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FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–25

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FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2024-25
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationGeorgia
Kazakhstan
Monaco
Cyprus
India
Austria
Dates14 August 2024–2025
AdministratorFIDE
FormatSeries of round-robin tournaments
Venue(s)

The 2024–2025 edition of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix is a series of six chess tournaments exclusively for women which determined two players to play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026. The winner of the Candidates Tournament would play the reigning world champion in the Women's World Chess Championship 2026.[1]

This is the seventh cycle of the tournament series. Each of 16 players had to participate in three out of six tournaments, and every tournament was a ten-player round robin event. The tournaments were held between 2024 and 2025.

Players

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20 players qualified for the Grand Prix. The twenty players to qualify for WGP shall be determined according to the following criteria:[1][2]

  • A. 2 spots – FIDE Women's World Championship Match 2023 participants: GM Ju Wenjun and GM Lei Tingjie
  • B. 2 spots – FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2022–23: GM Kateryna Lagno and GM Aleksandra Goryachkina.
  • C. 3 spots – FIDE Women's World Cup 2023: IM Nurgyul Salimova, GM Anna Muzychuk, GM Tan Zhongyi.
  • D. 3 spots – FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2023: three best players according to the final standings (but not below 4th place), excluding those who have qualified for WGP Series 2024-25 via paths 3.1.a-c. The unallocated spot(s), if any, shall be awarded according to the procedure described in Article 3.1.e.
  • E. 4 spots – Standard Rating in the April 2024 FIDE Rating List: four players with the highest rating, excluding those who have qualified for WGP Series via paths 3.1.a-d. Only players who played at least 30 games rated in the FIDE standard rating lists from May 2023 to April 2024 are eligible. If two or more players have equal ratings, the drawing of lots shall be used to determine the qualifiers.
  • F. 6 spots – Players nominated by Organisers of WGP tournaments: each of the six WGP tournament Organiser shall nominate any player non-qualified via paths 3.1.a-e of his/her choice upon consultation with FIDE president.

Replacement players are stylized in italics.

Invitee Qualifying method Rating (April 2024)
China Lei Tingjie Women's World Championship Match 2023 2550
FIDE Kateryna Lagno[a] Women's Grand Prix Series 2022–23 2542
FIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina Women's Grand Prix Series 2022–23 2553
Bulgaria Nurgyul Salimova Women's World Cup 2432
Ukraine Anna Muzychuk Women's World Cup 2520
China Tan Zhongyi Women's World Cup 2521
India Vaishali Rameshbabu Women's Grand Swiss 2475
Mongolia Batkhuyag Munguntuul Women's Grand Swiss 2381
India Koneru Humpy Rating 2546
Ukraine Mariya Muzychuk Rating 2510
Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze Rating 2506
India Harika Dronavalli Rating 2503
Switzerland Alexandra Kosteniuk Rating 2501
Spain Sarasadat Khademalsharieh[b] Rating (replacement) 2490
China Zhu Jiner[c] Rating (replacement) 2463
Georgia (country) Lela Javakhishvili Organizer's nominee 2447
Kazakhstan Bibisara Assaubayeva Organizer's nominee 2481
Germany Elisabeth Pähtz Organizer's nominee 2457
Greece Stavroula Tsolakidou Organizer's nominee 2424
India Divya Deshmukh Organizer's nominee 2427
Austria Regina Pokorna Organizer's nominee 2302
Austria Olga Badelka[d] Organizer's nominee (replacement) 2374
Poland Alina Kashlinskaya[e] Replacement 2468
Georgia (country) Salome Melia[f] Replacement 2322
FIDE Polina Shuvalova[g] Replacement 2440

Schedule

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Dates Host city Winner Runner-up Third Place
August 14–25, 2024 Tbilisi Alina Kashlinskaya Bibisara Assaubayeva Stavroula Tsolakidou
October 29–November 9, 2024 Shymkent FIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina China Tan Zhongyi Bibisara Assaubayeva
February 17–28, 2025 Monaco FIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina India Humpy Koneru Mongolia Batkhuyag Munguntuul
March 14–25, 2025 Nicosia Ukraine Anna Muzychuk China Zhu Jiner India Harika Dronavalli
April 14–25, 2025 Pune India Humpy Koneru China Zhu Jiner India Divya Deshmukh
May 5–16, 2025 Austria

