@FIDE :

👉 Introducing Bibisara Assaubayeva 🇰🇿
♟️ Women's #FIDECandidates 2026

Qualification path: 2024-25 FIDE Women’s Events

Bibisara Assaubayeva is one of the most distinctive talents in women’s chess, a player whose career has been shaped by fearless instincts, sharp calculation, and repeated success under pressure. After emerging through multiple world youth titles, she established herself at senior level as a dominant force in blitz chess, winning the Women’s World Blitz Championship in 2021 and 2022, and reclaiming the title again in 2025. Representing Kazakhstan, Assaubayeva has shown exceptional composure in knockout and fast-paced formats, where decision-making speed is paramount. Alongside her speed-chess dominance, her classical results have progressed steadily, culminating in the grandmaster title and a place among the world’s top-ranked women. She enters the Candidates as a proven world champion with the confidence that comes from repeated success on the biggest stages.

Here’s what you need to know about the event:
🗓 Dates: March 28–April 16
🌍 Location: @capstgeorgeshotelresort, Cyprus 🇨🇾

🎟️ Book your tickets now:
🔗 http://tickets.fide.com
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@FIDE:

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▶️ Watch the full interview with Bibisara Assaubayeva on our YouTube channel!
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Here’s what you need to know about the FIDE Candidates 2026:
🗓 Dates: March 28–April 16
🌍 Location: @capstgeorgeshotelresort, Cyprus 🇨🇾
🎟 Book your tickets now:
🔗 http://tickets.fide.com

#FIDECandidates #FIDEWomensCandidates #Chess #FIDE #Cyprus

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@FIDE:

Round 7 of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 is underway 🔥

Zhu Chen, former Women’s World Champion and Treasurer of FIDE, made the ceremonial first move in the game between 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk and 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva.

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What’s your prediction?

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@FIDE:

Bibisara Assaubayeva 🇰🇿 takes down Kateryna Lagno in Round 12 — and is just half a point behind leaders Zhu Jiner 🇨🇳 and Vaishali Rameshbabu 🇮🇳 🔥♟️

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