3 + 2.
  • If the score remains level, then after a new drawing of colours, 2 games shall be played with time control of 3 + 2, with the colours reversed from the previous game.
  • If the game described above is drawn, the same procedure shall be repeated until the first game won by one of the players.

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Live games and commentary

Commentary by GM Valeriane Gaprindashvili, WGM Almira Skripchenko (from round 2 onwards), and WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili (for round one)

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