Individual National Chess Championship 2025 - Woman
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Prishtine, Kosovo. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1153, and top seed was Jona Recica ( KOS, 1804).
Rinesa Saraci ( KOS, WCM, 1720) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Jona Recica (6.5) and Alba Pllana (4.5). Saraci shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
Prishtine, Kosovo
Dates
13 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
Kosovo×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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4
2
3
2
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/7. Saraci takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Rinesa Saraci drew with Jona Recica (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
WCM Rinesa Saraci 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Jona Recica 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMRinesa Saraci | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Jona Recica | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Unika Berisha | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Binela Karadolami | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saraci, RinesaWCM | 1720 | KOS | +18B | +3N | +7B | =2B | +9N | +8N | +6B | 6.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 23.25 | 2036 | +34.2 |
| 2 | Recica, Jona | 1804 | KOS | +16B | +11N | +6B | =1N | +4N | +3B | +10N | 6.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 22.75 | 1915 | +16.8 |
| 3 | Pllana, Alba | 1420 | KOS | +13B | −1B | +15N | +7N | +5B | −2N | =4B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 13.75 | 963 | -10.8 |
| 4 | Berisha, Unika | 0 | KOS | +10N | −6B | +16N | +8N | −2B | +11B | =3N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Karadolami, Binela | 0 | KOS | =9B | +17N | −8B | +15N | −3N | +13B | +14N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 6.25 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Saraci, NdriqonaWCM | 1667 | KOS | +19B | +4N | −2N | −9B | +14B | +7N | −1N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 958 | -22.6 |
| 7 | Deliu, Valbone | 0 | KOS | +?B | +8N | −1N | −3B | +10N | −6B | +12B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Saraci, Nita | 1686 | KOS | +14N | −7B | +5N | −4B | +12N | −1B | +16N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 920 | -18.0 |
| 9 | Aliu, Arlinda | 1748 | KOS | =5N | +15B | +14N | +6N | −1B | −10B | F | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1694 | -3.0 |
| 10 | Simitci Curri, Vjosa | 0 | KOS | −4B | F | +12N | +11N | −7B | +9N | −2B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rexhepi, Dua | 1488 | KOS | +12N | −2B | +13N | −10B | +17B | −4N | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1005 | -5.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 22109404 | 0 | — | −11B | +16N | −10B | +17N | −8B | F | −7N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Shehu, Lisa | 0 | KOS | −3N | F | −11B | F | +16B | −5N | +17B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 22108785 | 0 | — | −8B | +?N | −9B | F | −6N | F | −5B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 22106936 | 0 | — | +17B | −9N | −3B | −5B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 22108726 | 0 | — | −2N | −12B | −4B | F | −13N | =17N | −8B | 0.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.25 | 946 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 22108882 | 0 | — | −15N | −5B | F | −12B | −11N | =16B | −13N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.25 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 22109501 | 0 | — | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 22107860 | 0 | — | −6N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Saraci, RinesaWCMKOS+34.26.5 pts · #1
- 2Recica, JonaKOS+16.86.5 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 221069360.01.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Saraci, NdriqonaWCMKOS-22.64.0 pts · #8
- 2Saraci, NitaKOS-18.04.0 pts · #12
- 3Pllana, AlbaKOS-10.84.5 pts · #14