FIDE World Blitz Women Chess Championship 2025 LIVE

The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025 are taking place in Doha, Qatar, from December 26 to 30, 2025. The event will be daily live on Chessdom.com with live games, interviews, video coverage, and more. The World Rapid and Blitz 2025 is held at the Qatar University Sports and Events Complex, featuring both Open and Women’s sections in Rapid and Blitz formats, with a massive prize fund exceeding €1,000,000. The FIDE World Blitz Women Chess Championship 2025 has 2 phases. The first stage is a 15-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 3 min + 2 sec/move. The second stage is a 4-player knockout tournament with a time control of 3 min + 2 sec/move.

The top-seeded players are GM Ju Wenjun (2489), GM Lei Tingjie (2478), GM Tan Zhongyi (2457), GM Kateryna Lagno (2448), GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (2439), GM Humpy Koneru (2430), GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2428), GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2428), GM Zhu Jiner (2425), IM Leya Garifullina (2407), GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2401), IM Polina Shuvalova (2399), GM Anna Muzychuk (2397), GM Dronavalli Harika (2389), GM Divya Deshmukh (2388), GM Nana Dzagnidze (2378), IM Eline Roebers (2377), GM Elina Danielian (2373), GM Mariya Muzychuk (2373), IM Song Yuxin (2371). Scroll down for the full participants list.

Categories: FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2025 (Boards 1-30) / FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2025 (Boards 31+) / FIDE World Rapid Women Chess Championship 2025 / FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2025 (Boards 1-30) / FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2025 (Boards 31+) / FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2025 – Knockout Stage / FIDE World Women Blitz Chess Championship 2025 – Knockout Stage

