Indian Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu (8.5) emerged the champion ahead of Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (8.0) after the 14th round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov with a stunning 9.5/13 score won the FIDE Candidates 2026 with a round to spare after the 13th round at Cyprus. In the women’s section, GMs Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) & Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) led the table with 7.5 points…
GMs Zhu Jiner & Vaishali Rameshbabu led the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 while GM Javokhir Sindarov led the Open section after the 12th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus…
GMs Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) and Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) led the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the 11th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
IM Maltsevskaya wins European Women’s Blitz Championship
Posted on January 11, 2025 BY Michael Ludwig
22 year old IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya was victorious at the European Women’s Blitz Championship, scoring 10.5/13 to win the event ahead of GMs Anna Ushenina and pre-tournament favourite Alexandra Kosteniuk, at 10/13. It was a tense finish for Maltsevskaya, who was sitting at 9/10 (including wins over Ushenina and Kosteniuk) before a loss to IM Eline Roebers in round 11 and a draw in round 12 brought her back to the pack. She came through with a last round win over GM Bella Khotenashvili to secure first place, as co-leader Roebers dropped her final game to Kosteniuk.
Chess-results has the full 122-player standings. The 11-round Rapid Championship follows January 11-12, and can be followed on Lichess.
