FIDE Women`s Grand Swiss 2025
SwissStandard
56 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 16 Sept 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. 56 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2495, and top seed was Anna Muzychuk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2535).
Rameshbabu Vaishali (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2452) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Kateryna Lagno (8.0) and Bibisara Assaubayeva (7.5). Vaishali shared the lead from round 10, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Lina Nassr (WIM, 2059) beat Klaudia Kulon (IM, 2361), a +302-point gap.
Location
🇺🇿Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Dates
03 Sept 2025 → 16 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Titled players · 56
GM×14
IM×28
WGM×8
WIM×5
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇳China×5
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×5
FIDE (no federation)×4
🇺🇦Ukraine×4
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×4
🇮🇳India×3
🇵🇱Poland×3
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 8.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE12 Sept
GM Kateryna Lagno takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 8.0/11. Vaishali takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (66.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Rameshbabu Vaishali drew with GM Kateryna Lagno (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMRameshbabu Vaishali | * | ½ | ½ | 0 |
| 2GMKateryna Lagno | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3IMYuxin Song | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4GMBibisara Assaubayeva | 1 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaishali, RameshbabuGM | 2452 | IND | +36B | +38N | +34B | =24N | =2B | +6N | +9B | −3N | =4B | +8B | =5N | 8.0 | 66.5 | 71.5 | 49.75 | 2604 | +21.4 |
| 2 | Lagno, KaterynaGM | 2505 | RUS | =43N | +37B | +42N | +4B | =1N | +24B | =26N | +8B | =3B | =5N | =6B | 8.0 | 65.5 | 70.0 | 50.00 | 2592 | +12.2 |
| 3 | Assaubayeva, BibisaraGM | 2505 | KAZ | +12B | =35N | =6B | =10N | +43B | =25N | +41B | +1B | =2N | =4N | =16B | 7.5 | 65.5 | 70.0 | 47.00 | 2554 | +7.6 |
| 4 | Song, YuxinIM | 2409 | CHN | =48B | +53N | +35B | −2N | +34B | =10N | +6B | +26N | =1N | =3B | =7N | 7.5 | 63.5 | 66.0 | 41.50 | 2536 | +19.0 |
| 5 | Tan, ZhongyiGM | 2531 | CHN | −10N | +55B | +45N | =43B | +22N | −26B | +24N | +15B | +19N | =2B | =1B | 7.5 | 61.0 | 63.0 | 40.75 | 2529 | +1.1 |
| 6 | Fataliyeva, UlviyyaIM | 2385 | AZE | +30N | =20B | =3N | +8B | +13N | −1B | −4N | =14B | +33N | +10B | =2N | 7.0 | 69.0 | 74.5 | 45.00 | 2553 | +24.9 |
| 7 | Krush, IrinaGM | 2366 | USA | =47B | =18N | +14B | −25N | =21B | +46N | =28B | +41N | +26B | =9N | =4B | 7.0 | 58.5 | 63.0 | 39.50 | 2516 | +22.3 |
