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Women's Chess Coverage

@onthequeenside

The only Twitter account dedicated to coverage of competitive #womeninchess. ๐Ÿ“ข This week: WGP India; Semana Santa; Grenke; Alice GM norm! Next: Menorca! ๐Ÿ‘€

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Sky Xia (@skyxia528) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Best Hong Kong Chess female and 8th place in W2300 in Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2025 in Hong Kong ๐Ÿ˜€ Gained about 60 rating Keep it up ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

Best Hong Kong Chess female and 8th place in W2300 in Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2025 in Hong Kong ๐Ÿ˜€
Gained about 60 rating 
Keep it up ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป
Lile Koridze (@koridzelile) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Iโ€™m in Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ โ€” tournament started yesterday and I kicked it off with a win! ๐Ÿ† Watch all rounds live on my Twitch ๐ŸŽฅโ™Ÿ twitch.tv/lilekoridze #chess

Iโ€™m in Prague ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ โ€” tournament started yesterday and I kicked it off with a win! ๐Ÿ† Watch all rounds live on my Twitch ๐ŸŽฅโ™Ÿ twitch.tv/lilekoridze #chess
Chennai Grand Masters (@chennai_gm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Voice of Indian Chess โ™Ÿ๏ธ From intense tournament arenas to cozy livestream chats, Sagar Shah turns every game into a story worth remembering. IM, commentator, and co-founder of ChessBase India โ€” his passion for the sport shines in every move he explains and every smile he

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Voice of Indian Chess โ™Ÿ๏ธ

From intense tournament arenas to cozy livestream chats, Sagar Shah turns every game into a story worth remembering.

IM, commentator, and co-founder of ChessBase India โ€” his passion for the sport shines in every move he explains and every smile he
Women's Chess Coverage (@onthequeenside) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The new performance ratings are out (!), and there's a familiar face back at the top! ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ˜ #chess #womeninchess

The new performance ratings are out (!), and there's a familiar face back at the top! ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ˜

#chess #womeninchess
Jovanka Houska (@thelittlehat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Womenโ€™s Speed Chess Championship returns tonight! I am super excited to call the action alongside the absolutely brilliant Jennifer Shahade ๐Ÿ˜Š We have two epic matchups, first up its Kosteniuk vs Yip and then Shuvalova vs Arabidze. Tune in for all the speed, skill, and drama! โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

The Womenโ€™s Speed Chess Championship returns tonight! I am super excited to call the action alongside the absolutely brilliant <a href="/JenShahade/">Jennifer Shahade</a> ๐Ÿ˜Š We have two epic matchups, first up its Kosteniuk vs Yip and then Shuvalova vs Arabidze. Tune in for all the speed, skill, and drama! โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ
chess24 (@chess24com) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Game, set, and match! Kosteniuk wins the last game and finishes 11-4. She advances to play Lagno in the #SpeedChess Quarterfinals. chess.com/events/2025-woโ€ฆ

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RECORD BROKEN! ๐Ÿ‘€ Congrats to Bodhana Sivanandan on breaking Carissa Yip's record for the youngest girl ever to beat a GM! ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ˜€ She beat GM Peter Wells in the final round of the British Championship! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ s3.chess-results.com/tnrWZ.aspx?lanโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“ท: Yuri Krylov #chess #womeninchess

RECORD BROKEN! ๐Ÿ‘€
Congrats to Bodhana Sivanandan on breaking Carissa Yip's record for the youngest girl ever to beat a GM! ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ˜€

She beat GM Peter Wells in the final round of the British Championship! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

s3.chess-results.com/tnrWZ.aspx?lanโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ“ท: Yuri Krylov
#chess #womeninchess
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Bodhana Sivanandan also broke Praggnanandhaa's record for the youngest player w/ "Anand" in their name to beat a GM! ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Bodhana: 10 yr, 5 m, 3 d ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Pragg: 10 yr, 5 m, 9 d ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Pranav Anand: 11 yr, 10 m, 5 d ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Viswanathan Anand: 15 yr, 9 m, 13 d #chess #womeninchess

Bodhana Sivanandan also broke Praggnanandhaa's record for the youngest player w/ "Anand" in their name to beat a GM! ๐Ÿ˜„

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Bodhana: 10 yr, 5 m, 3 d
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Pragg: 10 yr, 5 m, 9 d
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Pranav Anand: 11 yr, 10 m, 5 d
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Viswanathan Anand: 15 yr, 9 m, 13 d

#chess #womeninchess
Rakesh Rao (@sportyrakesh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Praggnanandhaa and Divya Deshmukh in 2012... At present, Pragg is World No 4 and Divya is Women World Cup winner! Such a joy to witness their baby steps turning into giant strides! What more, their best is yet to come!!! ๐Ÿค— What a time to be a fan of Indian chess!!! โ˜บ๏ธ

Praggnanandhaa and Divya Deshmukh in 2012... 

At present, Pragg is World No 4 and Divya is Women World Cup winner! 

Such a joy to witness their baby steps turning into giant strides! What more, their best is yet to come!!! ๐Ÿค— 

What a time to be a fan of Indian chess!!! โ˜บ๏ธ
Rose Atwell (@atwell_rose) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I played a GM in round 6 of the Pacific Coast Open. And I won! He is 2567 FIDE, so I think this is my highest rated win ever! I got lucky though. Below he played Qd5 quickly. He wanted to trade queens, but it blunders due to Re8+ winning material. His king was weak, but...

I played a GM in round 6 of the Pacific Coast Open.  And I won!  He is 2567 FIDE, so I think this is my highest rated win ever!  I got lucky though.  Below he played Qd5 quickly.  He wanted to trade queens, but it blunders due to Re8+ winning material.  His king was weak, but...
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Xeniya Balabayeva is back in the selection for today's double round! ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ˜€ If she beats Klaudia Kulon, it would put her potentially a game away from the IM title! ๐Ÿ‘€ lichess.org/broadcast/turkโ€ฆ #chess #womeninchess

Xeniya Balabayeva is back in the selection for today's double round! ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ˜€

If she beats Klaudia Kulon, it would put her potentially a game away from the IM title! ๐Ÿ‘€

lichess.org/broadcast/turkโ€ฆ
#chess #womeninchess
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ON THE CUSP! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Xeniya Balabayeva delivers the clutch win over IM Klaudia Kulon (!), and did it with Black! ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ That takes her to 2391 (!!), and now she's just an arm's length away from the IM title! ๐Ÿ‘€ lichess.org/broadcast/turkโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“ท: M Walusza #chess #womeninchess

ON THE CUSP! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
Xeniya Balabayeva delivers the clutch win over IM Klaudia Kulon (!), and did it with Black! ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

That takes her to 2391 (!!), and now she's just an arm's length away from the IM title! ๐Ÿ‘€

lichess.org/broadcast/turkโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ“ท: M Walusza
#chess #womeninchess
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Qg3 almost saves it for Klaudia, except for one big problem! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ lichess.org/broadcast/turkโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“ท: M Walusza #chess #womeninchess

Qg3 almost saves it for Klaudia, except for one big problem! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

lichess.org/broadcast/turkโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ“ท: M Walusza
#chess #womeninchess
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Zhu Jiner is back at her peak rating (!) amidst her rampage in Turkey! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ s2.chess-results.com/tnrWZ.aspx?lanโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“ท: P Nikiel; 2700chess #chess #womeninchess

Zhu Jiner is back at her peak rating (!) amidst her rampage in Turkey! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

s2.chess-results.com/tnrWZ.aspx?lanโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ“ท: P Nikiel; <a href="/2700chess/">2700chess</a>
#chess #womeninchess