FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–20
The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–20 is a series of four chess tournaments exclusively for women, which will determine two players to play in the Women's Candidates Chess Championship in 2021. The winner of the Candidate's tournament will play a 12-game match against the world champion, in the Women's World Chess Championship 2022.[1]
This is the fifth cycle of the tournament series. Number one woman player Hou Yifan, who won the first three editions of the Grand Prix, was unable to play due to studies at Oxford University.
Players
16 players were published by FIDE in July 2019[2].
Invitee | Country | Elo (July 2019) |
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Ju Wenjun | 2595 | |
Aleksandra Goryachkina | 2564 | |
Humpy Koneru | 2558 | |
Mariya Muzychuk | 2551 | |
Kateryna Lagno | 2549 | |
Anna Muzychuk | 2547 | |
Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2517 | |
Nana Dzagnidze | 2511 | |
Valentina Gunina | 2497 | |
Dronavalli Harika | 2492 | |
Alina Kashlinskaya | 2492 | |
Zhao Xue | 2485 | |
Pia Cramling | 2479 | |
Antoaneta Stefanova | 2474 | |
Elisabeth Paehtz | 2473 | |
Marie Sebag | 2451 | |
Zhansaya Abdumalik | 2471 | |
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.[3]
Schedule and results
No. | Host city | Date | Winner | Points (Win/draw/loss) |
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1 | Skolkovo, Russia | 10–23 September 2019 | 8/11 (+5=6-0) | |
2 | Monaco | 2–15 December 2019 | 7/11 (+5=4-2) 7/11 (+4=6-1) 7/11 (+5=4-2) | |
3 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 1–14 March 2020 | 7/11 (+4=6-1) 7/11 (+3=8-0) | |
4 | TBA | TBA | ||
The forth stage of the Grand Prix was postponed by Fide due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. It is unknown where or when the Grand Prix will be rescheduled.
Grand Prix standings
Grand Prix points are 160 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 end up tied on points points for those places are shared equally.
As Goryachkina is already qualified to the Candidates tournament, the third place will qualify instead of her.
Rank | Player | Skolkovo | Monaco | Lausanne | Sardinia | Total |
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1 | 120 | 133⅓ | 145 | 398⅓ | ||
2 | 160 | 133⅓ | 293⅓ | |||
3 | 45 | 133⅓ | 15 | 193⅓ | ||
4 | 35 | 145 | 180 | |||
4 | 90 | 90 | 180 | |||
4 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | ||
7 | 80 | 85 | 165 | |||
8 | 120 | 35 | 155 | |||
9 | 45 | 85 | 130 | |||
10 | 60 | 60 | 120 | |||
11 | 110 | 110 | ||||
12 | 10 | 60 | 35 | 105 | ||
13 | 75 | 20 | 95 | |||
14 | 75 | 10 | 85 | |||
14 | 25 | 60 | 85 | |||
16 | 25 | 15 | 40 | |||
17 | 35 | 35 |