FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022–23

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2022-23
Tournament information
SportChess
Location
  • Kazakhstan
  • Germany
  • India
  • Cyprus
DatesSeptember 2022–May 2023
AdministratorFIDE
FormatSeries of round-robin tournaments
Final positions
Champion Kateryna Lagno
Runner-up Aleksandra Goryachkina

The 2022–2023 edition of the FIDE Grand Prix was a series of four chess tournaments exclusively for women which determined two players to play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024. The winner of the Candidates Tournament played the reigning world champion in the Women's World Chess Championship 2025.[1]

The 2022–2023 edition was the sixth cycle of the tournament series. Each of 16 players had to participate in three out of four tournaments, and every tournament was a twelve-player round robin event. The tournaments were held between September 2022 and May 2023.[2]

Kateryna Lagno and Aleksandra Goryachkina were the top two finishers of the series, and qualified to play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024.

Players

16 players qualified for the Grand Prix:[1][3]

After Ju Wenjun (Women's World Champion), Lei Tingjie (winner of Women's Grand Swiss) and Hou Yifan (qualified by rating as #1) decided not to participate, replacements were also invited by March 2022 rating list.

Invitee[2] Qualifying method Rating (March 2022)
Switzerland Alexandra Kosteniuk Women's World Cup 2516
FIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina[a] Women's World Cup 2610
China Tan Zhongyi Women's World Cup 2525
Ukraine Anna Muzychuk Women's World Cup 2531
Germany Elisabeth Pähtz Women's Grand Swiss 2507
China Zhu Jiner Women's Grand Swiss 2464
Ukraine Mariya Muzychuk Women's Grand Swiss 2544
FIDE Kateryna Lagno[a] Rating 2550
Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze Rating 2531
Kazakhstan Bibisara Assaubayeva Organizer's nominee 2434
Germany Dinara Wagner Organizer's nominee 2325
India Koneru Humpy Organizer's nominee 2586[b]
Poland Alina Kashlinskaya Organizer's nominee 2490
India Dronavalli Harika Rating (replacement) 2517
FIDE Polina Shuvalova[a] Rating (replacement) 2504
Kazakhstan Zhansaya Abdumalik Rating (replacement) 2493
India R Vaishali[c] Replacement 2403
Georgia (country) Nino Batsiashvili[d] Replacement 2472
Georgia (country) Bella Khotenashvili[e] Replacement 2485
Azerbaijan Gunay Mammadzada[e] Replacement 2454
Poland Oliwia Kiołbasa[f] Replacement 2388

Schedule

No. Host city [2] Date Winner Points (Win/draw/loss)
1 Astana, Kazakhstan 17–30 September 2022 FIDE Kateryna Lagno 8/11 (+5=6-0)[6]
2 Munich, Germany 1–14 February 2023 Switzerland Alexandra Kosteniuk 7.5/11 (+5=5-1)[7]
3 New Delhi, India 24 March – 6 April 2023 FIDE Aleksandra Goryachkina[g] 6/9 (+3=6-0)[8]
4 Nicosia, Cyprus 15–28 May 2023 Germany Dinara Wagner 7/11 (+4=6-1)[9]

Crosstables

Astana

Pos Player Pld Score  KL (FIDE)  AG (FIDE)  JZ (CHN)  AKo (SUI)  ZA (KAZ)  ZT (CHN)  DW (GER)  RV (IND)  AKa (POL)  BA (KAZ)  EP (GER)  PS (FIDE)
1  Kateryna Lagno (FIDE) 11 8 — ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1
2  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) 11 7 1⁄2 ½ — 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
3  Jiner Zhu (CHN) 11 6 1⁄2 0 0 — ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
4  Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) 11 6 ½ ½ ½ — 1 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 0
5  Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) 11 5 1⁄2 ½ ½ 0 0 — ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
6-8  Zhongyi Tan (CHN) 11 5 0 0 ½ 0 ½ — 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0
6-8  Dinara Wagner (GER) 11 5 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 — ½ 1 ½ 0 1
6-8  R Vaishali (IND) 11 5 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ — 0 ½ 1 ½
9-11  Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) 11 4 1⁄2 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 — 1 ½ 1
9-11  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) 11 4 1⁄2 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 — 0 ½
9-11  Elisabeth Paehtz (GER) 11 4 1⁄2 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 — 0
12  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) 11 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2022. Source: https://womengrandprix.fide.com/astana2022/standings

