Norway Chess Women 2025
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 26 May 2025 to 06 Jun 2025 in Stavanger, Norway. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2521, and top seed was Wenjun Ju (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2580).
Anna Muzychuk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2526) won with 6.0/10, ahead of Tingjie Lei (6.0) and Humpy Koneru (5.5). Muzychuk took the lead from round 9, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (IM, 2449) beat Tingjie Lei (GM, 2552), a +103-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Muzychuk pulled away in R9. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
GM Anna Muzychuk takes the sole lead (1.5/2).
GM Anna Muzychuk 1.0–1.0 against GM Tingjie Lei (R3 ½-½, R8 ½-½).
GM Anna Muzychuk went unbeaten across 10 games (R1–R10).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇦GMMuzychuk, Anna | 2526 | * | ½½ | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | ½½ | 6.0 | 29.25 | 48.0 | +9.2 | 2592 |
| 2 | 🇨🇳GMLei, Tingjie | 2552 | ½½ | * | 1½ | ½½ | 1½ | 01 | 6.0 | 28.75 | 48.0 | +4.8 | 2587 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳GMKoneru, Humpy | 2543 | ½0 | ½0 | * | ½½ | 1½ | 11 | 5.5 | 24.00 | 49.0 | +1.4 | 2552 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳GMJu, Wenjun | 2580 | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | * | ½½ | 1½ | 5.0 | 23.75 | 50.0 | -9.8 | 2509 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳GMVaishali, Rameshbabu | 2475 | ½½ | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | * | 01 | 4.0 | 20.25 | 52.0 | -2.6 | 2458 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸IMKhademalsharieh, Sarasadat | 2449 | ½½ | 01 | 00 | ½0 | 01 | * | 3.5 | 18.50 | 53.0 | -3.0 | 2425 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Muzychuk, AnnaGMUKR+9.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Lei, TingjieGMCHN+4.86.0 pts · #2
- 3Koneru, HumpyGMIND+1.45.5 pts · #3
- 1Ju, WenjunGMCHN-9.85.0 pts · #4
- 2Khademalsharieh, SarasadatIMESP-3.03.5 pts · #6
- 3Vaishali, RameshbabuGMIND-2.64.0 pts · #5
- R4+103 Elo gap