FIDE World Blitz Women Chess Championship 2025 Participants

No.		Name	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Ju, Wenjun	CHN	2489
2	GM	Lei, Tingjie	CHN	2478
3	GM	Tan, Zhongyi	CHN	2457
4	GM	Lagno, Kateryna	FID	2448
5	GM	Goryachkina, Aleksandra	FID	2439
6	GM	Koneru, Humpy	IND	2430
7	GM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara	KAZ	2428
8	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	SUI	2428
9	GM	Zhu, Jiner	CHN	2425
10	IM	Garifullina, Leya	FID	2407
11	GM	Vaishali, Rameshbabu	IND	2401
12	IM	Shuvalova, Polina	FID	2399
13	GM	Muzychuk, Anna	UKR	2397
14	GM	Dronavalli, Harika	IND	2389
15	GM	Divya, Deshmukh	IND	2388
16	GM	Dzagnidze, Nana	GEO	2378
17	IM	Roebers, Eline	NED	2377
18	GM	Danielian, Elina	ARM	2373
19	GM	Muzychuk, Mariya	UKR	2373
20	IM	Song, Yuxin	CHN	2371
21	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2367
22	IM	Arabidze, Meri	GEO	2356
23	IM	Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat	ESP	2352
24	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	GEO	2342
25	IM	Kulon, Klaudia	POL	2338
26	IM	Salimova, Nurgyul	BUL	2336
27	IM	Vantika, Agrawal	IND	2329
28	WIM	Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene	MGL	2329
29	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay	AZE	2326
30	WGM	Nurman, Alua	KAZ	2324
31	IM	Injac, Teodora	SRB	2323
32	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra	POL	2323
33	GM	Gunina, Valentina	FID	2314
34	IM	Yip, Carissa	USA	2313
35	WGM	Munkhzul, Turmunkh	MGL	2307
36	GM	Zhu, Chen	QAT	2300
37	WGM	Francisco Guecamburu, Candela Be	ARG	2298
38	WIM	Wang, Chuqiao	CHN	2297
39	WCM	Bayasgalan, Khishigbaatar	MGL	2297
40	IM	Kamalidenova, Meruert	KAZ	2295
41	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit	ARM	2293
42	IM	Buksa, Nataliya	UKR	2281
43	WIM	Omonova, Umida	UZB	2278
44	FM	Chen, Yining	CHN	2271
45	GM	Krush, Irina	USA	2268
46	IM	Cori T., Deysi	PER	2267
47	WGM	Berend, Elvira	LUX	2260
48	WGM	Yu, Jennifer	USA	2260
49	IM	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	FID	2259
50	IM	Bulmaga, Irina	ROU	2251
51	WIM	Shvedova, Alexandra	ITA	2249
52	IM	Atalik, Ekaterina	TUR	2248
53	WGM	Charkhalashvili, Inga	GEO	2248
54	GM	Batsiashvili, Nino	GEO	2247
55	IM	Padmini, Rout	IND	2239
56	WIM	Zhang, Lanlin	CHN	2235
57	IM	Balajayeva, Khanim	AZE	2233
58	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	POL	2229
59	WGM	Khamdamova, Afruza	UZB	2227
60	IM	Bivol, Alina	FID	2224
61	WGM	Rakshitta, Ravi	IND	2218
62	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan	AZE	2210
63	WGM	Toncheva, Nadya	BUL	2210
64	WIM	Nurgaliyeva, Zarina	KAZ	2209
65	IM	Badelka, Olga	AUT	2208
66	WGM	Shukhman, Anna	FID	2204
67	WIM	Nguyen, Hong Anh	VIE	2203
68	IM	Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel	HUN	2201
69	IM	Pham, Le Thao Nguyen	VIE	2200
70	IM	Savitha, Shri B	IND	2199
71	WIM	Luong, Phuong Hanh	VIE	2197
72	GM	Girya, Olga	FID	2195
73	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	ARM	2193
74	WGM	Priyanka, Nutakki	IND	2191
75	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar	AZE	2185
76		Jiang, Tianyu	CHN	2183
77	IM	Gaal, Zsoka	HUN	2182
78	WIM	Aydin, Gulenay	TUR	2177
79	WGM	Nandhidhaa, P V	IND	2174
80	WFM	Nguyen, Hong Nhung	VIE	2171
81	WGM	Mamedjarova, Zeinab	AZE	2170
82	WGM	Kurmangaliyeva, Liya	KAZ	2167
83	WFM	Dwilewicz, Katarzyna	POL	2161
84	WGM	Gong, Qianyun	SGP	2157
85	WGM	Rudzinska, Michalina	POL	2156
86	WFM	Yakimova, Mariya	FID	2153
87	WGM	Beydullayeva, Govhar	AZE	2149
88	WGM	Yakubbaeva, Nilufar	UZB	2149
89	WIM	Kaliakhmet, Elnaz	KAZ	2144
90	WIM	Tarasenka, Aliaksandra	FID	2142
91	WCM	Khalilova, Madinabonu	UZB	2140
92	WGM	Zhapova, Yana	FID	2139
93	FM	Jarocka, Liwia	POL	2134
94	IM	Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim	UZB	2133
95	WFM	Zhurova, Anna	FID	2133
96	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	AZE	2127
97	WGM	Kairbekova, Amina	KAZ	2123
98	WGM	Vo, Thi Kim Phung	VIE	2122
99	WIM	Kirtadze, Anastasia	GEO	2119
100	WFM	Preobrazhenskaya, Diana	FID	2116
101	WFM	Jimenez Fernandez, Rebeca	ESP	2099
102	WGM	Gu, Xiaobing	CHN	2098
103	WIM	Serikbay, Assel	KAZ	2093
104	WGM	Krasteva, Beloslava	BUL	2090
105	FM	Lyutsinger, Iren	FID	2088
106	WIM	Ismayil, Malak	AZE	2085
107	WGM	Li, Xueyi	CHN	2076
108	WIM	Miranda Rodriguez, Tania	MEX	2070
109	WFM	Rodriguez Redondo, Adhara	ESP	2070
110	WIM	Mgeladze, Kesaria	GEO	2068
111		Machlik, Monika	NOR	2065
112	WGM	Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra	ITA	2063
113	WIM	Olde, Margareth	EST	2063
114	WFM	Charvi, A	IND	2062
115	FM	Zherebtsova, Alexandra	MNE	2055
116	WFM	Shubenkova, Veronika	FID	2047
117	WFM	Berikkyzy, Alanna	KAZ	2044
118	WFM	Iudina, Veronika	FID	2037
119	WIM	Gaboyan, Susanna	ARM	2035
120	WFM	Khafizova, Diana	FID	2033
121	WIM	Parnali, S Dharia	IND	2032
122		Nordahl, Christine	NOR	2010
123	WGM	Rouda Essa, Alserkal	UAE	2006
124	WIM	Karimova, Guldona	UZB	1991
125	WGM	Wafa, Shahenda	EGY	1980
126	WCM	Lesbekova, Assel	KGZ	1978
127	WIM	Sharma, Isha	IND	1955
128	WFM	Druzhinina, Olga	FID	1946
129	WIM	Zvereva, Marija	MNC	1942
130	FM	Mikheeva, Galina	FID	1927
131	WIM	Nassr, Lina	ALG	1926
132	WFM	Khalil, Manar	SYR	1887
133		Skaslien, Ingrid	NOR	1873
134	WFM	Sawan, Eman	PLE	1836
135		Abrar, Mohammed Ahmad Almalki	KSA	1826
136	WFM	Fawaz, Nadia	LBN	1802
137	WCM	Alsemairi, Dalia	KSA	1692
138	WCM	Al-Khulaifi, Ghada	QAT	1663
139		Lau, Chloe Hailey	HKG	1611
140		Alotaibi, Maitha Abdulrahman A	KSA	1600