Vaishali Rameshbabu is sole leader of the FIDE Women Grand Swiss 2025
The Women’s Grand Swiss saw defending champion Vaishali Rameshbabu reclaim sole leadership with a devastating checkmating attack against IM Guo Qi, surging to an impeccable 6/7 and extending her edge over the field. GM Kateryna Lagno held steady in second at 5.5/7 following a quick draw with Antoaneta Stefanova, while GMs Bibisara Assaubayeva and Mariya Muzychuk, along with IM Song Yuxin, all notched victories to climb to 5/7, keeping the Candidates qualification race fiercely contested. D Harika maintained her unbeaten run with a draw against Alexandra Kosteniuk, sitting comfortably at 4/7.
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FIDE Women Grand Swiss 2025, results round 7
| Bo. | White | Rtg | Result | Black | Rtg | ||
| 1 | GM | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2395 | 1/2-1/2 | GM | Lagno, Kateryna | 2505 |
| 2 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 2452 | 1 – 0 | IM | Guo, Qi | 2371 |
| 3 | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 2505 | 1 – 0 | IM | Bulmaga, Irina | 2400 |
| 4 | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | 2484 | 1 – 0 | WIM | Khamdamova, Afruza | 2409 |
| 5 | IM | Tsolakidou, Stavroula | 2445 | 1/2-1/2 | GM | Girya, Olga | 2386 |
| 6 | IM | Song, Yuxin | 2409 | 1 – 0 | IM | Fataliyeva, Ulviyya | 2385 |
| 7 | IM | Wagner, Dinara | 2400 | 0 – 1 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | 2531 |
| 8 | IM | Yip, Carissa *) | 2458 | 1 – 0 | IM | Garifullina, Leya | 2477 |
| 9 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2472 | 1/2-1/2 | GM | Dronavalli, Harika | 2467 |
| 10 | GM | Krush, Irina | 2366 | 1/2-1/2 | WGM | Gaal, Zsoka | 2388 |
| 11 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | 2535 | 1 – 0 | IM | Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra | 2379 |
| 12 | IM | Shuvalova, Polina | 2492 | 1/2-1/2 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | 2386 |
| 13 | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | 2449 | 1 – 0 | IM | Badelka, Olga | 2375 |
| 14 | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | 2434 | 0 – 1 | IM | Balajayeva, Khanim | 2331 |
| 15 | GM | Danielian, Elina | 2405 | 1 – 0 | WGM | Shukhman, Anna | 2420 |
| 16 | WIM | Karimova, Guldona | 2324 | 1/2-1/2 | GM | Ushenina, Anna | 2409 |
| 17 | IM | Kamalidenova, Meruert | 2349 | 1/2-1/2 | IM | Narva, Mai | 2386 |
| 18 | IM | Injac, Teodora | 2454 | 1 – 0 | WCM | Khalilova, Madinabonu | 2148 |
| 19 | IM | Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim | 2372 | 1/2-1/2 | IM | Kiolbasa, Oliwia | 2405 |
| 20 | WGM | Balabayeva, Xeniya | 2383 | 0 – 1 | WGM | Zhai, Mo | 2380 |
| 21 | WIM | Omonova, Umida | 2252 | 0 – 1 | IM | Vantika, Agrawal | 2381 |
| 22 | IM | Efroimski, Marsel | 2377 | 1 – 0 | WIM | Kaliakhmet, Elnaz | 2299 |
| 23 | IM | Osmak, Yuliia | 2478 | 1 – 0 | WGM | Ouellet, Maili-Jade | 2348 |
| 24 | WIM | Manko, Mariia | 2313 | 1/2-1/2 | IM | Arabidze, Meri | 2444 |
| 25 | IM | Mkrtchian, Lilit | 2393 | 1 – 0 | IM | Roebers, Eline | 2377 |
| 26 | WGM | Beydullayeva, Govhar | 2368 | 1 – 0 | WGM | Wafa, Shrook | 2202 |
| 27 | WIM | Nassr, Lina | 2059 | 1/2-1/2 | WIM | Gomez Barrera, Javiera Belen | 2173 |
