FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 2026 | Classical | Women ·
Round 8: Schneider stays in the lead with 7/8
Round 8 of FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 2026 | Classical | Women was played on Thursday 15 October 2026: 11 decisive games, 4 draws. Schneider, Jana leads with 7/8.
Round 8: results
- 0–1Schneider, Jana beat Butenandt, Svenja with Black in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation, in 42 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- ½–½Sevcikova, Lucia and Jarocka, Liwia drew in the Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation, in 37 moves (½–½). Replay the game
- 1–0Schulze, Lara beat Wikar, Martyna with White in the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, in 70 moves (1–0). Replay the game
- 0–1Goraj, Barbara beat Pellicoro, Nathalie with Black in the Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation, in 36 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 1–0Yan, Tianqi beat Bosc, Seraphina with White in the French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line, in 32 moves (1–0). Replay the game
- ½–½Fizerova, Lucie and Xu, Yuze drew in the Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, in 59 moves (½–½). Replay the game
- ½–½Zelbova, Lada and Cai, Boheng drew in the Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, in 58 moves (½–½). Replay the game
- 1–0Fang, Kun beat Cornileau, Juliette with White in the Italian Game: Paris Defense, in 64 moves (1–0). Replay the game
- 0–1Barwinska, Ewa beat Enkhbolor Nyamdavaa with Black in the Catalan Opening: Closed, in 55 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- ½–½Abd Aziz, A Dira A Ddawiyah and Mohd Tarmizi, Nur Uzma Bazilah drew in the Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation, in 36 moves (½–½). Replay the game
- 0–1Yapa Bandara, Chamodya beat De Zoeten, Cato with Black in the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation, in 61 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 0–1Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa beat Maepa, Boitumelo with Black in the Indian Defense: Accelerated London System, in 65 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 0–1Sandeepani, M Tharushi beat August, Thimna with Black in the Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense, in 77 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 0–1Cordes, Jule beat Marema, Phindile with Black in the French Defense: Two Knights Variation, in 31 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 0–1Dassanayake, Tharusha Samadhi beat Wallace, Amy with Black in the Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, in 39 moves (0–1). Replay the game
Standings after the day
| # | Player | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM Schneider, JanaGER | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | WFM Sevcikova, LuciaSVK | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | FM Schulze, LaraGER | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | WCM Goraj, BarbaraPOL | 5.5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | FM Jarocka, LiwiaPOL | 5.5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | WIM Yan, TianqiCHN | 5.5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | WFM Fang, KunSGP | 4.5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Pellicoro, NathalieSUI | 4.5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | WIM Wikar, MartynaPOL | 4.5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | WFM Zelbova, LadaCZE | 4.5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | WFM Barwinska, EwaPOL | 4.5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | WFM Fizerova, LucieCZE | 4.5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | WFM Cai, BohengCHN | 4.5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | WFM Xu, YuzeCHN | 4.5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | WIM Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-ZahraaMAS | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | WIM Bosc, SeraphinaFRA | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | WFM Butenandt, SvenjaGER | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Mohd Tarmizi, Nur Uzma BazilahMAS | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Cordes, JuleNED | 3.5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | WFM Enkhbolor NyamdavaaMGL | 3.5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Abd Aziz, A Dira A DdawiyahMAS | 3.5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | WFM Cornileau, JulietteFRA | 3.5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Yapa Bandara, ChamodyaSRI | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Sandeepani, M TharushiSRI | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | De Zoeten, CatoNED | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Dassanayake, Tharusha SamadhiSRI | 2.5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Maepa, BoitumeloRSA | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | WCM Chua, Jia-TienMAS | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | August, ThimnaRSA | 1.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | Marema, PhindileRSA | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | Wallace, AmyRSA | 0.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
What comes next
Round 9 · Starts
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