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Prizes

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The tour points are to be awarded as follows:[1]

Place Tour Points Overall
prize money		 Event
prize money
1st 130 €30,000 €18,000
2nd 105 €22,000 €13,000
3rd 85 €16,000 €10,500
4th 70 €12,000 €8,500
5th 60 €10,000 €7,000
6th 50 €8,000 €6,000
7th 40 €7,000 €5,000
8th 30 €6,000 €4,500
9th 20 €5,000 €4,000
10th 10 €4,000 €3,500
  • Tour points and prize money are shared equally between tied players.

Tournaments

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Georgia (Stage 1)

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The first stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Tbilisi, Georgia from August 14 to 25, 2024. Alina Kashlinskaya was the winner of the tournament.[4][5]

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 1, August 14–25, 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia, Category X (2482.4)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points TB Grand Prix Points Prize money
1  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) 2474 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 130 €18,000
2  IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) 2472 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 105 €13,000
3  IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) 2428 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 22.00 71.67 €8,667
4  GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) 2521 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 21.25 71.67 €8,667
5  GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 2505 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5 21.25 71.67 €8,667
6  GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 2508 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 50 €6,000
7  GM Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND) 2488 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 4 16.50 35 €4,750
8  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) 2488 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 4 16.50 35 €4,750
9  IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO) 2451 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 3½ 20 €4,000
10  IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP) 2489 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 Does not appear 2½ 10 €3,000

Kazakhstan (Stage 2)

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The Second stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan from October 29 to November 9, 2024. Aleksandra Goryachkina was the winner of the tournament.

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 2, October 29 – November 9, 2024, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, Category X (2476.4)[6]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points BPG[h] SB Grand Prix Points Prize money
1  GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) 2528 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 130 €18,000
2  GM Tan Zhongyi (CHN) 2551 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ 105 €13,000
3  IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) 2488 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 5 5 22.00 77.5 €9,500
4  IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) 2445 0 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5 5 18.00 77.5 €9,500
5  GM Koneru Humpy (IND) 2530 ½ ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 4½ 5 55 €6,500
6  IM Divya Deshmukh (IND) 2493 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 4 55 €6,500
7  GM Kateryna Lagno (FIDE) 2527 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 0 4 40 €5,000
8  IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) 2402 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 3½ 30 €4,500
9  GM Elisabeth Pähtz (GER) 2456 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 2½ 5 15 €3,750
10  IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL) 2344 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 1 Does not appear 2½ 4 15 €3,750

Monaco (Stage 3)

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The Third stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Monaco from February 18 to 28, 2025.

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 3, February 18–28, 2025, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Category X (2482.7)[7]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points BPG[h] SB Grand Prix Points Prize money
1  GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) 2546 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5½ 5 23.50 106.67 €13,833
2  GM Koneru Humpy (IND) 2523 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 5½ 5 22.50 106.67 €13,833
3  IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL) 2331 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 4 106.67 €13,833
4  GM Tan Zhongyi (CHN) 2561 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 5 5 65 €7,750
5  GM Kateryna Lagno (FIDE) 2515 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 5 4 65 €7,750
6  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) 2484 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 1 4½ 50 €6,000
7  IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP) 2458 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 4 5 35 €4,750
8  GM Harika Dronavalli (IND) 2489 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 4 4 35 €4,750
9  IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) 2492 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 3 4 13.50 15 €3,750
10  GM Elisabeth Pähtz (GER) 2428 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 3 4 13.00 15 €3,750

Cyprus (Stage 4)

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The Fourth stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Cyprus from March 14 to 25, 2025.

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 4, March 14–25, 2025, Nicosia, Cyprus, Category X[8]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points BPG[h] SB Grand Prix Points
1  GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) 2516 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 6 4 25.00 117.5
2  GM Zhu Jiner (CHN) 2514 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6 4 24.50 117.5
3  GM Harika Dronavalli (IND) 2483 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 5 5 22.75 71.67
4  GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 2490 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 5 21.25 71.67
5  GM Alexandra Goryachkina (FIDE) 2548 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 4 21.75 71.67
6  GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 2513 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 5 17.75 50
7  IM Divya Deshmukh (IND) 2470 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 4 4 16.25 40
8  IM Olga Badelka (AUT) 2429 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 3½ 5 16.25 25
9  IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) 2445 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 3½ 4 14.25 25
10  GM Elisabeth Pähtz (GER) 2424 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 2½ 5 11.25 10

India (Stage 5)

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The Fifth stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in India from April 14 to 25, 2025.

