FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–2021

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2019-21
Tournament information
SportChess
Location
  • Russia
  • Monaco
  • Switzerland
  • Gibraltar
Dates10 September 2019–2 June 2021
AdministratorFIDE
FormatSeries of round-robin tournaments
Final positions
Champion Aleksandra Goryachkina
1st runner-up Koneru Humpy
2nd runner-up Kateryna Lagno

The 2019–2021 edition of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix was a series of four chess tournaments exclusively for women which determined two players to play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2022. The winner of the Candidates Tournament played a 12-game match against the world champion in the Women's World Chess Championship 2023.[1]

The 2019–2021 edition was the fifth cycle of the tournament series. The number one woman player, Hou Yifan, who won the first three editions of the Grand Prix, did not play due to her studies at Oxford University.[2]

Players

A list of 16 participants was published by FIDE in July 2019.[3]

Invitee Country Elo (July 2019)
Ju Wenjun  China 2595
Aleksandra Goryachkina  Russia 2564
Humpy Koneru  India 2558
Mariya Muzychuk  Ukraine 2551
Kateryna Lagno  Russia 2549
Anna Muzychuk  Ukraine 2547
Alexandra Kosteniuk  Russia 2517
Nana Dzagnidze  Georgia 2511
Valentina Gunina  Russia 2497
Dronavalli Harika  India 2492
Alina Kashlinskaya  Russia 2492
Zhao Xue  China 2485
Pia Cramling  Sweden 2479
Antoaneta Stefanova  Bulgaria 2474
Elisabeth Paehtz  Germany 2473
Marie Sebag  France 2451
Zhansaya AbdumalikR  Kazakhstan 2458
Dinara SaduakassovaR  Kazakhstan 2474
Irina BulmagaR  Romania 2435
Gunay MammadzadaR  Azerbaijan 2427

R Due to travel restrictions on Chinese citizens due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Zhao Xue was unable to participate in the Lausanne leg of the Grand Prix. She was replaced by Zhansaya Abdumalik.[4] For the Gibraltar WGP, Koneru, Ju, Zhao and Sebag were replaced by Zhansaya Abdumalik, Dinara Saduakassova, Irina Bulmaga and Gunay Mammadzada.[5] These replacement players were not eligible for the Candidates spots.

Schedule and results

No. Host city Date Winner
1 Skolkovo, Russia 10–23 September 2019 Koneru Humpy
2 Monte Carlo, Monaco 2–15 December 2019 Alexandra Kosteniuk
3 Lausanne, Switzerland 1–14 March 2020 Nana Dzagnidze
4 Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar 22 May – 2 June 2021 Zhansaya Abdumalik

The fourth stage of the Grand Prix, initially planned from 2–15 May 2020 in Sardinia, was postponed by FIDE due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. FIDE announced that the fourth stop of the Grand Prix was to be held in Gibraltar from 17–29 January, 2021,[6] but it was then postponed again[7] to 22 May – 2 June 2021.[8]

