European Women's Championship kicks off on Monday in Batumi

5/23/2026 – The 25th edition of the European Women's Chess Championship begins on 25 May in the Georgian city of Batumi. The tournament will take place at the Euphoria Convention & Casino Hotel. More than 150 players from more than 30 European federations have registered to participate. Ten players have an Elo rating above 2400. The defending champion, IM Teodora Injac of Serbia, has not entered the eleven-round Swiss-system tournament, which will be broadcast live on ChessBase. | Photos: Mark Livshitz, Jim Laga (European Chess Union) / Title image: Uwe Brodrecht, Wikimedia Commons