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FIDE WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 G12 group

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123 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 19 Sept 2025 to 29 Sept 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 28 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1985, and top seed was Zhansaya Sholpanbek (🇰🇿 KAZ, WCM, 2083).

Lacey Wang (🇺🇸 USA, WFM, 1883) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Laurie Qiu (8.5) and Milana Aleks Sokolova (8.5). Wang shared the lead from round 9, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Emma Zhou (1634) beat Zhansaya Sholpanbek (WCM, 2083), a +449-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dates
19 Sept 2025 → 29 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇿WCMZhansaya Sholpanbek2083
Avg top 10
1,985
Participants
123
Titled players · 28
WIM×2
WFM×7
WCM×19
Federations · 8 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×25
FIDE (no federation)×14
🇺🇸United States of America×5
🇨🇳China×5
🇮🇳India×5
🇲🇳Mongolia×4
🇹🇷Turkiye×3
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 8.5/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
52
21
7
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Mirzaliyeva takes lead
Qiu8.5Wang8.5Sokolova8.5Zavivaeva8Bordoloi8Li8— ex-leaders:Mirzaliyevaled R8, #16
R8 · LEADER CHANGE27 Sept

Fatima Eldar Mirzaliyeva takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 8.5/11. Wang takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (72.5).

R10 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Laurie Qiu drew with WFM Lacey Wang (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WIMLaurie Qiu*
½
2WFMLacey Wang
½
*
½
3WFMMilana Aleks Sokolova
½
*
4WCMKristina Zavivaeva*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Wang, LaceyWFM1883USA+78N+35B+43N40B+27N=6B+5N+10B+18N=2N=3B8.572.577.559.002014+61.4
2Qiu, LaurieWIM1994USA+53N+76B+27N+24B+40N+11B=4N18B+17N=1B=6B8.570.575.556.252023+22.4
3Sokolova, Milana AleksWFM1870FID+79N+57B16N+22B+32N=40B+55N+4B=5N+18B=1N8.569.074.055.751991+69.6
4Pratitee BordoloiWFM2035IND+42N+32B=10N+14B+16N+7B=2B3N9B+41N+11N8.075.081.056.502031+5.2
5Li, SophieWFM2073USA+99B=37N+88B+10N=17B+61N1B+28N=3B=19B+18N8.068.572.549.501959-42.7
6Rusitashvili, TeaWCM1826GEO+69N16B+79N+75B+25N=1N+13B17N+28B+24B=2N8.068.073.050.501910+49.6
7Zavivaeva, KristinaWCM1922FID+82B=88N+20B=25N+45B4N+21B19N+23B+27N+16B8.067.071.551.001924+4.0
8Ahmed Mohamed, ZakaaWFM1914EGY+108N+48B40N=29B20N+111B+57N+22B+10N=17B+19N8.063.567.047.251885-12.8
