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FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2025: How Koneru Humpy, R Vaishali and other Indians have fared so far
Ahead of the fourth round of the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup, we take a look at how all the Indians in action have fared so far in the tournament, including the ones knocked out in the third round and earlier. read more Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali are among the Indians still alive in the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi, Georgia. Image credit: FIDE The third edition of the FIDE Women's World Cup is halfway through with the fourth round of the competition set to get underway from Wednesday. The 107-player tournament got underway on 6 July and has been running non-stop until Tuesday, the first 'Free Day' in the itinerary. And out of the 16 players who will be in action in the fourth round that starts on Wednesday, four are Indians. Grandmasters Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, R Vaishali and International Master Divya Deshmukh have kept the tricolour flying high so far in Batumi, Georgia, and each of them will be hopeful of going the distance in the tournament in order to qualify for next year's Candidates Tournament. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The top three finishers in the ongoing World Cup, after all, will book their place in the eight-player tournament next year. And with four Indians still in the competition, there's hope that at least a couple of them book their places via the World Cup route, if not through other methods. Ahead of the fourth round of the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup, we take a look at how all the Indians in action have fared so far in the tournament, including the ones knocked out in the third round and earlier: Still in contention: Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh Each of the four Indians still in the competition were among the top 21 seeds who had received a first-round bye and went straight into the second round. Vaishali was brought in as a replacement for Kazakhstan's Bibisara Assaubayeva after the latter withdrew from the tournament, and started her campaign with a 2-0 victory over Canada's Maili-Jade Ouellet before facing stiffer competition from USA's Carissa Yip, who held her to four consecutive draws before the 24-year-old prevailed in the tie-breaks. 🇮🇳 GM Vaishali Rameshbabu (2478) beats 🇺🇸 IM Carissa Yip (2453) and advances to Round 4! Next opponent: 🇰🇿 IM Meruert Kamalidenova#FIDEWorldCup — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 14, 2025 Harika, meanwhile, started her campaign with a victory over PV Nandhidhaa in an all-Indian clash – beating her in the second game after the first one ended in a draw. And like Vaishali, Harika played out four consecutive stalemates in her third-round meeting, with Greece's Stavroula Tsolakidou, before advancing with back-to-back wins in the 10+10 rapid games. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Humpy, the top-seeded Indian in the tournament at fourth, and Divya have had relatively simpler routes to the fourth round, winning both of their matches so far by 1.5-0.5 scorelines and not playing a single tie-break game so far. Reigning women's rapid world champion Humpy defeated Uzbekistan's Afruza Khamdamova in the second round followed by Klaudia Kulon in the third. Divya, on the other hand, has defeated Georgia's Kesaria Mgeladze and Serbia's Teodora Injac in the second and third round respectively. Eliminated: Vantika Agrawal, PV Nandhidhaa, Priyanka K, Priya Rout and Kiran Manisha Mohanty Vantika's performance has been one of the highlights of the tournament so far, even if she bowed out with a 3.5-2.5 defeat against seventh-seeded Russian GM Kateryna Lagno in the third round. The 23-year-old International Master, after all, had stunned former world champion Anna Ushenina 4.5-3.5 in the second round in a major upset, beating the Ukrainian in the opening Classical game and eventually prevailing in the tie-breaks after her opponent fought back. Vantika had earlier opened her campaign with a 1.5-0.5 victory over Turkmenistan's Lala Shohradova. The trio of Nandidhaa, Priyanka and Priya bowed out in the second round – Nandidhaa losing to compatriot Harika and Priyanka and Priya losing against Kulon and Alexandra Kosteniuk respectively. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Kiran was the only Indian to bow out in the first round after she lost to China's Song Yuxin 1.5-0.5.
News18
2 days ago
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- News18
FIDE World Women's Chess Cup: D Harika And R Vaishali Reach Pre-Quarterfinals
Last Updated: D Harika and R Vaishali advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women's Chess Cup. Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh are also in the last 16, but Vantika Garewal exited. Indian Grandmasters D Harika and R Vaishali advanced to the pre-quarterfinals by defeating Tsolakidou Stavroula of Greece and American Carissa Yip, respectively, in the tie-breaker of the FIDE World Women's Chess Cup on Monday. Harika overwhelmed Stavroula's defence in the second set of tie-break games, which provide 10 minutes for both players. Vaishali excelled in the first set, decisively beating Yip. With Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh already in the last 16, India now holds a 25% share of the final 16 positions. However, Grandmaster Vantika Garewal exited the tournament after losing to Kateryna Lagno of Russia. Despite displaying grit and determination, Lagno's experience proved decisive. Who Will Be Indian's Challenege? The remaining 16 players are familiar rivals, but the competition will become fiercer with three spots available for the next women's Candidates' tournament, which will determine the challenger for reigning champion Wenjun Ju of China. Harika maintained her usual high standard, capitalising on Stavroula's unforced errors. Vaishali, favoured in her match against Yip, did not disappoint her supporters. The next round is crucial for the four remaining Indian players as it could bring them closer to the semifinals of this USD 691,250 prize money event. Vantika, unfortunately, will return home, but her victory over former world champion Anna Ushenina of Ukraine will be remembered fondly. Despite her exit, she made a significant impression in the tournament. Complete results after round: Antoaneta Stefanova (Bul) lost to Lei Tingjie (Chn) 0-2; Zhu Jiner (Chn) beat Aleksandra Maltsveskaya (Pol) 2-0; Irina Bulmaga (Rou) lost to Tan Zhongyi (Chn) 0.5-2.5; Koneru Humpy (Ind) beat Kulon Klaudia (Pol) 1.5-0.5; Anna Muzychuk (Ukr) lost to Yuxing Song (Chn) 1-1 .1-1, 0.5-1,5goes to tiebreak; Vantika Agrawal lost to Kateryna Lagno (Fid) 1-1, 1-1, 0.5-1,5;; Nana Dzagnidze (Geo) beat Valentina Gunina (Fid) 1-1 . 