Events crosstables

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 1, 10–23 September, 2019, Skolkovo, Russia, Category XI (2511.58)[9]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points TB1[a] TB2[b] TB3[c] Grand Prix Points Prize money
1  GM Koneru Humpy (IND) 2560 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 8 0 5 40.50 160 €15,000
2  GM Ju Wenjun (CHN) 2576 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 7½ ½ 5 36.75 120 €11,000
3  GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) 2564 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7½ ½ 4 37.25 120 €11,000
4  GM Kateryna Lagno (RUS) 2545 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 0 3 33.75 90 €8,000
5  IM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER) 2479 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 1 2 31.25 75 €6,250
6  GM Valentina Gunina (RUS) 2502 0 0 ½ 1 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 0 4 29.50 75 €6,250
7  GM Harika Dronavalli (IND) 2503 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5 0 2 24.75 60 €5,000
8  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) 2495 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 0 ½ 1 4½ 1 2 21.75 45 €4,750
9  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS) 2487 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 4½ 0 3 20.50 45 €4,750
10  GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) 2491 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 4 ½ 1 20.00 25 €3,250
11  GM Marie Sebag (FRA) 2450 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 4 ½ 0 23.50 25 €3,250
12  GM Pia Cramling (SWE) 2487 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear 2½ 0 1 12.00 10 €2,500
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 2, 2–15 December, 2019, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Category XI (2518.58)[10]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points TB1[a] TB2[b] TB3[c] Grand Prix Points Prize money
1  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) 2483 Does not appear ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 7 1½ 5 39.00 133⅓ €12,333.33
2  GM Koneru Humpy (IND) 2574 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 7 1½ 4 37.25 133⅓ €12,333.33
3  GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) 2572 0 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7 0 5 34.00 133⅓ €12,333.33
4  GM Kateryna Lagno (RUS) 2547 1 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 0 4 33.75 90 €8,000
5  GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) 2537 0 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 0 2 32.25 80 €6,750
6  GM Harika Dronavalli (IND) 2518 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 5½ 1½ 3 26.50 60 €5,083.33
7  GM Pia Cramling (SWE) 2461 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 1 2 26.50 60 €5,083.33
8  GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 2559 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ ½ 2 29.25 60 €5,083.33
9  GM Zhao Xue (CHN) 2485 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 5 ½ 2 24.25 35 €3,750
10  GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 2520 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 1 5 ½ 2 23.25 35 €3,750
11  IM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER) 2475 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 4 0 2 21.25 20 €3,000
12  GM Valentina Gunina (RUS) 2492 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 Does not appear 2 0 1 12.75 10 €2,500
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 3, 1–14 March, 2020, Lausanne, Switzerland, Category XI (2506.08)[11]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points TB1[a] TB2[b] TB3[c] Grand Prix Points Prize money
1  GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 2509 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7 ½ 4 37.25 145 €13,500
2  GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) 2579 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7 ½ 3 36.50 145 €13,500
3  IM Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) 2461 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6½ 0 3 33.25 110 €10,000
4  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS) 2485 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6 ½ 2 31.75 85 €7,375
5  GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) 2535 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 ½ 2 30.50 85 €7,375
6  GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) 2453 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2 2 29.00 60 €5,083.33
7  GM Harika Dronavalli (IND) 2517 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 5½ ½ 2 31.25 60 €5,083.33
8  GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 2551 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ ½ 1 29.50 60 €5,083.33
9  GM Ju Wenjun (CHN) 2583 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 4½ ½ 1 24.00 35 €3,750
10  GM Pia Cramling (SWE) 2475 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 4½ ½ 0 25.50 35 €3,750
11  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) 2482 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 4 ½ 2 20.50 15 €2,750
12  GM Marie Sebag (FRA) 2443 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 4 ½ 0 21.50 15 €2,750
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 4, 22 May – 2 June, 2021, Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar, Category X (2487.08)[12]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points TB1[a] TB2[b] TB3[c] Grand Prix Points Prize money
1  IM Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) 2472 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 8½ 0 6 43.75 160 €15,000
2  GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 2544 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 7 0 4 35.50 130 €12,000
3  IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE) 2443 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 1 4 32.50 100 €9,000
4  GM Kateryna Lagno (RUS) 2546 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 0 3 32.25 100 €9,000
5  IM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER) 2456 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 6 1 3 30.00 75 €6,250
6  GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 2524 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6 0 3 28.00 75 €6,250
7  GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) 2535 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 5½ 0 2 31.25 60 €5,000
8  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS) 2494 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear 1 0 ½ 1 5 0 4 24.00 50 €4,500
9  GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) 2470 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 1 0 4½ 1 2 24.25 35 €3,750
10  GM Valentina Gunina (RUS) 2421 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 Does not appear 1 1 4½ 0 4 20.00 35 €3,750
11  IM Dinara Saduakassova (KAZ) 2500 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 Does not appear 1 4 0 2 19.50 20 €3,000
12  IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU) 2440 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 Does not appear 2 0 1 11.50 10 €2,500

Grand Prix standings

160 Grand Prix points were awarded for 1st, 130 for 2nd, 110 for 3rd and then in steps of 10 from 90 for 4th to 10 for 12th place. If players ended up tied on points, points for those places were shared equally.

As Goryachkina was already qualified for the Candidates Tournament, the third place qualified instead of her. The replacements (in italics) were not eligible to qualify for the Candidates.

Rank Player Skolkovo Monaco Lausanne Gibraltar Total Prize money
1  Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) 120 133⅓ 145 398⅓ €56,833
2  Humpy Koneru (IND) 160 133⅓ 293⅓ €43,333
3  Kateryna Lagno (RUS) 90 90 100 280 €38,000
4  Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) 110 160 270 €35,500
5  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 35 145 75 255 €31,500
6  Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 60 60 130 250 €27,667
7  Anna Muzychuk (UKR) 80 85 60 225 €23,125
8  Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) 45 133⅓ 15 193⅓ €22,333
9  Dronavalli Harika (IND) 60 60 60 180 €15,167
9  Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS) 45 85 50 180 €16,125
11  Elisabeth Paehtz (GER) 75 20 75 170 €15,500
12  Ju Wenjun (CHN) 120 35 155 €14,750
13  Valentina Gunina (RUS) 75 10 35 120 €12,500
13  Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) 25 60 35 120 €12,083
15  Pia Cramling (SWE) 10 60 35 105 €11,333
16  Gunay Mammadzada (AZE) 100 100 €9,000
17  Marie Sebag (FRA) 25 15 40 €6,000
18  Zhao Xue (CHN) 35 35 €3,750
19  Dinara Saduakassova (KAZ) 20 20 €3,000
20  Irina Bulmaga (ROU) 10 10 €2,500

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Direct encounter (the results of the players in the same point group).
  2. ^ a b c d Number of victories.
  3. ^ a b c d Sonneborn–Berger score.

References

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  3. ^ "FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2019-2020". FIDE. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Zhansaya Abdumalik will replace Zhao Xue at WGP in Lausanne". FIDE. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Women's Grand Prix Gibraltar: Pairings announced". FIDE. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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  7. ^ "FIDE Women's Grand Prix Gibraltar rescheduled". FIDE. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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