9Sholpanbek, ZhansayaWCM2083KAZ89N+98B+42N48B+111N+76B+32N+40B+4N11B+17N8.060.564.046.001925-40.6
10Begmuratova, SarvinozWFM1819UZB+83B+50N=4B5B+57N+56N+16B1N8B+34N+31B7.569.574.546.001930+67.6
11Xue, TianhaoWIM2000CHN+51B+45N=19B+13N+56B2N28B+88N+29B+9N4B7.569.574.047.501954-13.2
12Kaminska, ZuzannaWCM1986POL+65B+18N=13B56N=21B+48N=29B=23N+20B=26N+25B7.566.572.049.251859-50.8
13Wu, Yiting1808CHN+72N+58B=12N11B+46N+53B6N+55B24N+40B+36N7.564.569.543.751904+57.2
14Pal VedikaWCM1805IND+38B=25N+77B4N=33B=43N+93B16N+56B+44N+26B7.563.568.043.501830+15.2
15Mirakyan, Angelina1799ARM+105N+89B54N+63B=53N16B58N+79B+72N+33B+24N7.556.560.539.751794+2.0
16Deng, Mingtong1644CHN+114B+6N+3B=41N4B+15N10N+14B=26N+30B7N7.074.077.047.251927+155.6
17Bayramova, Aya1679TKM+100N+26B+59N+54B=5N+55B18N+6B2B=8N9B7.070.574.543.001957+113.5
18Mirzaliyeva, Fatima Eldar1743AZE+62N12B+106N+113B+54N+24B+17B+2N1B3N5B7.069.572.540.001893+88.0
19Xu, Luna YuexiuWCM1836NZL+73N+46B=11N55B+35N+20B=40N+7B=41B=5N8B7.068.573.546.251903+42.0
20Sagynbekova, ZhibekWCM1714KGZ+117B=30B7N+94N+8B19N=31N+78B12N+51B+47B7.065.068.039.001875+93.2
21Peng, Jingyi(GD)1773CHN=60B+80N25B+74N=12N+63B7N+42B27N+43B+40N7.062.567.540.001802+16.4
22Poliak, Margarita1687KGZ+97B41N+109B3N+80B+64N+61B8N=31B+28N=27B7.062.566.537.501866+106.8
23Kim, Doyeon1703KOR+67N54B69N+70B+73N+30B=24N=12B7N+49B+64N7.061.066.040.501828+74.0
24Tselmuun, IderWCM1865MGL+74B+34N+28B2N+44B18N=23B+25N+13B6N15B6.571.076.041.501812-25.6
25Pekhtasheva, Aglaia1652FID+119N=14B+21N=7B6B+47N=26N24B+59N+55B12N6.568.070.037.001875+116.4
26Nguyen Doan, Bao Anh Angelina1832POL+94B17N+65B=33N+49B=29N=25B+44N=16B=12B14N6.566.070.539.001760-38.4
27Bakhshizada, Asnad1786AZE+109B+93N2B+50N1B=44N=56B+74N+21B7B=22N6.566.070.035.751789+6.0
28Zaitseva, Diana V.1778FID+107N+106B24N=46B+58N+41B+11N5B6N22B+56N6.564.068.035.501824+33.2
29Moldagali, AkerkeWCM1717KAZ=86N=70B+73N=8N+52B=26B=12N+54B11N36B+62N6.563.068.038.001814+55.2
30Aadya RanganathWCM1884IND+49B=20N56B+99N=47B23N+65B+43N+50B16N=37B6.562.566.537.251742-75.2
31Rzadkowska, LilaWCM1960POL+39N40B=89N=49N=77B+51N=20B+53B=22N+58B10N6.562.066.538.251732-110.8
32Mamesh, AdiyaWCM1758KAZ+90B4N+82B+93N3B+71N9B50N=66N+72B+63N6.561.065.532.251769+4.8
33Maliush, Alisa1691FID+103N59B+70N=26B=14N=54B41N+62B+52B15N+61B6.560.564.535.751810+76.4
34Radushinskaya, Svetlana1694FID+102N24B=72N=71B=69N+62B54N+73B+53N10B+58N6.556.060.033.001689+1.6
35Kaburo Winnie1700KEN+91B1N=94B+38N19B=74N=71B81N+110B+96N+60B6.556.060.032.251645-33.4
36Bakhshi, Rana1839FRA=80B60N95B+118N+109B+49N44B+69B+75N+29N13B6.555.057.531.501655-88.0
37Urangoo, Myadagval1760MGL+110N=5B=63N53B71N70B+101N+107B+78N+46B=30N6.554.558.533.001715-22.8
