FIDE Women’s World Cup: Divya, Humpy, Vaishali, Harika in pre-quarterfinal tiebreaks; Format explained
Four Indians will be in action in the tiebreaks of the pre-quarterfinal round of the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Thursday.
Divya Deshmukh traded wins with Chinese Grandmaster Zhu Jiner, while R. Vaishali, Koneru Humpy, and Harika Dronavalli played out two draws each in their respective fourth-round matches to force tiebreaks.
When will the fourth-round tiebreaks happen?
The fourth-round tiebreaks will start from 4:35 PM (IST) on Friday, July 18.
What is the tiebreaker format in FIDE Women’s World Cup?
If the two-game classical match ends with shared points, the following tiebreaks, in order, decide the winner:
- Two-game match – 15 minutes for each player with a 10-second increment, starting from the first move.
- Two-game match – 10 minutes for each player with a 10-second increment, starting from the first move.
- Two-game match – Five minutes for each player with a three-second increment, starting from the first move.
- Two-game match – Three minutes for each player with a two-second increment, starting from the first move.
- Players keep contesting 3+2 games until a decisive result determines the match winner
A new drawing of colours will take place for all levels of tiebreaks.
Fourth-round tiebreak opponents for Indian players
Divya Deshmukh vs Zhu Jiner (CHN)
R Vaishali vs Meruert Kamalidenova (KAZ)
D Harika vs Kateryna Lagno (RUS)
Koneru Humpy vs Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI)
The World Cup offers three spots to the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, set to happen in the first half of 2026.