| 8 | Muzychuk, MariyaGM | 2484 | UKR | −42N | +56B | +52B | −6N | +51B | +48N | +25B | −2N | +18B | −1N | +22B | 7.0 | 55.5 | 57.0 | 29.00 | 2487 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Guo, QiIM | 2371 | CHN | =14B | =47N | =11B | +33N | +18B | +17N | −1N | =19B | =10N | =7B | =13N | 6.5 | 64.5 | 69.0 | 39.25 | 2491 | +18.2 |
| 10 | Girya, OlgaGM | 2386 | RUS | +5B | =51N | =48B | =3B | +19N | =4B | =15N | =11N | =9B | −6N | +27B | 6.5 | 64.5 | 67.5 | 39.75 | 2485 | +15.0 |
| 11 | Dronavalli, HarikaGM | 2467 | IND | =31N | =43B | =9N | =17B | =20N | +36B | =13N | =10B | =15N | =26B | +19N | 6.5 | 60.0 | 64.5 | 37.75 | 2460 | -0.7 |
| 12 | Narva, MaiIM | 2386 | EST | −3N | =32B | =30N | +14N | −48B | +37B | =20N | +29B | =13N | =15B | +26N | 6.5 | 60.0 | 64.0 | 37.50 | 2478 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Kosteniuk, AlexandraGM | 2472 | SUI | =27B | =44N | =28B | +35N | −6B | +29N | =11B | =17N | =12B | +24N | =9B | 6.5 | 59.5 | 64.0 | 36.50 | 2450 | -3.2 |
| 14 | Lu, MiaoyiIM | 2449 | CHN | =9N | =31B | −7N | −12B | +44B | +38N | +34B | =6N | =17B | =27N | +29N | 6.5 | 59.5 | 64.0 | 35.25 | 2437 | -1.7 |
| 15 | Tsolakidou, StavroulaIM | 2445 | GRE | =44B | =27N | +38B | =34N | =17B | +49N | =10B | −5N | =11B | =12N | +30B | 6.5 | 58.5 | 62.5 | 34.75 | 2450 | +1.6 |
| 16 | Muzychuk, AnnaGM | 2535 | UKR | −28B | =40N | =49B | =46N | +35B | =43N | +27B | =24N | +25B | =30N | =3N | 6.5 | 54.0 | 58.0 | 34.25 | 2457 | -10.2 |
| 17 | Balajayeva, KhanimIM | 2331 | AZE | =18B | =45N | +47B | =11N | =15N | −9B | +23N | =13B | =14N | −19B | +40B | 6.0 | 60.0 | 64.5 | 33.75 | 2469 | +20.3 |
| 18 | Ushenina, AnnaGM | 2409 | UKR | =17N | =7B | +37N | =29B | −9N | =20B | =48N | +31B | −8N | =23B | +39B | 6.0 | 59.5 | 63.5 | 32.75 | 2397 | -2.3 |
| 19 | Yip, CarissaIM | 2458 | USA | −38B | +36N | =27B | +52N | −10B | +39N | +21B | =9N | −5B | +17N | −11B | 6.0 | 59.5 | 62.5 | 31.00 | 2417 | -6.1 |
| 20 | Kamalidenova, MeruertIM | 2349 | KAZ | +40B | =6N | −24B | =28N | =11B | =18N | =12B | =21N | =41B | =25N | +38B | 6.0 | 58.5 | 63.5 | 34.00 | 2447 | +14.2 |
| 21 | Garifullina, LeyaIM | 2477 | FID | −29N | +50B | −43N | +45B | =7N | +42B | −19N | =20B | =22N | =31B | +37N | 6.0 | 55.0 | 58.5 | 30.25 | 2405 | -10.9 |
| 22 | Danielian, ElinaGM | 2405 | ARM | =39B | −52N | +53B | +27N | −5B | =34N | +40B | =25N | =21B | +32B | −8N | 6.0 | 55.0 | 57.5 | 29.25 | 2437 | +4.7 |
| 23 | Javakhishvili, LelaIM | 2434 | GEO | =53B | −48N | =39B | =44N | +52B | =28N | −17B | =49N | +36B | =18N | +34B | 6.0 | 48.0 | 50.5 | 26.75 | 2361 | -10.5 |
| 24 | Wagner, DinaraIM | 2400 | GER | +54N | =29B | +20N | =1B | +41N | −2N | −5B | =16B | =30N | −13B | =32N | 5.5 | 64.0 | 66.5 | 29.00 | 2433 | +5.2 |
