14th Annual World Open Women's Championship
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jun 2025 to 01 Jul 2025 in Philadelphia, PA, United States. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1774, and top seed was Toritsemuwa Ofowino (🇳🇬 NGR, WCM, 2073).
Davaakhuu Munkhzul (🇲🇳 MGL, WIM, 2042) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Natasha Morales Santos (4.0) and Veronique Joseph (3.5). Munkhzul broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Veronique Joseph (1645) beat Toritsemuwa Ofowino (WCM, 2073), a +428-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsWIM Davaakhuu Munkhzul led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WIM Davaakhuu Munkhzul held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIM Davaakhuu Munkhzul drew with WIM Natasha Morales Santos (Black).
WIM Davaakhuu Munkhzul 3 wins (R1–R3)WIM Natasha Morales Santos 3 wins (R1–R3)Veronique Joseph 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMDavaakhuu Munkhzul | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2WIMNatasha Morales Santos | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Veronique Joseph | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Tanya G Prabhu | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munkhzul, DavaakhuuWIM | 2042 | MGL | +3B | +7N | +4B | =2N | +5B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2188 | +15.4 |
| 2 | Morales Santos, NatashaWIM | 1957 | PUR | +14B | +5N | +8B | =1B | =3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 1996 | +7.8 |
| 3 | Joseph, Veronique | 1645 | USA | −1N | +11B | +7B | +4N | =2B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 2054 | +75.6 |
| 4 | Ofowino, ToritsemuwaWCM | 2073 | NGR | +12N | +6B | −1N | −3B | +10N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1766 | -26.0 |
| 5 | Prabhu, Tanya G | 1632 | USA | +15N | −2B | +13B | +6N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1787 | +26.0 |
| 6 | Sreekumar, GauriWCM | 1663 | CAN | +16B | −4N | +14B | −5B | +13N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1680 | -0.8 |
| 7 | Papanek, Ella | 1791 | USA | +11B | −1B | −3N | +16N | =8B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1590 | -14.6 |
| 8 | Nicolas, Nika JurisWCM | 1902 | PHI | =9N | +10B | −2N | =13B | =7N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1625 | -39.6 |
| 9 | Lin, Olivia | 0 | USA | =8B | −13N | −10N | +15B | +14B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bezhani, Ilirjana | 0 | ALB | F | −8N | +9B | +12N | −4B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1703 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Gao, Gillian | 0 | USA | −7N | −3N | +15B | +14N | −12B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sreekumar, Gayathri | 1507 | CAN | −4B | +16N | F | −10B | +11N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1107 | -3.2 |
| 13 | Kaul, Anika Shambhavi | 1497 | USA | F | +9B | −5N | =8N | −6B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1457 | -7.2 |
| 14 | Sasmita G | 1529 | IND | −2N | +15B | −6N | −11B | −9N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 996 | -16.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 374096649 | 0 | — | −5B | −14N | −11N | −9N | +16B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 39985962 | 0 | — | −6N | −12B | F | −7B | −15N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Joseph, VeroniqueUSA+75.63.5 pts · #3
- 2Prabhu, Tanya GUSA+26.03.0 pts · #4
- 3Munkhzul, DavaakhuuWIMMGL+15.44.5 pts · #1
- 1Nicolas, Nika JurisWCMPHI-39.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Ofowino, ToritsemuwaWCMNGR-26.03.0 pts · #5
- 3Sasmita GIND-16.01.0 pts · #13
- R4+428 Elo gap
- R3+146 Elo gap