Munich

Pos Player Pld Score  AKo (SUI)  HK (IND)  ND (GEO)  HD (IND)  EP (GER)  ZT (CHN)  ZA (KAZ)  JZ (CHN)  MM (UKR)  AKa (POL)  AM (UKR)  DW (GER)
1  Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) 11 7 1⁄2 — ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1
2  Humpy Koneru (IND) 11 7 ½ — ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½
3  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 11 6 1⁄2 ½ ½ — ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½
4  Harika Dronavalli (IND) 11 6 ½ ½ ½ — ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½
5-8  Elisabeth Paehtz (GER) 11 5 1⁄2 0 0 1 ½ — ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1
5-8  Zhongyi Tan (CHN) 11 5 1⁄2 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ — ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½
5-8  Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) 11 5 1⁄2 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ — 0 1 ½ ½ 1
5-8  Jiner Zhu (CHN) 11 5 1⁄2 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 — 0 0 ½ 1
9  Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 11 5 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 — 0 ½ ½
10  Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) 11 4 1⁄2 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 — ½ 0
11  Anna Muzychuk (UKR) 11 4 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ — 1
12  Dinara Wagner (GER) 11 3 1⁄2 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2023. Source: https://womengrandprix.fide.com/munich2023/standings

New Delhi

Pos Player Pld Score  JZ (CHN)  BA (KAZ)  AG (FIDE)  PS (FIDE)  KL (FIDE)  HK (IND)  ND (GEO)  NB (GEO)  HD (IND)  RV (IND)
1-3  Jiner Zhu (CHN) 9 6 — ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1
1-3  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) 9 6 ½ — 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1
1-3  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) 9 6 ½ 1 — ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½
4-5  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) 9 5 ½ 0 ½ — ½ ½ 1 0 1 1
4-5  Kateryna Lagno (FIDE) 9 5 0 ½ ½ ½ — ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
6  Humpy Koneru (IND) 9 4 1⁄2 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ — 1 ½ ½ ½
7-9  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 9 3 1⁄2 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 — ½ ½ 1
7-9  Nino Batsiashvili (GEO) 9 3 1⁄2 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ — 0 ½
7-9  Harika Dronavalli (IND) 9 3 1⁄2 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 — ½
10  R Vaishali (IND) 9 2 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2023. Source: https://womengrandprix.fide.com/newdelhi2023/standings

The tournament only had 11 players after Abdumalik withdrew in protest of the playing venue and her accommodations.[10] FIDE stated they were unable to adjust the pairings or add another player to try to reduce the number of players with 6 whites and 4 blacks or vice versa. Harika stated that many of the players were resistant to another player being added as there were already 3 Indian participants and a reserved player would likely have to also be Indian given the tournament was held in New Delhi and that Goryachkina threatened to withdraw if the pairings were adjusted.[11] Paehtz then withdrew as well in protest of the color imbalances. As a result, the tournament was still held over the original 11 rounds with each player now receiving two byes, and colors were still not adjusted, leaving Zhu and Shuvalova to have 6 white games and Batsiashvili and Harika to have 6 black games.