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage X, Date April 14–25, 2025, Pune, India, Category X (2482.7)[9]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points BPG SB Grand Prix Points
1  GM Koneru Humpy (IND) 2528 Does not appear 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7 5 30.75 117.5
2  GM Zhu Jiner (CHN) 2525 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 4 27.75 117.5
3  IM Divya Deshmukh (IND) 2460 0 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 5½ 5 19.5 85
4  GM Harika Dronavalli (IND) 2488 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 5 18.5 65
5  IM Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) 2500 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 4½ 5 16.25 65
6  GM Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND) 2484 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 4 4 15.75 50
7  IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) 2402 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 3½ 4 13.75 40
8  IM Salome Melia (GEO) 2293 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 3 5 14.5 20
9  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) 2496 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 3 4 13.75 20
10  WGM Munguntuul Batkhuyag (MGL) 2361 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 Does not appear 3 4 10.5 20

Grand Prix standings

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Invitee Tbilisi Shymkent Monaco Nicosia India Austria Total
FIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina[a] — 130 106.67 71.67 — — 308.34
India Koneru Humpy — 55 106.67 — 117.5 — 279.17
China Zhu Jiner — — — 117.5 117.5 235
Kazakhstan Bibisara Assaubayeva 105 77.5 15 — — — 197.5
Ukraine Anna Muzychuk 71.67 — — 117.5 — 189.17
India Divya Deshmukh — 55 — 40 85 — 180
Greece Stavroula Tsolakidou 71.67 77.5 — 25 — — 174.17
India Harika Dronavalli — — 35 71.67 65 — 171.67
China Tan Zhongyi — 105 65 — — 170
Poland Alina Kashlinskaya 130 — — — 20 — 150
Mongolia Batkhuyag Munguntuul — 15 106.67 — 20 — 141.67
Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze 71.67 — — 50 — 121.67
Ukraine Mariya Muzychuk 50 — — 71.67 — 121.67
FIDE Kateryna Lagno[a] — 40 65 — — — 105
Switzerland Alexandra Kosteniuk 35 — 50 — — 85
India Vaishali Rameshbabu 35 — — — 50 85
Bulgaria Nurgyul Salimova — 30 — — 40 70
FIDE Polina Shuvalova — — — — 65 — 65
Spain Sarasadat Khademalsharieh 10 — 35 — — — 45
Germany Elisabeth Pähtz — 15 15 10 — — 40
Austria Olga Badelka — — — 25 — 25
Georgia (country) Lela Javakhishvili 20 — — — — 20
Georgia (country) Salome Melia — — — — 20 — 20
China Lei Tingjie — — — — — —
Austria Regina Pokorná — — — — — —

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag because FIDE banned Russian and Belarusian flags from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
  2. ^ Replacement for Ju Wenjun
  3. ^ Replacement for Lei
  4. ^ Replacement for Pokorna in 4th and 6th legs
  5. ^ Replacement for Pokorna in 1st leg (Tbilisi) and for Khadelmalsharieh in 5th leg (Pune)
  6. ^ Replacement for Javakhishvili in 5th leg (Pune)
  7. ^ Replacement for Lagno in 5th leg (Pune)
  8. ^ a b c Number of games played with black

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Regulations for FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2024-2025" (PDF). FIDE. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-2025 Qualifiers". April 27, 2024.
  3. ^ FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus, chess.com, 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Kashlinskaya Wins Tbilisi Grand Prix, Earns 2nd GM Norm". Chess.com. August 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Alina Kashlinskaya victorious in Tbilisi after scoring back-to-back wins". ChessBase. August 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/25 - Second Leg, Shymkent". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  7. ^ "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/2025 - Monaco". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  8. ^ "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/2025 - Cyprus". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  9. ^ "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/2025 - India". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
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