The tournament was a 7-round knockout event, with the top 21 seeds given a bye directly into the second round. The losers of the two semi-finals played a match for third place. [1] The top 3 finishers qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026. [2]
Each round consisted of classical time limit games on the first two days, plus tie-breaks on the third day if required. The time limits were as follows: [1]
- Two classical time limit games: 90 minutes, plus a 30-second increment per move from move 1, plus a 30-minute increment on move 40.
- If the match is tied after the classical games, players will play two rapid chess games, with 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move.
- If the match is still tied, they will then play two more rapid chess games, with 10 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move.
- If the match is still tied, they will then play two blitz games, with 5 minutes plus a 3-second increment per move.
- If the match is still tied, a single blitz game, with 3 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move, will be played to decide the match. A drawing of lots will determine which player plays white. If drawn, the players will switch colors and play again, until a decisive result is obtained.
Schedule
Each round lasted three days: two for classical time limit games and a third, if necessary, for tie-breaks. Rounds 1 to 3 ran from July 6 to 14; July 15 was be a rest day; Rounds 4 to 6 ran from July 16 to 24; July 25 was be a rest day; and the final and third-place matches ran from July 26 to 28. [1]
Prize money
The total prize fund was US$691,250, with the first prize of US$50,000. [1]
Prize money in US dollars| Ranking | Prizes | Total |
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| Eliminated in Round 1 | 43 × 3,750 | 161,250 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 | 32 × 5,000 | 160,000 |
| Eliminated in Round 3 | 16 × 6,750 | 108,000 |
| Eliminated in Round 4 | 8 × 9,500 | 76,000 |
| Eliminated in Round 5 | 4 × 14,000 | 56,000 |
| 4th place | 1 × 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 3rd place | 1 × 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 × 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Winner | 1 × 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Total | 691,250 |
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