| 28 | IM | Kulon, Klaudia | 2361 | 1 | bye | ||
| 29 | GM | Gunina, Valentina | 2418 | 0 | not paired |
FIDE Women Grand Swiss 2025, standings round 7
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | |
| 1 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | IND | 2452 | 6 |
| 2 | GM | Lagno, Kateryna | FID | 2505 | 5.5 |
| 3 | GM | Stefanova, Antoaneta | BUL | 2395 | 5 |
| 4 | IM | Song, Yuxin | CHN | 2409 | 5 |
| 5 | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | KAZ | 2505 | 5 |
| 6 | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | UKR | 2484 | 5 |
| 7 | GM | Girya, Olga | FID | 2386 | 4.5 |
| 8 | IM | Guo, Qi | CHN | 2371 | 4.5 |
| 9 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | CHN | 2531 | 4.5 |
| 10 | IM | Yip, Carissa | USA | 2458 | 4.5 |
| 11 | IM | Tsolakidou, Stavroula | GRE | 2445 | 4.5 |
| 12 | IM | Fataliyeva, Ulviyya | AZE | 2385 | 4 |
| 13 | IM | Wagner, Dinara | GER | 2400 | 4 |
| 14 | IM | Balajayeva, Khanim | AZE | 2331 | 4 |
| 15 | GM | Krush, Irina | USA | 2366 | 4 |
| 16 | WIM | Khamdamova, Afruza | UZB | 2409 | 4 |
| 17 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | SUI | 2472 | 4 |
| 18 | GM | Danielian, Elina | ARM | 2405 | 4 |
| 19 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | UKR | 2535 | 4 |
| 20 | GM | Dronavalli, Harika | IND | 2467 | 4 |
| 21 | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | CHN | 2449 | 4 |
| 22 | IM | Bulmaga, Irina | ROU | 2400 | 4 |
| 23 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | BUL | 2386 | 3.5 |
| 24 | IM | Vantika, Agrawal | IND | 2381 | 3.5 |
| 25 | IM | Narva, Mai | EST | 2386 | 3.5 |
| 26 | WGM | Zhai, Mo | CHN | 2380 | 3.5 |
| 27 | WGM | Gaal, Zsoka | HUN | 2388 | 3.5 |
| 28 | IM | Efroimski, Marsel | ISR | 2377 | 3.5 |
| 29 | WIM | Karimova, Guldona | UZB | 2324 | 3.5 |
| 30 | IM | Kamalidenova, Meruert | KAZ | 2349 | 3.5 |
| 31 | IM | Garifullina, Leya | FID | 2477 | 3.5 |
| 32 | IM | Shuvalova, Polina | FID | 2492 | 3.5 |
| 33 | GM | Ushenina, Anna | UKR | 2409 | 3.5 |
| 34 | IM | Injac, Teodora | SRB | 2454 | 3.5 |
| 35 | IM | Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra | POL | 2379 | 3 |
| 36 | IM | Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim | UZB | 2372 | 3 |
| 37 | IM | Badelka, Olga | AUT | 2375 | 3 |
| 38 | WCM | Khalilova, Madinabonu | UZB | 2148 | 3 |
| 39 | IM | Kiolbasa, Oliwia | POL | 2405 | 3 |
| 40 | WGM | Shukhman, Anna | FID | 2420 | 3 |
| 41 | IM | Osmak, Yuliia | UKR | 2478 | 3 |
| 42 | IM | Mkrtchian, Lilit | ARM | 2393 | 3 |
| 43 | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | GEO | 2434 | 3 |
| 44 | WGM | Beydullayeva, Govhar | AZE | 2368 | 2.5 |
| 45 | WGM | Balabayeva, Xeniya | KAZ | 2383 | 2.5 |
| 46 | WIM | Omonova, Umida | UZB | 2252 | 2.5 |
| 47 | WIM | Manko, Mariia | SUI | 2313 | 2.5 |
| 48 | WIM | Kaliakhmet, Elnaz | KAZ | 2299 | 2.5 |
| 49 | IM | Arabidze, Meri | GEO | 2444 | 2.5 |
| 50 | IM | Kulon, Klaudia | POL | 2361 | 2.5 |
| 51 | IM | Roebers, Eline | NED | 2377 | 2 |
| 52 | WGM | Ouellet, Maili-Jade | CAN | 2348 | 2 |
| 53 | WGM | Wafa, Shrook | EGY | 2202 | 2 |
| 54 | WIM | Nassr, Lina | ALG | 2059 | 2 |
| 55 | WIM | Gomez Barrera, Javiera Belen | CHI | 2173 | 2 |
| 56 | GM | Gunina, Valentina | FID | 2418 | 1.5 |