| 25 | Khamdamova, AfruzaWGM | 2409 | UZB | +50N | =42B | =29N | +7B | =26N | =3B | −8N | =22B | −16N | =20B | =31N | 5.5 | 61.5 | 65.0 | 31.00 | 2408 | -0.2 |
| 26 | Stefanova, AntoanetaGM | 2395 | BUL | =49B | +39N | =51B | +48N | =25B | +5N | =2B | −4B | −7N | =11N | −12B | 5.5 | 61.5 | 64.5 | 30.00 | 2381 | -1.9 |
| 27 | Maltsevskaya, AleksandraIM | 2379 | POL | =13N | =15B | =19N | −22B | =30N | +32B | −16N | +42B | +45N | =14B | −10N | 5.5 | 60.5 | 65.0 | 30.50 | 2445 | +10.1 |
| 28 | Gaal, ZsokaIM | 2388 | HUN | +16N | −34B | =13N | =20B | =37N | =23B | =7N | =48B | −32N | +46B | =33N | 5.5 | 57.5 | 61.5 | 31.00 | 2404 | +2.4 |
| 29 | Zhai, MoWGM | 2380 | CHN | +21B | =24N | =25B | =18N | −40B | −13B | +42N | −12N | +49B | +41N | −14B | 5.5 | 57.5 | 61.5 | 28.50 | 2396 | +2.8 |
| 30 | Shuvalova, PolinaIM | 2492 | FID | −6B | =46N | =12B | =38N | =27B | +51N | =43B | +35N | =24B | =16B | −15N | 5.5 | 56.5 | 59.5 | 27.00 | 2402 | -13.4 |
| 31 | Efroimski, MarselIM | 2377 | ISR | =11B | =14N | =33B | =40N | −49B | =47N | +39B | −18N | +44B | =21N | =25B | 5.5 | 55.0 | 59.0 | 29.25 | 2395 | +2.9 |
| 32 | Osmak, YuliiaIM | 2478 | UKR | −35B | =12N | =46B | =36N | =38B | −27N | +51B | +34N | +28B | −22N | =24B | 5.5 | 53.5 | 56.5 | 26.75 | 2383 | -14.3 |
| 33 | Injac, TeodoraIM | 2454 | SRB | −34N | +54B | =31N | −9B | −36N | +44B | +49B | +43N | −6B | =39N | =28B | 5.5 | 52.5 | 55.0 | 23.50 | 2331 | -17.5 |
| 34 | Badelka, OlgaIM | 2375 | AUT | +33B | +28N | −1N | =15B | −4N | =22B | −14N | −32B | +50N | +45B | −23N | 5.0 | 61.5 | 65.0 | 25.25 | 2384 | +1.9 |
| 35 | Vantika AgrawalIM | 2381 | IND | +32N | =3B | −4N | −13B | −16N | +55B | +37N | −30B | −39N | +51B | =41N | 5.0 | 57.0 | 59.0 | 21.75 | 2350 | -3.5 |
| 36 | Tokhirjonova, GulrukhbegimIM | 2372 | UZB | −1N | −19B | +54N | =32B | +33B | −11N | =46B | =40N | −23N | +49B | =45N | 5.0 | 55.5 | 58.0 | 21.75 | 2353 | -1.9 |
| 37 | Omonova, UmidaWGM | 2252 | UZB | +46B | −2N | −18B | +47N | =28B | −12N | −35B | +53N | +43B | =40N | −21B | 5.0 | 55.5 | 58.0 | 21.25 | 2379 | +36.6 |
| 38 | Roebers, ElineIM | 2377 | NED | +19N | −1B | −15N | =30B | =32N | −14B | −45N | +54B | +52N | +48B | −20N | 5.0 | 55.5 | 58.0 | 21.00 | 2347 | -3.9 |
| 39 | Kaliakhmet, ElnazWIM | 2299 | KAZ | =22N | −26B | =23N | +56B | =42N | −19B | −31N | +47N | +35B | =33B | −18N | 5.0 | 55.0 | 56.5 | 22.25 | 2378 | +24.2 |
| 40 | Shukhman, AnnaWGM | 2420 | FID | −20N | =16B | +55N | =31B | +29N | −41B | −22N | =36B | +48N | =37B | −17N | 5.0 | 54.5 | 56.5 | 22.50 | 2308 | -15.5 |
| 41 | Bulmaga, IrinaIM | 2400 | ROU | =52B | =49N | +44B | +51N | −24B | +40N | −3N | −7B | =20N | −29B | =35B | 5.0 | 53.0 | 56.0 | 21.50 | 2316 | -11.9 |
| 42 | Balabayeva, XeniyaWGM | 2383 | KAZ | +8B | =25N | −2B | =49N | =39B | −21N | −29B | −27N | =54N | +53B | +48N | 5.0 | 53.0 | 55.5 | 22.00 | 2322 | -16.4 |
