Chess Gambit 64

The first semifinal games of the Women's Chess World Cup concluded today, and both matches ended in draws. While there were no major upsets, it's worth noting that both Chinese players, despite having the advantage of playing white, were met with easy equalization by their Indian opponents. We've posted both games on our website, and we encourage you to analyze them yourselves! Women's Chess World Cup Semifinals: Game 1 Results: GM Tingjie Lei (2552) - GM Humpy Koneru (2543)  -  1/2-1/2 GM Zhongyi Tan (2546) - IM  Deshmukh Divya (2463)  -  1/2-1/2.

Tingjie Lei is playing some very nice chess. Today, she easily advanced to the semifinals of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 with a win in the second game of her match against Nana Dzagnidze. Be sure to check out this game; we're posting it on the website.

Tingjie Lei has won the first game of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 quarterfinals! Her opponent, Georgia's Nana Dzagnidze , struggled to find the correct response after 24...Bxg3, allowing the Chinese player's attack to succeed. It appears Dzagnidze might have approached the game with too much caution. We're posting the full game on our website, and we encourage you to analyze it!

Today, a draw was enough for Lei Tingjie to advance. It must be admitted that Umida Omonova tried hard, tightened her position, and pushed for victory. She even had a chance, as the Chinese player made a big mistake in the game by playing 39. ...h5??. If White had played 40.f4 now, they could have won. Instead, the game ended in a draw, and Lei Tingjie will play in the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. 1 GM Lei Tingjie CHN 2552 1 ½ 1½ 81 WIM Omonova Umida UZB 2211 0 ½ ½  Both games of this match:

We're presenting the pairings for the 4th round of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. A standout matchup is between Lei Tingjie (ELO=2552) and Omonova Umida (ELO=2211). Umida Omonova's advancement to this round is a significant surprise, and it will be interesting to see if she can challenge the titled Chinese Grandmaster.   FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 - 4th round pairing Round 4 (2025/07/26) 1 GM Lei Tingjie CHN 2552 81 WIM Omonova Umida UZB 2211 15 IM Divya Deshmukh IND 2463 2 GM Zhu Jiner CHN 2547 3 GM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2546 14 IM Osmak Yuliia UKR 2468 13 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra SUI 2474 4 GM Koneru Humpy IND 2543 7 GM Lagno Kateryna FID 2515 10 GM Dronavalli Harika IND 2483 9 GM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2492 8 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2505 11 GM Vaishali Rameshbabu IND 2481 59 IM Kamalidenova Meruert KAZ 2330 28 IM Song Yuxin CHN 2410 21 IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2432

China's Lei Tingjie defeated Antoaneta Stefanova 2-0 and advanced to the 4th round of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. The top-seeded chess player from China won convincingly. We are posting both winning games on the website and encourage you to analyze them yourself. GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL (2399) -  GM Lei Tingjie CHN (2552) 0-2