From 5 to 29 July 2025, Batumi (Georgia) will host the FIDE Women's World Chess Cup, which will feature 107 of the world's strongest female chess players. For the first time in the history of the tournament, a representative of Turkmenistan will compete for victory — 19-year-old FIDE Master Lala Shohradova (rating 2135). Her participation was made possible by the triumph of the Turkmenistan women's team at the 45th World Chess Olympiad in Budapest in 2024, where the team took first place in category C. This was reported by IIC.

The tournament is held according to the Olympic system, where in each round the participants play two classical games with a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move after the 40th move. In case of a draw, a tie-break is held in rapid and blitz formats. In the first round, Shohradova will face international master and women's grandmaster Vantika Agrawal (rating 2388) from India.

The matches are broadcast on lichess.org, and the results are published in real time on chess-results.com. The FIDE Women's World Cup is a prestigious tournament that also serves as a qualifier for the Candidates Tournament. In 2025, the Men's World Cup will take place from 31 October to 27 November, where Turkmenistan will be represented by international grandmaster Saparmyrat Atabayev.