38Zhanaskyzy, Medina1536KAZ14N+115B=57N35B=119N42B+113N=77B+111N+53B+55N6.551.053.026.751694+77.2
39Medvegy, Maria1622HUN31B92N117B=97N+118B91N+116N+67B+98N+59B+57N6.546.549.028.251593-18.0
40Enkhriikhen, NyamdorjWCM1738MGL+84B+31N+8B+1N2B=3N=19B9N+61B13N21B6.075.080.041.251896+88.8
41Yunker, Alisa GenriettaWFM1869FIDF+22B+113N=16B55N28N+33B+58B=19N4B+45N6.064.567.535.001800-30.0
42Zhenis, AdiyaWCM1629KAZ4B+87N9B90N+91B+38N+60B21N+83B45N+73B6.060.565.031.501685+22.4
43Zhylkozha, Botagoz1675KAZ+121B+64N1B61N+90B=14B=59N30B+85N21N+71B6.060.562.528.501751+44.0
44Jayasinghe, J M Senudhi Ahasya1674SRI113N+110B+62N+59B24N=27B+36N26B+54N14B=52B6.060.063.033.251774+65.2
45Alaa Eldin, Raghad1752EGY+101N11B+66N+69B7N=72B53N=71B+70N+42B41B6.058.562.530.501699-27.6
46Wang, Xiangyi1663CHN+120B19N+92B=28N13B=60N+83B61N+74B37N+80B6.058.060.027.501670+2.4
47Cetin, Beren1764TUR=70N+71B=75N=58B=30N25B=73N+111B=63N+50B20N6.057.060.530.751671-52.8
48Hrckova, AnnaWCM1734CZE+112B8N+81B+9N61B12B69N+106N60B+94N+108B6.057.060.529.001731-3.2
49Egshiglen, Bayasgalan1604MGL30N+102B+76N=31B26N36B=85N+115B+69N23N+75B6.057.060.027.751708+48.0
50Veleva, Ilijana1667MKD+116N10B+103N27B72N+101B+70N+32B30N47N+81B6.056.059.027.501658+4.4
51Saharkar, Sharvari1625ENG11N62B+100N+103B=59N31B+92N+98B=57N20N+83B6.055.059.027.001662+14.0
52Aadya GowdaWCM1847IND=71N113B+101N+89B29N=69B+68N=75B33N+66B=44N6.053.556.530.001634-110.4
53Zavivaeva, Angelina1624FID2B+90N+64B+37N=15B13N+45B31N34B38N+91B5.565.570.030.751747+64.8
54Atassi, CelineWCM1882USA+68B+23N+15B17N18B=33N+34B29N44B=60N=65B5.565.070.535.251677-93.7
55Pavithra R V1761IND+87B=77N+60B+19N+41B17N3B13N+81B25N38B5.564.569.531.001677-47.6
56Kairbekova, Albina1672KAZ=98N+86B+30N+12B11N10B=27N=59B14N+95B28B5.564.568.531.501781+57.2
57Wang, Yi Xuan1693FRA+95B3N=38B+60N10B+81N8B+80N=51B=64N39B5.564.068.529.001666-12.9
58Sahin, Maya1640TUR+122B13N+84B=47N28B+92N+15B41N+88B31N34B5.560.562.026.001701+29.6
59Rosset, Anna1847FRA+81B+33N17B44N=51B+77N=43B=56N25B39N+70N5.560.065.030.251637-117.2
60Tran, Duong Hoang Ngan1521VIE=21N+36B55N57B+89N=46B42N+68B+48N=54B35N5.560.064.531.751720+108.4
61Anistoroaei, MariaWCM1846ROU106N+107B+78N+43B+48N5B22N+46B40N=63B33N5.560.064.029.751689-86.0
62Mukhambet, Aylin1483KAZ18B+51N44B+65N=93B34N+82B33N+99B+88N29B5.558.062.027.251671+102.0
63Chanseya, K G Dewli Abinadi1668SRI=96B+104N=37B15N+84B21N=80B+90N=47B=61N32B5.558.062.027.251650-7.2
64Gaer, Sofiya IgWCM1865FID+111N43B53N+107B+66N22B78N+105B+71N=57B23B5.554.558.024.751613-134.8
65Iminova, Zalina1623TKM12N+85B26N62B+103N+100B30N70B+105N+101B=54N5.553.557.523.751635-3.0
66Zhakenova, Medina1573KAZF+91N45B+112N64B90N+84B+104N=32B52N+96B5.552.556.024.751612+12.4
