The 5th day of the Women’s Speed Chess Championship 2026 on Chess.com has concluded. Bibisara Assaubayeva and Anastasia Avramidou advanced to the Semifinals.

🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated 🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh with a score of 10-9, including draws. Assaubayeva won 9 games, drew twice, and lost 8 games.

Upcoming quarterfinals matches:

1 🇨🇳 Ju Wenjun 🇺🇸 Alice Lee
2 🇨🇳 Hou Yifan 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk

The Women’s Speed Championship 2026 takes place from July 6 to August 1 on Chess.com. The event features a 16-player Knockout in a match format. First-round and Quarterfinal matches last 90 minutes, with 45 minutes of 5+1, 30 minutes of 3+1, and 15 minutes of 1+1.

Credit: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess