Divya Deshmukh vs Humpy Koneru is the Women’s World Cup final
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) compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. Live games will be daily with analysis on Chessdom
Divya Deshmukh vs Humpy Koneru is the Women’s World Cup 2025 final.
The Indian player and world number 1 junior girl Divya Deshmukh is at the World Chess Cup final after a roller coaster game against Women World Chess Championship match finalist Tan Zhongyi. With this victoty Divya Deshmukh guaranteed herself a GM norm and a Candidates 2026 spot. She also becomes the youngest finalist in the history of the Women’s World Cup
Replay the Divya Deshmukh vs Tan Zhongyi here / See how Divya Deshmukh is at the World Chess Cup final after a roller coaster game / Divya Deshmukh, “Thank you for all your love and support”
Humpy Koneru qualified the next day after defeating Lei Tingjie She needed to go though a difficult tiebreak session to reach the Women’s World Cup final. Humpy Koneru is India’s number 1 player and enters the final as the rating favorite.
Replay Lei Tingjie vs Humpy Koneru here / Humpy Koneru wins in Tiebreak 3 game 1
One thing is certain – the Women’s World Cup winner will be from India, while both HUmpy Koneru and Divya Deshmukh will be at the Candidates 2026.
When is the Women’s World Cup final
The Women’s World Cup final starts July 26 at 15:00 local time (13:00 CEST)
Where to watch the final match
The games will be live with analysis and video at Chessdom’s Women World Chess Cup 2025 live