What does GM Bibisara Assaubayeva carry in her champion handbag?
3 min readMar 24, 2026 05:31 PM IST Three World blitz titles in her pocket, and Bibisara Assaubayeva, at her all time career high ELO rating is working hard to seal the Contenders title at Cyprus over the classical format. She celebrated her peak rating of 2516 this month, talking about what goes into her champion handbag as she traverses the world claiming titles. The 22-year-old, who won the blitz world titles in 2021, 2022, 2025, took to Instagram to talk about what goes into her handbag, which itself was a salmon pink wishlist. “It’s a gift and I love it because of the flower on it,” a crown daisy trimming giant broad clutch bag. “First is my wallet, it’s my favourite, so carry it everywhere,” she would say. She would then take out a Hand cream – a black vanilla, from Zielinski & Rozen, “for an amazing smell and I love the black colour and I use it everyday.” Bibisara ‘Sarah’ would then bring out a lip balm. “From Charlotte Tilbury. It has peach …


