{"id":14623,"date":"2026-01-15T13:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/?p=14623"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:25:49","slug":"bibisara-assaubayeva-to-make-historic-debut-at-norway-chess-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/2026\/01\/15\/bibisara-assaubayeva-to-make-historic-debut-at-norway-chess-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Bibisara Assaubayeva to Make Historic Debut at Norway Chess Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bibisara Assaubayeva will make her highly anticipated debut at Norway Chess Women 2026. The reigning Women\u2019s World Blitz Champion has already claimed three world titles and arrives in Oslo as one of the most exciting young stars in international chess.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy that I will play Norway Chess Women, because I think it\u2019s an amazing event. We don\u2019t have a lot of strong women\u2019s tournaments, and it will be a very good experience,\u201d says Assaubayeva.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Record-Breaking Rise<\/span><\/h3>\n

At just 21 years old, Assaubayeva has already established herself among the elite of women\u2019s chess. She captured the Women\u2019s World Blitz Championship title in 2021, 2022, and 2025, establishing her reputation as one of the most dominant speed chess players of her generation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her breakthrough came in 2021, when she became the youngest Women\u2019s World Blitz Champion in history at the age of 17 \u2014 a record officially recognized by Guinness World Records. That same year, she finished runner-up at the FIDE Women\u2019s World Rapid Championship, underlining her strength across fast formats.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Defining 2025 Season<\/span><\/h3>\n

The 2025 season marked another major milestone in Assaubayeva\u2019s career. She secured her third World Blitz title, earned the prestigious Grandmaster title, qualified for the 2026 FIDE Women\u2019s Candidates Tournament, and surpassed the 2500 rating barrier for the first time, reaching a peak rating of 2513.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Historic First Appearance<\/span><\/h3>\n

Assaubayeva\u2019s participation in Norway Chess Women 2026 marks her first appearance in the tournament. Her inclusion reflects the tournament\u2019s continued commitment to showcasing the next generation of elite female players alongside established stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very pleased to welcome Bibisara Assaubayeva to Norway Chess Women for the first time,\u201c <\/span>said Benedicte Westre Skog, COO of Norway Chess. \u201cHer achievements at such a young age are remarkable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking Ahead to Norway Chess Women 2026<\/span><\/h3>\n

Norway Chess Women 2026 will bring world-class chess to Oslo for the first time, hosted at Deichman Bj\u00f8rvika. The tournament features a distinctive 6-player double round-robin format and promises intense competition and high-quality games for fans worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Bibisara Assaubayeva joining the field, the stage is set for a compelling clash between rising talent and established contenders.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bibisara Assaubayeva will make her highly anticipated debut at Norway Chess Women 2026. The reigning Women\u2019s World Blitz Champion has already claimed three world titles and arrives in Oslo as one of the most exciting young stars in international chess. \u201cI\u2019m really happy that I will play Norway Chess Women, because I think it\u2019s an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":14630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14623"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14641,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14623\/revisions\/14641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}