| 43 | Salimova, NurgyulIM | 2386 | BUL | =2B | =11N | +21B | =5N | −3N | =16B | =30N | −33B | −37N | =44B | =51N | 4.5 | 62.5 | 65.5 | 26.75 | 2384 | -0.9 |
| 44 | Beydullayeva, GovharWGM | 2368 | AZE | =15N | =13B | −41N | =23B | −14N | −33N | +52B | +50B | −31N | =43N | =47B | 4.5 | 54.0 | 57.0 | 20.50 | 2333 | -5.5 |
| 45 | Mkrtchian, LilitIM | 2393 | ARM | =55N | =17B | −5B | −21N | =50B | =52N | +38B | +46N | −27B | −34N | =36B | 4.5 | 51.0 | 53.0 | 19.25 | 2282 | -16.0 |
| 46 | Kiolbasa, OliwiaIM | 2405 | POL | −37N | =30B | =32N | =16B | +55N | −7B | =36N | −45B | =51N | −28N | +54B | 4.5 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 17.25 | 2285 | -17.1 |
| 47 | Arabidze, MeriIM | 2444 | GEO | =7N | =9B | −17N | −37B | =56N | =31B | =50N | −39B | =53N | +55B | =44N | 4.5 | 47.5 | 49.0 | 17.50 | 2255 | -27.3 |
| 48 | Karimova, GuldonaWIM | 2324 | UZB | =4N | +23B | =10N | −26B | +12N | −8B | =18B | =28N | −40B | −38N | −42B | 4.0 | 60.5 | 65.5 | 25.25 | 2304 | -5.0 |
| 49 | Khalilova, MadinabonuWCM | 2148 | UZB | =26N | =41B | =16N | =42B | +31N | −15B | −33N | =23B | −29N | −36N | =53B | 4.0 | 56.0 | 58.5 | 20.75 | 2310 | +80.0 |
| 50 | Manko, MariiaWIM | 2313 | SUI | −25B | −21N | −56N | +54B | =45N | =53B | =47B | −44N | −34B | F | +55N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 10.25 | 2237 | -19.6 |
| 51 | Ouellet, Maili-JadeWGM | 2348 | CAN | +56N | =10B | =26N | −41B | −8N | −30B | −32N | F | =46B | −35N | =43B | 3.0 | 50.5 | 50.5 | 12.00 | 2274 | -19.6 |
| 52 | Wafa, ShrookWGM | 2202 | EGY | =41N | +22B | −8N | −19B | −23N | =45B | −44N | +55B | −38B | −54N | F | 3.0 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 12.75 | 2206 | -1.6 |
| 53 | Kulon, KlaudiaIM | 2361 | POL | =23N | −4B | −22N | −55B | =54N | =50N | F | −37B | =47B | −42N | =49N | 2.5 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 10.25 | 2109 | -32.2 |
| 54 | Gomez Barrera, Javiera BelenWIM | 2173 | CHI | −24B | −33N | −36B | −50N | =53B | F | =55N | −38N | =42B | +52B | −46N | 2.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 7.75 | 2140 | -8.6 |
| 55 | Nassr, LinaWIM | 2059 | ALG | =45B | −5N | −40B | +53N | −46B | −35N | =54B | −52N | F | −47N | −50B | 2.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 6.00 | 2115 | +7.4 |
| 56 | Gunina, ValentinaGM | 2418 | FID | −51B | −8N | +50B | −39N | =47B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.75 | 2229 | -12.7 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khalilova, MadinabonuWCMUZB+80.04.0 pts · #49
- 2Omonova, UmidaWGMUZB+36.65.0 pts · #36
- 3Fataliyeva, UlviyyaIMAZE+24.97.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Kulon, KlaudiaIMPOL-32.22.5 pts · #53
- 2Arabidze, MeriIMGEO-27.34.5 pts · #46
- 3Ouellet, Maili-JadeWGMCAN-19.63.0 pts · #52
Biggest upsets
- R4+302 Elo gap
- R5+229 Elo gap
- R2+203 Elo gap