Women's Chess World Cup 2025 Explained

FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2025
Sport:	Chess
Location:	Batumi, Georgia
Start Date:	5 July 2025
End Date:	29 July 2025
Administrator:	FIDE
Tournament Format:	Single-elimination tournament
Host:	Georgian Chess Federation
Previous:	2023

The Women's Chess World Cup 2025 is an upcoming single-elimination chess tournament, the third edition of the Women's Chess World Cup, taking place in Batumi, Georgia, from 5 July to 29 July 2025.^[1] The tournament will be held in parallel with the Chess World Cup 2025.

Format

The tournament is a 7-round knockout event, with the top 25 seeds given a bye directly into the second round. The losers of the two semi-finals will play a match for third place.

Each round consists of classical time limit games on the first two days, plus tie-breaks on the third day if required. The time limits will be as follows:

• Two classical time limit games: 90 minutes, plus a 30-minute increment on move 40, plus a 30-second increment per move from move 1, per player.
• If the match is tied after the classical games, players will play two rapid chess games, with 25 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move, per player.
• If the match is still tied, players then will play two more rapid chess games, with 10 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move, per player.
• If the match is still tied, players then will play two blitz games, with 5 minutes plus a 3-second increment per move, per player.
• If the match is still tied, a single blitz game, with 3 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move, will be played to decide the match. A drawing of lots will determine which player plays white. If drawn, the players will switch colors and play again, until a decisive result is obtained.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Calendar . www.fide.com . en.