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Bella Khotenashvili vs Esperanca Caxita LIVE – FIDE World Chess Cup 2025

Sergio — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 13:56:24 +0000

FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. Live games will be daily with analysis on Chessdom. Live video coverage will be available daily to the chess fans around the world.

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This is the Round 1, Game 1, Board 3 match from FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 featuring Bella Khotenashvili taking on Esperanca Caxita

GM Bella Khotenashvili – WIM Esperanca Caxita, FIDE World Chess Cup 2025

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Only 15 players remain perfect at the EWICC 2025

Sergio — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:52:32 +0000

Following plenty of surprising results in round 1, the second round of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2025 was played today in Rhodes, Greece. The players had a tough day in the office, and the games were marked by plenty of turnovers. Only 15 players remained with the perfect score of 2/2 points, while 35 players follow them scoring 1.5/2 points each.

Just one player from the top 10 seeds is in the leading group, and that is GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2418) who defeated CM Wiktoria Smietanska (POL, 2254) after converting the engaging tactical motive to a winning Queens’ endgame.

EWICC Rhodes: European Women’s Chess Championship 2025 / EIWCC preview / Live games with computer analysis / List of European Women Chess Champions

The games played on the top three boards finished in a draw. GM Nino Batsiashvili (GEO, 2473) couldn’t prevail with Blacks against WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan (ARM, 2282). It was a very solid game where Batsiashvili showed an extraordinary idea that was addressed as a “2600-level-move” by our host in the ECU TV studio GM Alojzije Jankovic. Mkrtchyan saw the potential problems, didn’t accept the sacrifice, and kept with the precise play, so the players finally shook hands for a draw after 25 played moves.

Playing on the second board, FM Anastasia Avramidou (GRE, 2275) drew against European Women’s Chess Champion 2023 IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2447) . A very solid game that hadn’t gone far from the equal evaluation, concluded with a draw after 25 moves.

WIM Ayan Allahverdiyev (AZE, 2266) drew against the 2016 European Women’s Chess Champion GM Anna Ushenina (UKR, 2428). Allahverdiyeva had a clear edge out of the opening, but she made a mistake and Ushenina then got a chance for the victory. She went for the Queens’ sacrifice and got into a winning position, but missed the winning move and repeated moves in the time trouble.

One of the major surprises of today’s day happened in a game between WIM Zala Urh (SLO, 2244) and defending European Women’s Chess Champion IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE, 2387). Fataliyeva had a clear advantage in the late middlegame, but made a mistake and entered equal rooks endgame. When everything seemed safe for both players considering the time control and the position on the board, Ulviyya Fataliyeva made a huge mistake and allowed her opponent to capitalize with two connected passed pawns. Urh Zala was precise in the end, and scored a win for perfect score.

The third round is scheduled for 14:00 CET (15:00 local time) and live games can be followed through the ECU TV platform or through the ECU YouTube channel with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska. Photos by Jim Laga

Bella Khotenashvili – Olga Badelka, European Women Chess Club Cup 2024

Tigran — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:34:31 +0000

The European Women Chess Club Cup 2024 features 18 teams and takes place from 19 to 25 October in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. Games will be daily live on Chessdom.com with computer analysis and video commentary.

This is the game Bella Khotenashvili – Olga Badelka from round 4 of the European Women Chess Club Cup 2024.

More: European Chess Club Cup 2024 participants list / European Women Chess Club Cup participants / European Chess Club Cup – round 1 and 2 report
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Bella Khotenashvili – Olga Badelka, European Women Chess Club Cup 2024

Zhongyi Tan – Bella Khotenashvili, FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023 1/4 final – LIVE

Kamen — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:03:00 +0000

Zhongyi Tan – Bella Khotenashvili is a 1/4 final game of 2023 FIDE World Cup.
The other games from 1/4 final stage of the tournament are : Elisabeth Paehtz – Anna Muzychuk / Polina Shuvalova – Nurgyul Salimova / Zhongyi Tan – Bella Khotenashvili / Aleksandra Goryachkina – Harika Dronavalli

