Only 15 players remain perfect at the EWICC 2025

Following plenty of surprising results in round 1, the second round of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2025 was played today in Rhodes, Greece. The players had a tough day in the office, and the games were marked by plenty of turnovers. Only 15 players remained with the perfect score of 2/2 points, while 35 players follow them scoring 1.5/2 points each.

Just one player from the top 10 seeds is in the leading group, and that is GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2418) who defeated CM Wiktoria Smietanska (POL...