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Women's Chess World Cup 2025

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Women's Chess World Cup 2025

The Women's Chess World Cup 2025 was a 107-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Batumi, Georgia from 5 July to 29 July 2025. It was the third edition of the Women's Chess World Cup. The winner IM Divya Deshmukh, runner-up Koneru Humpy, and third-place finisher Tan Zhongyi qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026. Unlike previous editions, the tournament was not held in parallel with the open Chess World Cup 2025.

Infobox

Sport
Chess
Location
Batumi, Georgia
Dates
5 July 2025–29 July 2025
Administrator
FIDE
Tournamentformat
Single-elimination tournament
Host
Georgian Chess Federation
Champion
Divya Deshmukh
Runner-up
Koneru Humpy
3rd place
Tan Zhongyi

Tables

Prize money in US dollars · Format › Prize money
Eliminated in Round 1
Eliminated in Round 1
Ranking
Eliminated in Round 1
Prizes
43 × 3,750
Total
161,250
Eliminated in Round 2
Eliminated in Round 2
Ranking
Eliminated in Round 2
Prizes
32 × 5,000
Total
160,000
Eliminated in Round 3
Eliminated in Round 3
Ranking
Eliminated in Round 3
Prizes
16 × 6,750
Total
108,000
Eliminated in Round 4
Eliminated in Round 4
Ranking
Eliminated in Round 4
Prizes
8 × 9,500
Total
76,000
Eliminated in Round 5
Eliminated in Round 5
Ranking
Eliminated in Round 5
Prizes
4 × 14,000
Total
56,000
4th place
4th place
Ranking
4th place
Prizes
1 × 20,000
Total
20,000
3rd place
3rd place
Ranking
3rd place
Prizes
1 × 25,000
Total
25,000
Runner-up
Runner-up
Ranking
Runner-up
Prizes
1 × 35,000
Total
35,000
Winner
Winner
Ranking
Winner
Prizes
1 × 50,000
Total
50,000
Total
Total
Ranking
Total
Prizes
691,250
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
· Rounds 5–7 › Third place
Lei Tingjie
Lei Tingjie
Seed
1
Name
Lei Tingjie
Jul 2025 rating
2557
1
½
2
0
Total
½
Tan Zhongyi
Tan Zhongyi
Seed
3
Name
Tan Zhongyi
Jul 2025 rating
2527
1
½
2
1
Total
1½
Seed
Name
Jul 2025 rating
1
2
Total
1
Lei Tingjie
2557
½
0
½
3
Tan Zhongyi
2527
½
1
1½
· Rounds 5–7 › Finals
Koneru Humpy
Koneru Humpy
Seed
4
Name
Koneru Humpy
Jul 2025 rating
2536
1
½
2
½
Tb1
½
Tb2
0
Total
1½
Divya Deshmukh
Divya Deshmukh
Seed
15
Name
Divya Deshmukh
Jul 2025 rating
2463
1
½
2
½
Tb1
½
Tb2
1
Total
2½
Seed
Name
Jul 2025 rating
1
2
Tb1
Tb2
Total
4
Koneru Humpy
2536
½
½
½
0
1½
15
Divya Deshmukh
2463
½
½
½
1
2½

References

  1. Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag, as Russian and Belarusian flags are banned from FIDE-rated events
  2. Players who appear inactive at least once in the 6 FIDE rating lists from January to June 2025 are not eligible.
  3. Regulations for the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025
    https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/WWorldCup2025Regulations.pdf
  4. Qualification for the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026
    https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/QualificationForWCT2026.pdf
  5. FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus, chess.com, 28 February 2022
    https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-fide-council-ukraine-belarus-russia
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