Event finished
🏆 Rapid: Bibisara Assaubayeva
🏆 Blitz: Anna Muzychuk
Saint-Tropez had two champions: Bibisara Assaubayeva won the Rapid 2–0 over Mariya Muzychuk, Anna Muzychuk took the Blitz 2.5–1.5 in the final against Assaubayeva. Both qualified for the Grand Final in Stuttgart on 22–23 November.
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 four legs qualify for the Grand Final in Germany later in 2026.
Outcome
Final results
Rapid
Bibisara Assaubayeva 1 
Elisabeth Paehtz 1 
Humpy Koneru 1 
Anna Muzychuk 1 Mariya Muzychuk 1.5 
Eline Roebers 0.5 
Nino Batsiashvili 1 
Deimante Daulyte-Cornette 1 Nino Batsiashvili 1 Bibisara Assaubayeva 1 Mariya Muzychuk 1 Humpy Koneru 1 Bibisara Assaubayeva 2 Mariya Muzychuk 0 Blitz
Bibisara Assaubayeva 2 Mariya Muzychuk 2 Eline Roebers 3 Deimante Daulyte-Cornette 0 Anna Muzychuk 3 Nino Batsiashvili 0 Humpy Koneru 1 Elisabeth Paehtz 3 Elisabeth Paehtz 2 Bibisara Assaubayeva 2 Anna Muzychuk 2.5 Eline Roebers 0.5 Bibisara Assaubayeva 1.5 Anna Muzychuk 2.5 Rapid
| Rank | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | Champion |
| 2 | Mariya Muzychuk | Runner-up |
| 3 | Humpy Koneru | Semifinal |
| 3 | Nino Batsiashvili | Semifinal |
| 5 | Anna Muzychuk | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Deimante Daulyte-Cornette | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Eline Roebers | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Elisabeth Paehtz | Quarterfinal |
Blitz
| Rank | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Anna Muzychuk | Champion |
| 2 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | Runner-up |
| 3 | Eline Roebers | Semifinal |
| 3 | Elisabeth Paehtz | Semifinal |
| 5 | Deimante Daulyte-Cornette | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Humpy Koneru | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Mariya Muzychuk | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Nino Batsiashvili | Quarterfinal |
For viewers
Watch the replays
Catch up on every round on demand:
- YouTube WR Chess — Blitz replay (26 Aug) →
- YouTube WR Chess — Rapid replay (25 Aug) →
- Lichess Lichess — Rapid games & boards →
- Lichess Lichess — Blitz games & boards →
Broadcast schedule (Saint-Tropez time)
- 25 Aug 14:00 Rapid knockout — QF, SF, Final
- 26 Aug 15:00 Blitz knockout — QF, SF, Final
Venue & travel
The field
Players
GM Humpy Koneru
GM Bibisara Assaubayeva
GM Nino Batsiashvili
GM Elisabeth Paehtz
GM Anna Muzychuk
GM Mariya Muzychuk
IM Eline Roebers
IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette
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: 15+10
- Blitz: 3+2
- Tiebreak
- Sudden-death deciders if necessary.
- Overall standings
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- Results feed into the overall circuit standings. Top performers across all four legs qualify for the Grand Final in Germany.
- Wild cards
Programme
Schedule
All times local to Saint-Tropez, France.
- Player arrivals & accreditation
- Rapid session or tournament
- Blitz session or tournament
- Departures
Total prize fund
$40,000
Rapid
$20,000
Blitz
$20,000
Part of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 — four legs across four continents.
For media
Press & media
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