Half of the first-round playoff matches at the Women’s Speed Chess Championship 2026 are complete. Ju Wenjun, Alice Lee, Kateryna Lagno, and Anna Muzychuk advanced to the Quarterfinals.

🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk defeated 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu with a score of 8.5-5.5. Muzychuk won 7 consecutive games, lost 4, and drew 2.

Upcoming first-round matches:

July 10 🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh 🇺🇸 Rose Atwell
July 10 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva 🇺🇿 Afruza Khamdamova
July 13 🇨🇳 Hou Yifan 🇩🇪 Dinara Wagner
July 13 🇷🇺 Polina Shuvalova 🇬🇷 Anastasia Avramidou

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. The second half of first-round matches begins on July 10.

Credit: Michal Walusza / FIDE