The 11th day of the European Women’s Championship 2026 in Batumi, Georgia has concluded. After 11 rounds, Ukrainian WFM Anastasiia Hnatyshyn scored 8 wins and 2 draws to win the tournament with 9 points. Anastasiia is 0.5 points ahead of the runner-up Spanish IM Sabrina Vega.

🇺🇦 Anastasiia Hnatyshyn gained +214.4 rating points during the tournament, and became World’s No. 18 in live rating among women. Hnatyshyn defeated 🇳🇱 IM Eline Roebers (2392), 🇦🇿 IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2449), 🇪🇸 IM Sabrina Vega (2375), and others.

The final standings (Top 10 qualify for Women’s World Cup 2027):

Place Player Score Prize
1. 🇺🇦 WFM Anastasiia Hnatyshyn 9 €10,000
2. 🇪🇸 IM Sabrina Vega 8.5 €8,000
3. 🇦🇹 IM Olga Badelka 8.5 €7,000
4. 🇧🇬 IM Nurgyul Salimova 8.5 €6,000
5. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Ushenina 8 €5,000
6. 🇵🇱 IM Klaudia Kulon 8 €4,000
7. 🇮🇹 IM Olga Zimina 7.5 €3,000
8. 🇳🇱 IM Eline Roebers 7.5 €2,000
9. 🇬🇪 IM Meri Arabidze 7.5 €1,500
10. 🇪🇪 IM Mai Narva 7.5 €1,500

The European Women’s Chess Championship is an annual tournament organized by the European Chess Union and held since 2000. The 2026 event takes place from May 25 to June 5 in Batumi, Georgia. The event features a 90+30 time control for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game over 11 Swiss rounds between 165 players.

Credit: European Chess Union X