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Individual National Chess Championship 2025 - Woman

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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
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,153
Participants
19
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
Kosovo×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight 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
9
4
2
3
2
2
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
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
Player1234
1WCMRinesa Saraci*
½
2Jona Recica
½
*
1
3Unika Berisha
0
*
4Binela Karadolami*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Saraci, RinesaWCM1720KOS+18B+3N+7B=2B+9N+8N+6B6.526.526.523.252036+34.2
2Recica, Jona1804KOS+16B+11N+6B=1N+4N+3B+10N6.525.526.022.751915+16.8
3Pllana, Alba1420KOS+13B1B+15N+7N+5B2N=4B4.528.029.013.75963-10.8
4Berisha, Unika0KOS+10N6B+16N+8N2B+11B=3N4.525.025.512.7516180.0
5Karadolami, Binela0KOS=9B+17N8B+15N3N+13B+14N4.516.016.56.2513520.0
6Saraci, NdriqonaWCM1667KOS+19B+4N2N9B+14B+7N1N4.026.026.09.50958-22.6
7Deliu, Valbone0KOS+?B+8N1N3B+10N6B+12B4.024.024.09.0014360.0
8Saraci, Nita1686KOS+14N7B+5N4B+12N1B+16N4.022.523.08.00920-18.0
9Aliu, Arlinda1748KOS=5N+15B+14N+6N1B10BF3.522.023.08.251694-3.0
10Simitci Curri, Vjosa0KOS4BF+12N+11N7B+9N2B3.023.523.58.5017000.0
11Rexhepi, Dua1488KOS+12N2B+13N10B+17B4NF3.021.522.04.501005-5.2
12FIDE 22109404011B+16N10B+17N8BF7N2.015.015.01.007870.0
13Shehu, Lisa0KOS3NF11BF+16B5N+17B2.014.014.01.006650.0
14FIDE 2210878508B+?N9BF6NF5B1.019.019.00.009000.0
15FIDE 221069360+17B9N3B5BFFF1.014.014.00.507950.0
16FIDE 2210872602N12B4BF13N=17N8B0.519.519.50.259460.0
17FIDE 22108882015N5BF12B11N=16B13N0.513.013.00.256880.0
18FIDE 2210950101NFFFFFF0.08.58.50.009200.0
19FIDE 2210786006NFFFFFF0.07.07.00.008670.0

Key insights

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