67Banerjee, Mishika1456CAN23B82N=68B83N+121B+99N81B39N+109B+93N+88B5.551.053.021.751600+81.6
68Burkutbayeva Kamila1594KAZ54N103B=67N+102B=85N+113B52B60N=91B+92N+95N5.549.052.023.501542-33.2
69Shegay, Kseniya1544KAZ6B+121N+23B45N=34B=52N+48B36N49B=77B=76N5.062.064.026.251673+71.6
70Devyatko, Aiza1521KAZ=47B=29N33B23N+116B+37N50B+65N45B+74N59B5.060.563.526.251636+50.8
71Aksakova, Lana1563FID=52B47N+114B=34N+37B32B=35N=45N64B+90N43N5.060.063.026.501667+49.6
72Mamarasulova, Yasmina1537UZB13B+120N=34B=77N+50B=45N88B+93N15B32N=82B5.059.061.023.751637+48.0
73Nyssanbek, Madina1554KAZ19B+97N29B+96N23B+84N=47B34N=90B+104N42N5.057.561.523.251516+25.6
74Shomanova, Adiya1568KAZ24N=100B+86N21B+95N=35B+76N27B46N70B+103N5.056.060.023.751589+11.6
75Zhumambayeva Aliya1674KAZ=104B+96N=47B6N=92B=83N+106B=52N36B=81N49N5.055.559.523.751590-36.4
76Chen, Isabella1749DEN+92B2N49B+95N+106B9N74B83N=84B+110N=69B5.055.559.522.001582-88.5
77Vujicic, Milica1637SRB+123N=55B14N=72B=31N59B=90B=38N=94B=69N=84B5.055.557.022.751579-36.8
78Ersoy, Elif Ayca1595TUR1B+112N61B92N+117B+87N+64B20N37B83N+104B5.055.058.021.001580-14.0
79Sadvakassova, Dilaila1573KAZ3B+117N6B84N=104B+122N+91B15N96B=86N+101B5.054.055.517.501578+0.4
80Joseph, Alisa1555USA=36N21B=98N+123B22N+115B=63N57B=100N+85B46N5.053.555.019.501512-20.4
81Mikhaleva, Yulia1563FID59N+118B48N=119B+86N57B+67N+35B55N=75B50N5.053.055.023.001606+18.8
82Istratova, Nika1611EST7N+67B32N=98B=101N=85B62N95B+115N+102B=72N5.052.055.021.501478-68.0
83Zhumabek, Nursaya1543KAZ10N119B=102N+67B+122N=75B46N+76B42N+78B51N5.052.053.521.501584+16.0
84Yakovleva, Katrina1482BLR40N+108B58N+79B63N73B66N+113B=76N+111B=77N5.050.053.020.501565+46.8
85Otegen, Medina1477KAZ88B65N=120B+114N=68B=82N=49B+108N43B80N+99B5.048.550.520.251570+53.6
86Khojaeva, Yosamin1459TJK=29B56N74B+120N81B104N+114B99N+118N=79B+105N5.044.546.517.251524+23.6
87Yeskendir Ailana1512KAZ55N42B=118N=100B+123N78B115N=102B=97N+113B+98N5.041.543.016.001434-18.0
88Smirnova, Viktoria A1735FID+85N=7B5N111B+113N+105B+72N11B58N62B67N4.557.560.521.001581-89.2
89Zhou, Emma1634AUS+9B15N=31B52N60B=96N=110B=91N104B+114N=90B4.555.058.023.001638-1.2
90Kuvandikova, Nafisa1505UZB32N53B+116N+42B43N+66B=77N63B=73N71B=89N4.554.557.521.751511+5.6
91Putar, Lorena1451IRL35N66B+108N=105B42N+39B79N=89B=68N+107B53N4.553.057.021.501536-13.6
92Shabanova, Mariya1490FID76N+39B46N+78B=75N58B51B96N+120N68B+111N4.552.554.519.501556+30.4
93Galic, Lucija1644BIH+115N27B+122N32B=62N+98B14N72B95N67B+100N4.552.053.515.251338-121.6
94Mariam Khalifa AlQubaisi1548UAE26N+116B=35N20B98N=102B=100N+118B=77N48B=97N4.550.553.017.501519-17.6
95Koshenova, Togzhan1447KAZ57N=111B+36N76B74B109N+122B+82N+93B56N68B4.550.051.519.251535+40.4
