As part of the 52nd International Dortmund Chess Days, an international women's tournament will be organised with the two best women in Germany. Elisabeth Pähtz and Dinara Wagner will meet the then 15-year-old Miaoyi Lu and Deimantė Daulytė-Cornette.
Lu Miaoyi from China is one of the world's best young players and caused a sensation in the Wijk aan Zee Challengers, among others. Deimantė Daulytė-Cornette from France also holds the title of International Champion and won the International Women's Day Chess Tournament in Augsburg in March 2025.

Format:

6 rounds, double round robin tournament

Mode:

2h / 40 moves, 30 min serve on move 41 and 30 sec per move from move 41 onwards

Period:

Sunday, 3 August 2025 - Sunday, 10 August 2025

Pairings:

Round 1, 3 August 2025
Deimanté Daulyté-Cornette - Miaoyi Lu
Dinara Wagner - Elisabeth Pähtz

Round 2, 4 August 2025
Elisabeth Pähtz - Deimanté Daulyté-Cornette
Dinara Wagner - Miaoyi Lu

Blitz tournament, 5 August 2025, 6 p.m.
Venue: German Football Museum
The result of the double-round robin blitz tournament counts as a tiebreaker for the final standings in the overall tournament.

Round 3, 6 August 2025
Deimanté Daulyté-Cornette - Dinara Wagner
Miaoyi Lu - Elisabeth Pähtz

Round 4, 7 August 2025
Miaoyi Lu - Deimanté Daulyté-Cornette
Elisabeth Pähtz - Dinara Wagner

Round 5, 9 August 2025
Dinara Wagner - Deimanté Daulyté-Cornette
Elisabeth Pähtz - Miaoyi Lu

Round 6, 10 August 2025
Deimanté Daulyté-Cornette - Elisabeth Pähtz
Miaoyi Lu - Dinara Wagner