The 8th day of the European Women’s Championship 2026 in Batumi, Georgia has concluded. After 8 rounds, Spanish IM Sabrina Vega leads with 7 points, while Dutch IM Eline Roebers is in second place with 6.5 points.

Eline Roebers and Ukrainian WFM Anastasiia Hnatyshyn are tied for 2nd place. Nine players are tied for 3rd place.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇪🇸 IM Sabrina Vega 7
2. 🇳🇱 IM Eline Roebers 6.5
3. 🇺🇦 WFM Anastasiia Hnatyshyn 6.5
4. 🇦🇿 IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva 6
5. 🇬🇪 IM Meri Arabidze 6
6. 🇸🇮 IM Laura Unuk 6
7. 🇪🇪 IM Mai Narva 6
8. 🇵🇱 IM Oliwia Kiolbasa 6
9. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Ushenina 6
10. 🇦🇹 IM Olga Badelka 6

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: Madelene Belinki / FIDE