FIDE Ladies’s World Cup: Divya Deshmukh loses to Zhu Jiner as all 4 Indians attain tiebreaks in pre-quarterfinals

They might have most well-liked to complete the job in Classical play, however all 4 Indian girls chess gamers stay in rivalry as their pre-quarterfinal matches on the FIDE Ladies’s World Cup 2025 head into tiebreakers. Divya Deshmukh was pushed into quicker time-control tiebreaks after shedding to world No. 6 Zhu Jiner within the second Classical sport on Thursday in Batumi, Georgia, a day after she had
shocked the Chinese language Grandmaster within the first sport.

Different Indians within the tiebreakers are R Vaishali, Koneru Humpy, and Harika Dronavalli, who performed out two attracts respectively of their pre-quarterfinals. Koneru Humpy faces the Russian-Swiss chess grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk, Harika Dronavalli will tackle Kateryna Lagno of Russia and Vaishali Rameshbabu will probably be up towards Kazakhstan’s Meruert Kamalidenova.

Deshmukh succumbs to Jiner in second Classical sport

The 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh from Nagpur wanted only a draw towards Jiner to qualify for the quarter-finals, however the second seed hit again by forcing the Indian to resign after 57 strikes. “I wanted to win, so I didn’t play my fundamental opening,” Jiner stated after beating Deshmukh. “I feel she made errors…I’m very completely satisfied to win in the long run. After right this moment’s sport, I really feel a bit assured, so tomorrow I’ll simply attempt to deal with chess and revel in my sport.”

In the meantime, China’s GM Lei Tingjie, GM Tan Zhongyi and IM Track Yuxin have additionally certified for the quarter-finals with attracts of their respective second Classical video games, whereas GM Nana Dzagnidze superior after beating former World Champion GM Mariya Muzychuk.

What’s the format for tiebreakers?

A tiebreaker within the FIDE Ladies’s World Cup 2025 is performed if there’s no clear winner after two classical video games. Within the tiebreakers, which will probably be performed over a single day, the time management will preserve lowering with each sport.

The gamers will start with two video games utilizing the 15+10 time management format. They are going to begin with quarter-hour on the clock, and for every transfer they make, 10 seconds will probably be added to their remaining time.

If there’s no clear winner after the primary two video games in tiebreakers, then each gamers will play two video games with 10 minutes + 10 seconds (10+10) time management, adopted by two extra video games of 5 minutes + three seconds (5+3) time management, if wanted.

If the match stays levelled after six tiebreaker video games, then the winner will probably be determined by means of sudden demise, wherein gamers will probably be required to play a single sport with 3 minutes + 2 seconds (3+2) time management. They are going to preserve taking part in the three+2 sport so long as a winner will not be discovered.