FIDE World Cup round 1/8 : Magnus Carlsen -Vasyl Ivanchuk / Hao Wang – D Gukesh / Nijat Abasov – A.R. Saleh Salem / Santosh Gujrathi Vidit – Ian Nepomniachtchi / Fabiano Caruana – Jan-Krzysztof Duda / Leinier Dominguez Perez – Alexey Sarana / Erigaisi Arjun – Nils Grandelius / Ferenc Berkes – Praggnanandhaa R

The 2023 FIDE World Cup is a 206-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 24. The prize fund is almost $1.9m, with $110,000 for the winner, while the top 3 players also qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. The top 50 players, who include world nos 1-3 Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamaura and Fabiano Caruana, are seeded directly into Round 2. Each match consists of two classical games where the players have 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment from move 1. If tied, a playoff will be held on the 3rd day. There are two 25+10 rapid games followed, if needed, by two 10+10 games, then two 5+3 games. If still tied, the players then play single 3+2 games until a player wins. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30.
Chessdom.com will daily follow the live games.

FIDE World Cup round 4 : Magnus Carlsen – Vincent Keymer / Vasyl Ivanchuk – Vahap Sanal / Rasmus Svane – Hao Wang / Andrey Esipenko – D Gukesh / Nijat Abasov – Peter Svidler / A.R. Saleh Salem – Daniele Vocaturo / Etienne Bacrot – Santosh Gujrathi Vidit / Ian Nepomniachtchi – Nihal Sarin / Ray Robson – Fabiano Caruana / Parham Maghsoodloo – Jan-Krzysztof Duda / Radoslaw Wojtaszek – Leinier Dominguez Perez / Wesley So – Alexey Sarana / Nils Grandelius – Jaime Santos Latasa / Erigaisi Arjun – Javokhir Sindarov / Ruslan Ponomariov – Ferenc Berkes / Hikaru Nakamura – Praggnanandhaa R
FIDE Women’s World Cup round 4 : Wenjun Ju – Elisabeth Paehtz / Anna Muzychuk – Mariya Muzychuk / Teodora Injac – Polina Shuvalova / Nurgyul Salimova – Medina Warda Aulia / Humpy Koneru – Bella Khotenashvili / Jiner Zhu – Zhongyi Tan / Eline Roebers – Harika Dronavalli / Nino Batsiashvili – Aleksandra Goryachkina
Parallel :Shopping Patio Pinda Festival / Summer Prague Open / U20 Israeli Youth Championship / Krefeld Summer Open
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Humpy Koneru – Bella Khotenashvili, FIDE Women’s World Cup round 4 – LIVE

Kamen — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:17:00 +0000

Humpy Koneru – Bella Khotenashvili is a game from round 4 of 2023 FIDE Women’s World Cup.
The other games from round 4 are : Wenjun Ju – Elisabeth Paehtz / Anna Muzychuk – Mariya Muzychuk / Teodora Injac – Polina Shuvalova / Nurgyul Salimova – Medina Warda Aulia / Humpy Koneru – Bella Khotenashvili / Jiner Zhu – Zhongyi Tan / Eline Roebers – Harika Dronavalli / Nino Batsiashvili – Aleksandra Goryachkina
The 2023 FIDE Women’s World Cup is a 103-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 21. The prize fund is almost $700k, with $50,000 for the winner, while the top three also qualify for the 2024 Women’s Candidates Tournament. The top 25 players, including Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun, are seeded directly into Round 2. Each match consists of two classical games where the players have 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment from move 1. If tied, a playoff will be held on the 3rd day. There are two 25+10 rapid games followed, if needed, by two 10+10 games, then two 5+3 games. If still tied, the players then play single 3+2 games until a player wins. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30.
Chessdom.com will daily follow the live games.