96Amanova, Alisha0KAZ=63N75B=105N73B+107N=89B111N+92B+79N35B66N4.549.553.020.5015130.0
97Sidratul, Muntaha1440BAN22N73B107N=39B114N=116B=123B+122N=87B+117N=94B4.542.544.014.751379-27.2
98Adiletkyzy, Aliya0KAZ=56B9N=80B=82N+94B93N+109B51N39B=99N87B4.054.058.018.2515320.0
99RAMORASATA,Diary Vetsovetson Anjomara1633MAD5N=101B+119N30B105N67B+103N+86B62N=98B85N4.051.553.515.001421-107.2
100Popovic, Masa1439CRO17B=74N51B=87N+112B65N=94B+109N=80B108N93B4.050.554.017.251475+20.0
101Kaldybek Tumar1498KAZ45B=99N52B+121N=82B50N37B+119N+106B65N79N4.050.052.012.501491-9.2
102Davidson, Miara Cruize1447MAS34B49N=83B68N+120B=94N108B=87N+112B82N=109B4.049.051.014.751420-15.2
103El Kefi,Yasmine1442TUN33B+68N50B51N65B=112N99B=114N+123B+106N74B4.049.050.514.251434-6.0
104Soojasan, Aishwarryaa0MAS=75N63B111N=110B=79N+86B=105N66B+89N73B78N4.048.552.018.5014620.0
105Cibickova, Diana1535SVK15B=114N=96B=91N+99B88N=104B64N65B+115N86B4.048.051.015.001446-40.0
106Minzat, Victoria1557MDA+61B28N18B+117N76N+119B75N48B101N103B+121N4.048.050.012.501483-36.4
107Rowdah Ghalib Alafeefi1525UAE28B61N+97B64N96B+117N+119B37N108B91N+114B4.047.549.512.501511-14.4
108Mierina, Liva1611LAT8B84N91B116NF+114B+102N85B+107N+100B48N4.046.546.515.001510-48.8
109Abdallah, Yara1528TUN27N+123B22N=122B36N+95B98N100B67N+120B=102N4.045.547.010.751353-62.4
110Liobikaite, Austeja1507LTU37B44N=121B=104N115B+123N=89N+120B35N76B=116B4.042.544.010.251381-34.8
111Danilova, Mariya1570FID64B=95N+104B+88N9B8N+96B47N38B84N92B3.557.061.015.251414-72.8
112Burvanova, Niya1472BUL48N78B+115N66B100N=103B120N+116B102N121B+122N3.538.540.09.501099-110.0
113Tyulkina, Alexandra1416KAZ+44B+52N41B18N88B68N38B84N+122B87N117B3.054.556.013.501391-22.4
114Liu, Lillian Yu-Ning0TPE16N=105B71N85B+97B108N86N=103B+121N89B107N3.047.049.010.501349-36.0
115Mussakan, Zhaniya0KAZ93B38N112BF+110N80N+87B49N82B105B+119N3.045.545.511.0013290.0
116Chang, Hsin-Ti0TPE50B94N90B+108B70N=97N39B112NF+118B=110N3.045.045.010.7513830.0
117Merle, Lila1459BEL20N79B+39N106B78N107B118NF+119B97B+113N3.043.543.511.501320-64.0
118Jemimah Masarira1430ZIMF81N=87B36B39N+121N+117B94N86B116NF2.540.540.57.501408-14.0
119Huang, Janet Pin-Hsuan0TPE25B+83N99B=81N=38B106N107N101B117NF115B2.045.045.010.7513310.0
120Fathimath Lubana Mohamed0MDV46N72B=85N86B102NF+112B110N92B109N=123B2.042.542.56.7512380.0
121ADAMS, Ciara1417RSA43N69B=110N101B67N118BF=123N114B+112N106B2.039.039.06.2512330.0
122Paraan Kavindi Miriam0KEN58NF93B=109N83B79B95N97B113N+123N112B1.541.041.03.5010800.0
123FIDE 5913330077B109NF80N87B110B=97N=121B103N122B=120N1.537.037.04.2511770.0

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