1-1. 2-0; Bella Khotenashvili (Geo) lost to Mariya Muzychuk (Ukr) 0-2; Dronavalli Harika (Ind) beat Tsolakidou Stavroula (Gre) 1-1, 1-1, 2-0; Carissa Yip (Usa) lost to R Vaishali (Ind) 1-1, 1-1, 0.5-1.5; Polina Shuvalova (Fid) lost to Lela Javakhashvili (Geo) 0.5-1.5; Teodora Injac (Srb) lost to Divya Deshmukh (Ind) 0.5-1,5; Kaliakhmet Elnaz (Kaz) lost to Umida Polonova (Uzb) 0.5-1.5-0.5; Meri Arabidze (Geo) lost to Alexandra Kosteniuk (Sui) 1-1, 0.5-1.5; Osmak Yuliia (Ukr) beat Lu Miaoyi (Chn) 1.5-0,5; Kamalidenova Meruert (Kaz) beat Anna Shukhman (FID) 1.5-0.5. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
New Indian Express
08-07-2025
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- New Indian Express
Online event for two Challenger slots at Chennai Grand Masters
CHENNAI: Are you a titled player representing the All India Chess Federation (AICF)? You may have the chance to feature in the 'Challengers' section of the third edition of the Chennai Grand Masters, India's biggest annual chess event in terms of rating. In a novel initiative, the organisers of the event have reserved two slots of the undercard to the winner and runner-up of the 'CGM Play-In', an online-only competition to be played on on July 12 and 13. "Titled players representing the India Chess Federation can compete in the Quantbox CGM Play-In for a chance to qualify for the Challengers section of the Chennai Grand Masters," informs the title page of the event on "The Play-In consists of a Swiss and a knockout phase." While the nine-round Swiss event will be held on Saturday night on the top seven players will advance to the knockouts, to be staged on the website a night later (the winner of the Swiss event will receive a first-round bye). There's also a money component for the online event; the winner is set to receive $280 (Rs 24,000), with the runner-up pocketing $210 (Rs 18,000). The bigger incentive, though, is the opportunity to play against the likes of R Vaishali, D Harika and Abhimanyu Puranik, all three of whom have signed up to feature in the Challengers section. The format for the online event is going to be 10+2, with single-elimination in the knockout phase. Titled players are players who are CMs, FMs, IMs, WGMs or even GMs. All-Indian field The 10-person Challengers field will only consist of Indian players. The field also includes the talented Leon Luke Mendonca, who also featured in the event in 2024. The big incentive is that the winner in the section will be invited to play in the elite Masters competition in 2026. For example, Pranav, who emerged winner in the Challengers section in 2024, has confirmed his participation in the Masters section this year. Rs 1 crore in prize money In all, the 20-player two-tier competition will have a total prize money of Rs 1cr. The person winning the Masters event will take home Rs 25 lakh. In the Challengers section, the winner be richer by Rs 7 lakh. Challengers D Harika, R Vaishali, Karthikeyan Murali, Abhimanyu Puranik, Aryan Chopra, Leon Luke Mendonca, Adhiban Baskaran (the announced field so far).
The Hindu
08-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
FIDE Grand Swiss Chess: Erigaisi, Gukesh the top two seeds; Vaishali looks to defend women's title
Indian stars Arjun Erigaisi and world champion D. Gukesh will be the top two seeds for the fourth FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament to be held at Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 3 to 16, where an enhanced prize purse and tickets to the prestigious Candidates tournament will be at stake. As per regulations, the top two in both the Open and the Women's competition will qualify for the Candidates 2026, which will decide the challenger for the World Championship. The rule requiring players to have competed in 30-plus classical rated games between July 2024 and June 2025 has excluded high-profile names such as former world champions Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand. Former world champion Ding Liren will not be participating in the event either. Fabiano Caruana, who played in all three previous Grand Swiss tournaments, will be absent too, having already secured a spot in the Candidates by winning the 2024 FIDE Circuit. R. Praggnanandhaa is seeded fourth, just behind Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Another star youngster, 22-year-old world number eight Alireza Firouzja, is ranked fifth. The remainder of the top 10 in the Open section is made up of more seasoned Grandmasters — two-time World Championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Levon Aronian, and Vladimir Fedoseev. Held every two years, the FIDE Grand Swiss is held in a classical 11-round Swiss system tournament. The 2025 edition will feature 172 players — 116 in the Open and 56 in the Women's tournament. India's Vidit Gujrathi (Open) and R Vaishali (Women) had won the last edition of the tournament. The Grand Swiss also features a significantly increased prize pool: USD 460,000 to USD 625,000 in the Open section and USD 140,000 to USD 230,000 in the Women's section. Among 116 players in the Open section, 101 have qualified by rating, with the remaining spots allocated to continental representatives, six FIDE wildcards and five are nominated from the local organiser. Bolstering the young presence at the event are Hans Niemann (22), Vincent Keymer (20), Javokhir Sindarov (19), Nihal Sarin (20) and Awonder Liang (22), who are all among the top 20. Former candidate for the title of world champion Boris Gelfand, as well as former women's world championship challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina, will also play in the Open section after receiving wildcard invitations. The Women's tournament In the Women's Grand Swiss, 44 players have qualified by rating. Four additional players will join them from continental spots, four via FIDE wildcards, and another four as nominations from the local organiser. Former world champion Tan Zhongyi is the top-rated participant in the, followed by seasoned elite world players Koneru Humpy, Anna Muzychuk and Kateryna Lagno. Defending champion R Vaishali will be among the participants.