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Cairns Cup 2023 – LIVE

Kamen — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 09:30:00 +0000

The 2023 Cairns Cup is taking place from 3-13 June in the St. Louis Chess Club, USA. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with participation of Humpy Koneru, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Harika Dronavalli, Nana Dzagnidze, Zhansaya Abdumalik, Elisabeth Paehtz, Bella Khotenashvili, Anna Zatonskih, Irina Krush and Hunay Mammadzada.

Parallel : Asian Women’s Continental Championship / Asian Continental Championship / 2nd Maharashtra Open / Norway Chess / 23rd Dubai Open A / 23rd Dubai Open B / Limburg Open 2023 / 2. Laimer Pfingst-Open A

Cairns Cup 2023 – Participants

Kamen — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The 2023 Cairns Cup is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 3-13 June in the St. Louis Chess Club, USA. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed.
Chessdom.com will follow daily the live games.

Parallel : Asian Women’s Continental Championship / Asian Continental Championship / 2nd Maharashtra Open / Norway Chess / 23rd Dubai Open A / 23rd Dubai Open B / Limburg Open 2023 / 2. Laimer Pfingst-Open A

Full list of players :

No.		Name	FideID	FED	Rtg
10	GM	Koneru, Humpy	5008123	IND	2567
1	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	4128125	SUI	2523
2	GM	Dronavalli, Harika	5015197	IND	2510
7	GM	Dzagnidze, Nana	13601903	GEO	2510
5	GM	Abdumalik, Zhansaya	13703544	KAZ	2497
9	GM	Paehtz, Elisabeth	4641833	GER	2477
8	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	13602640	GEO	2470
3	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay	13403729	AZE	2456
6	GM	Krush, Irina	2012782	USA	2436
4	IM	Zatonskih, Anna	14101572	USA	2327

Kateryna Lagno – Bibisara Assaubayeva, Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix

Kamen — Sat, 27 May 2023 03:36:11 +0000

The Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix is taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus on May 16-27, 2023. This is the game Kateryna Lagno – Bibisara Assaubayeva from round 11 of Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. The other live games of the round include :

Live : Kateryna Lagno – Bibisara Assaubayeva / Polina Shuvalova – Oliwia Kiolbasa / Gunay Mammadzada – Alexandra Kosteniuk / Zhongyi Tan – Nana Dzagnidze / Bella Khotenashvili – Dinara Wagner / Aleksandra Goryachkina – Harika Dronavalli

Replay round 10 : Bibisara Assaubayeva – leksandra Goryachkina / Harika Dronavalli – Bella Khotenashvili / Dinara Wagner -Zhongyi Tan / Nana Dzagnidze – Gunay Mammadzada / Alexandra Kosteniuk – Polina Shuvalova / Oliwia Kiolbasa – Kateryna Lagno

More about Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix : Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix – LIVE

Replay round 9 : Oliwia Kiolbasa – Bibisara Assaubayeva / Kateryna Lagno – Alexandra Kosteniuk / Polina Shuvalova – Nana Dzagnidze / Gunay Mammadzada – Dinara Wagner / Zhongyi Tan – Harika Dronavalli / Bella Khotenashvili – Aleksandra Goryachkina

Replay round 8 : Bibisara Assaubayeva – Bella Khotenashvili / Aleksandra Goryachkina – Zhongyi Tan / Harika Dronavalli – Gunay Mammadzada / Dinara Wagner – Polina Shuvalova / Nana Dzagnidze – Kateryna Lagno / Alexandra Kosteniuk – Oliwia Kiolbasa

Replay round 7 : Alexandra Kosteniuk – Bibisara Assaubayeva / Oliwia Kiolbasa – Nana Dzagnidze / Kateryna Lagno – Dinara Wagner / Polina Shuvalova – Harika Dronavalli / Gunay Mammadzada – Aleksandra Goryachkina / Zhongyi Tan – Bella Khotenashvili

Replay round 6 : Bibisara Assaubayeva – Zhongyi Tan / Bella Khotenashvili – Gunay Mammadzada / Aleksandra Goryachkina – Polina Shuvalova / Dinara Wagner – Oliwia Kiolbasa / Harika Dronavalli – Kateryna Lagno / Nana Dzagnidze – Alexandra Kosteniuk

