FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025: Updated schedule, format, players list & live streaming details
The FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 will run from December 26 to December 30, 2025.
The finest players from around the world will participate in the FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025. The tournament will take pl ace from December 26 to 30 in Doha, Qatar.
Both Rapid and Blitz will have a total prize fund of €150,000, with the winner’s share being €40,000 each. Defending champions Koneru Humpy (Rapid) and Ju Wenjun (Blitz) return in the Women’s Rapid that features 11 rounds and an expanded Blitz format.
Three American players, Irina Krush, Carissa Yip, and Jennifer Yu, are also competing. On that note, let’s discuss the tournament’s format, participants, and schedule.
When and where will the FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 be held?
The Sports and Events Complex at Qatar University will be hosting the tournament. The Rapid event will take place from December 26 to 28, while Blitz will run from December 29 to 30.
Who is the defending champion of the FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships?
Koneru Humpy emerged as the World Rapid Champion, while Ju Wenjun won the World Blitz title.
FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 Format
The rapid event will consist of 11 rounds, with a time limit of 15 minutes and an increment of 10 seconds.
On the other hand, the players will participate in a two-stage Blitz event. The first stages, known as the Swiss qualifier, will have 19 rounds.
Then, a 4-player knockout final will be played with a 3-minute time limit and a 2-second increment to determine the final winner.
Where and how to watch the FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025?
The fans all around the globe can enjoy the action live on the official YouTube channel of FIDE.
FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025: Full list of participants
- Ju Wenjun
- Lei Tingjie
- Tan Zhongyi
- Kateryna Lagno
- Aleksandra Goryachkina
- Koneru Humpy
- Bibisara Assaubayeva
- Alexandra Kosteniuk
- Zhu Jiner
- Leya Garifullina
- Vaishali Rameshbabu
- Polina Shuvalova
- Anna Muzychuk
- Dronavalli Harika
- Divya Deshmukh
- Nana Dzagnidze
- Eline Roebers
- Elina Danielian
- Mariya Muzychuk
- Song Yuxin
- Antoaneta Stefanova
- Meri Arabidze
- Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
- Bella Khotenashvili
- Klaudia Kulon
- Nurgyul Salimova
- Bat-Erdene Mungunzul
- Vantika Agrawal
- Gunay Mammadzada
- Alua Nurman
- Teodora Injac
- Aleksandra Maltsevskaya
- Valentina Gunina
- Carissa Yip
- Turmunkh Munkhzul
- Zhu Chen
- Candela Be Francisco Guecamburu
- Wang Chuqiao
- Khishigbaatar Bayasgalan
- Meruert Kamalidenova
- Lilit Mkrtchian
- Nataliya Buksa
- Umida Omonova
- Chen Yining
- Irina Krush
- Deysi Cori
- Elvira Berend
- Jennifer Yu
- Anastasia Bodnaruk
- Irina Bulmaga
- Alexandra Shvedova
- Ekaterina Atalik
- Inga Charkhalashvili
- Nino Batsiashvili
- Padmini Rout
- Zhang Lanlin
- Khanim Balajayeva
- Oliwia Kiolbasa
- Afruza Khamdamova
- Alina Bivol
- Rakshitta Ravi
- Nadya Toncheva
- Turkan Mamedjarova
- Zarina Nurgaliyeva
- Olga Badelka
- Anna Shukhman
- Nguyen Hong Anh
- Davaademberel Nomin-Erdene
- Pham Le Thao Nguyen
- Savitha Shri B
- Luong Phuong Hanh
- Olga Girya
- Mariam Mkrtchyan
- Priyanka Nutakki
- Gulnar Mammadova
- Jiang Tianyu
- Zsoka Gaal
- Gulenay Aydin
- Nandhidhaa P V
- Nguyen Hong Nhung
- Zeinab Mamedjarova
- Liya Kurmangaliyeva
- Katarzyna Dwilewicz
- Gong Qianyun
- Michalina Rudzinska
- Mariya Yakimova
- Govhar Beydullayeva
- Nilufar Yakubbaeva
- Elnaz Kaliakhmet
- Aliaksandra Tarasenka
- Madinabonu Khalilova
- Yana Zhapova
- Liwia Jarocka
- Anna Zhurova
- Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova
- Ulviyya Fataliyeva
- Amina Kairbekova
- Thi Kim Phung Vo
- Anastasia Kirtadze
- Diana Preobrazhenskaya
- Rebeca Jimenez Fernandez
- Gu Xiaobing
- Assel Serikbay
- Beloslava Krasteva
- Iren Lyutsinger
- Malak Ismayil
- Li Xueyi
- Adhara Rodriguez Redondo
- Tania Miranda Rodriguez
- Kesaria Mgeladze
- Monika Machlik
- Margareth Olde
- Aleksandra Dimitrijevic
- Charvi A
- Alexandra Zherebtsova
- Veronika Shubenkova
- Berikkyzy Alanna
- Veronika Iudina
- Susanna Gaboyan
- Diana Khafizova
- S Dharia Parnali
- Christine Nordahl
- Alserkal Rouda Essa
- Guldona Karimova
- Shahenda Wafa
- Assel Lesbekova
- Sharma Isha
- Olga Druzhinina
- Marija Zvereva
- Galina Mikheeva
- Lina Nassr
- Manar Khalil
- Ingrid Skaslien
- Eman Sawan
- Abrar Mohammed Ahmad Almalki
- Nadia Fawaz
- Dalia Alsemairi
- Ghada Al-Khulaifi
- Chloe Hailey Lau
- Maitha Abdulrahman Alotaibi
FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025: Full schedule and fixtures (in IST)
RAPID
Friday, December 26
- Round 1 – 4:30 PM IST
- Round 2 – 5:50 PM IST
- Round 3 – 7:10 PM IST
- Round 4 – 7:30 PM IST
Saturday, December 27
- Round 5 – 4:30 PM IST
- Round 6 – 5:50 PM IST
- Round 7 – 7:10 PM IST
- Round 8 – 8:30 PM IST
Sunday, December 28
- Round 9 – 4:30 PM IST
- Round 10 – 5:50 PM IST
- Round 11 – 7:10 PM IST
BLITZ
Monday, December 29
- Round 1 – 4:30 PM IST
- Round 2 – 5:00 PM IST
- Round 3 – 5:30 PM IST
- Round 4 – 6:00 PM IST
- Round 5 – 6:30 PM IST
- Round 6 – 7:00 PM IST
- Round 7 – 7:30 PM IST
- Round 8 – 8:00 PM IST
- Round 9 – 8:30 PM IST
- Round 10 – 9:00 PM IST
Tuesday, December 30
- Round 11 – 4:30 PM IST
- Round 12 – 5:00 PM IST
- Round 13 – 5:30 PM IST
- Round 14 – 6:00 PM IST
- Round 15 – 6:30 PM IST
- Round 19 – 7:00 PM IST
- Semi-finals – 7:45 PM IST
- Final – 9:30 PM IST
When will the FIDE World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 be held?
The tournament will run from December 26 to December 30, 2025.
Where is the tournament taking place?
All matches will be hosted at the Sports and Events Complex, Qatar University, Doha.
What is the prize money for the championships?
Both the Rapid and Blitz events carry a €150,000 prize fund each, with €40,000 awarded to the winner of each category.
Who are the defending champions?
Koneru Humpy is the defending World Rapid champion, while Ju Wenjun holds the World Blitz title.
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