Armenia sends two players to FIDE Women's World Cup

Armenian GM Elina Danielian and IM Lilit Mkrtchian will compete at the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup scheduled to be held in Batumi, Georgia, from July 6 to 28.

In the first round, Elina will face WFM Nadezhda Antonova of Tajikistan (rating: 2030), while Lilit will play against Algerian WIM Lina Nassri (rating: 2054), the Armenian Chess Federation reports.

The tournament will be held in a knockout format, with 7 rounds. In each round, the players will play two classical games. If the score is 1:1, the winner will be decided in rapid and blitz tie-breaks.

The first game of the first round starts on July 6 at 15:00.