Replay round 5 : Nana Dzagnidze – Bibisara Assaubayeva / Alexandra Kosteniuk – Dinara Wagner / Kateryna Lagno – Aleksandra Goryachkina / Polina Shuvalova – Bella Khotenashvili / Gunay Mammadzada – Zhongyi Tan / Oliwia Kiolbasa – Harika Dronavalli

Replay round 4 : Bibisara Assaubayeva – Gunay Mammadzada / Zhongyi Tan – Polina Shuvalova / Bella Khotenashvili – Kateryna Lagno / Aleksandra Goryachkina – Oliwia Kiolbasa / Harika Dronavalli – Alexandra Kosteniuk / Dinara Wagner – Nana Dzagnidze

Replay round 3 : Dinara Wagner – Bibisara Assaubayeva / Nana Dzagnidze – Harika Dronavalli / Alexandra Kosteniuk – Aleksandra Goryachkina / Oliwia Kiolbasa – Bella Khotenashvili / Kateryna Lagno – Zhongyi Tan / Polina Shuvalova – Gunay Mammadzada

Replay round 2 : Bibisara Assaubayeva – Polina Shuvalova / Gunay Mammadzada – Kateryna Lagno / Zhongyi Tan – Oliwia Kiolbasa / Bella Khotenashvili – Alexandra Kosteniuk / Aleksandra Goryachkina – Nana Dzagnidze / Harika Dronavalli – Dinara Wagner

Replay round 1 : Harika Dronavalli – Bibisara Assaubayeva / Dinara Wagner – Aleksandra Goryachkina / Nana Dzagnidze – Bella Khotenashvili / Alexandra Kosteniuk – Zhongyi Tan / Oliwia Kiolbasa – Gunay Mammadzada / Kateryna Lagno – Polina Shuvalova

Polina Shuvalova – Oliwia Kiolbasa, Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix

Kamen — Sat, 27 May 2023 03:15:00 +0000

The Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix is taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus on May 16-27, 2023. This is the game Polina Shuvalova – Oliwia Kiolbasa from round 11 of Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. The other live games of the round include :

Live : Kateryna Lagno – Bibisara Assaubayeva / Polina Shuvalova – Oliwia Kiolbasa / Gunay Mammadzada – Alexandra Kosteniuk / Zhongyi Tan – Nana Dzagnidze / Bella Khotenashvili – Dinara Wagner / Aleksandra Goryachkina – Harika Dronavalli

Replay round 10 : Bibisara Assaubayeva – leksandra Goryachkina / Harika Dronavalli – Bella Khotenashvili / Dinara Wagner -Zhongyi Tan / Nana Dzagnidze – Gunay Mammadzada / Alexandra Kosteniuk – Polina Shuvalova / Oliwia Kiolbasa – Kateryna Lagno

More about Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix : Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix – LIVE

Gunay Mammadzada – Alexandra Kosteniuk, Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix

Kamen — Sat, 27 May 2023 03:00:00 +0000

The Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix is taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus on May 16-27, 2023. This is the game Gunay Mammadzada – Alexandra Kosteniuk from round 11 of Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. The other live games of the round include :

Live : Kateryna Lagno – Bibisara Assaubayeva / Polina Shuvalova – Oliwia Kiolbasa / Gunay Mammadzada – Alexandra Kosteniuk / Zhongyi Tan – Nana Dzagnidze / Bella Khotenashvili – Dinara Wagner / Aleksandra Goryachkina – Harika Dronavalli

Replay round 10 : Bibisara Assaubayeva – leksandra Goryachkina / Harika Dronavalli – Bella Khotenashvili / Dinara Wagner -Zhongyi Tan / Nana Dzagnidze – Gunay Mammadzada / Alexandra Kosteniuk – Polina Shuvalova / Oliwia Kiolbasa – Kateryna Lagno

More about Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix : Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix – LIVE