Nicosia

Pos Player Pld Score  DW (GER)  HD (IND)  PS (FIDE)  TZ (CHN)  KL (FIDE)  ND (GEO)  GM (AZE)  AG (FIDE)  BA (KAZ)  AK (FIDE)  BK (GEO)  OK (POL)
1  Dinara Wagner (GER) 11 7 — ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1
2-4  Harika Dronavalli (IND) 11 6 1⁄2 ½ — ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
2-4  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) 11 6 1⁄2 ½ ½ — ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
2-4  Zhongyi Tan (CHN) 11 6 1⁄2 ½ ½ ½ — ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
5  Kateryna Lagno (FIDE) 11 6 0 ½ 1 ½ — ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
6-9  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 11 5 1⁄2 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ — ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1
6-9  Gunay Mammadzada (AZE) 11 5 1⁄2 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ — ½ ½ ½ ½ 1
6-9  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) 11 5 1⁄2 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ — ½ ½ 0 1
6-9  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) 11 5 1⁄2 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ — 1 1 ½
10  Alexandra Kosteniuk (FIDE) 11 5 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 — ½ ½
11  Bella Khotenashvili (GEO) 11 4 1⁄2 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ — ½
12  Oliwia Kiołbasa  (POL) 11 2 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: https://womengrandprix.fide.com/standings

Grand Prix standings

For each tournament, 160 Grand Prix points were awarded for 1st place, 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.

The top two players in Grand Prix standings qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2023–2024.

All replacements (in italics) were eligible for Grand Prix points and Candidates qualification.

Rank Player Astana Munich New Delhi Nicosia Total Prize Money
1  Kateryna Lagno (FIDE) 160 85 80 325 €49,125
2  Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) 130 133⅓ 55 318⅓ €45,146
3  Zhu Jiner (CHN) 110 65 133⅓ 308⅓ €40,833
4  Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) 90 160 30 280 €37,000
5  Harika Dronavalli (IND) 90 50 110 250 €30,500
6  Tan Zhongyi (CHN) 60 65 110 235 €26,083
7  Dinara Wagner (GER) 60 10 160 230 €26,583
8  Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) 30 133⅓ 55 218⅓ €23,646
9  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) 110 50 55 215 €19,313
10  Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) 10 85 110 205 €19,875
11  Koneru Humpy (IND) 130 70 200 €17,750
12  Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) 80 65 w/d 145 €12,250
13  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER) 30 65 w/d 95 €9,000
14  R Vaishali (IND) 60 30 90 €8,583
15  Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) 30 30 60 €7,000
16  Gunay Mammadzada (AZE) 55 55 €4,813
17  Nino Batsiashvili (GEO) 50 50 €4,500
18  Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 40 40 €4,000
19  Anna Muzychuk (UKR) 20 20 €3,000
19  Bella Khotenashvili (GEO) 20 20 €3,000
21  Oliwia Kiołbasa (POL) 10 10 €2,500

Notes

  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 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
  2. ^ Inactive rating
  3. ^ Replaced Koneru Humpy in the first leg after her withdrawal for medical reasons.[2] Later replaced a Muzychuk sister in India.
  4. ^ Replaced a Muzychuk sister in India.
  5. ^ a b Replaced a Muzychuk sister in Nicosia.
  6. ^ Replaced Alina Kashlinskaya in Nicosia.
  7. ^ Goryachkina tied with Bibisara Assaubayeva and Zhu Jiner for first place, but was the winner after tiebreaks.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regulations for FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2022-2023" (PDF). fide.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "FIDE WGP Series 2022-23: Players allocation". FIDE. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Nursultan to host the first leg of FIDE Women's Grand Prix". FIDE. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Koneru, Humpy". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ Doggers, Peter (28 February 2022). "FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus". Chess.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  6. ^ Doggers, Peter (29 September 2022). "Lagno Wins Astana FIDE Women's Grand Prix". Chess.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  7. ^ Rodgers, Jack (13 February 2023). "Kosteniuk Loses Final Round, Still Claims Crown In Munich". Chess.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  8. ^ Rodgers, Jack (6 April 2023). "Goryachkina Tops 3rd Leg Of Women's Grand Prix; Zhu Claims GM Title". Chess.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  9. ^ Rodgers, Jack (31 May 2023). "Wagner Wins Nicosia Grand Prix; Lagno, Goryachkina Claim Candidates Spots". Chess.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  10. ^ Shah, Sagar (27 March 2023). "What is happening in New Delhi at the Women's Grand Prix?". ChessBase. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Harika finally SPEAKS about what exactly happened at the Women Grand Prix in Delhi". youtube.com. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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