Overview
About the event
The European stage is the fourth leg of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 global knockout circuit. Alexandra Kosteniuk is coordinating this leg.
Results from all legs contribute to the overall circuit standings. Top performers across all five legs qualify for the Grand Final in Germany later in 2026.
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How to follow
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Venue & travel
The field
Players
GM Koneru Humpy
Rating TBA
Invited
GM Bibisara Assaubayeva
Rating TBA
Invited
IM Nino Batshiashvili
Rating TBA
Invited
GM Elisabeth Paehtz
Rating TBA
Invited
GM Anna Muzychuk
Rating TBA
Invited
IM Maria Muzychuk
Rating TBA
Invited
WGM Eline Roebers
Rating TBA
Invited
Online qualifier (TBD)
Rating TBA
Lichess qualifier
For players & arbiters
Format & regulations
- System
- 8-player single-elimination knockout — Rapid and Blitz
- Rounds
- Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Final
- Time controls
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- Rapid: Rapid time control
- Blitz: Blitz time control
- Tiebreak
- Sudden-death deciders if necessary.
- Overall standings
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- Results feed into the overall circuit standings. Top performers across all five legs qualify for the Grand Final in Germany.
- Tour qualifiers and wild cards
Programme
Schedule
All times local to Saint-Tropez, France.
- Player arrivals & accreditation
- Rapid knockout
- Blitz knockout
- Departures
Total prize fund
$40,000
Rapid
$20,000
Blitz
$20,000
Part of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 — five legs across four continents.
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