FIDE Women’s World Cup Round 4: Indians in action — Schedule, opponents, match order, streaming info
India’s R. Vaishali, Harika Dronavalli, Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh will be in action in the fourth round (pre-quarterfinal) of the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia on Wednesday.
Vantika Agarwal was the only Indian to be knocked out in the third round, following a defeat to Kateryna Lagno in tiebreaks.
Only one Indian player has ever entered the quarterfinal of a Women’s World Cup – Harika in 2023.
The World Cup offers three spots to the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, set to happen in the first half of 2026.
Opponents for Indians in fourth round
- Divya Deshmukh vs Zhu Jiner (CHN)
- Koneru Humpy vs Kosteniuk Alexandra (SUI)
- Dronavalli Harika vs Lagno Kateryna (FID)
- R Vaishali vs Kamalidenova Meruert (KAZ)
Match Order
While Vaishali and Divya will play their first match of the fourth round with white pieces, Humpy and Harika will wield the black pieces in their openers.
Round four schedule
Game 1 – July 16, 4:45 IST
Game 2 – July 17, 4:45 IST
Tiebreaks – July 18, 4:35 IST
Streaming info
The Women’s World Cup will be streamed live on FIDE’s YouTube channel.