The fourth and final leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix will take place from May 22 to June 2, 2021, in Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar.
Twelve players will compete in a round-robin event in Gibraltar, fighting for the qualification spot for the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2022. Two best ranked players on the list with cumulative scores from all 4 Grand Prix events will qualify for Women’s Candidates.
Live games from the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2021 will be daily on Chessdom.com
List of participants – Gibraltar Women’s Grand Prix:
1
IM
Gunay Mammadzada
2443
AZE
2
IM
Irina Bulmaga
2440
ROU
3
IM
Zhansaya Abdumalik
2472
KAZ
4
GM
Mariya Muzychuk
2544
UKR
5
GM
Nana Dzagnidze
2524
GEO
6
IM
Alina Kashlinskaya
2494
RUS
7
GM
Valentina Gunina
2421
RUS
8
GM
Kateryna Lagno
2546
RUS
9
GM
Anna Muzychuk
2535
UKR
10
IM
Dinara Saduakassova
2500
KAZ
11
IM
Elisabeth Paehtz
2467
GER
12
GM
Antoaneta Stefanova
2470
BUL
The leader of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series after 3 events is Aleksandra Goryachkina, who already has a spot in the Candidates event.
With 293 points, Koneru Humpy holds the second place on the overall list and she is 100 points ahead of Kosteniuk Alexandra who will not participate in the Gibraltar event.
Dzagnidze Nana is fourth with 180 points, followed by Lagno Kateryna and Harika Dronavalli, each with 165 points. The difference is that Lagno will have a chance in Gibraltar to improve the score, while Harika won’t play in the event.
Current overall standings:
Rank
Name
Skolkovo
Monaco
Lausanne
Gibraltar
Points
1
Goryachkina, Aleksandra
120
133
145
398
2
Koneru, Humpy
160
133
293
3
Kosteniuk, Alexandra
45
133
15
193
4
Dzagnidze, Nana
35
145
180
5-6
Lagno, Kateryna
90
90
180
5-6
Harika, Dronavalli
60
60
60
180
7
Muzychuk, Anna
80
85
165
8
Ju, Wenjun
120
35
155
9
Kashlinskaya, Alina
45
85
130
10
Muzychuk, Mariya
60
60
120
11
Abdumalik, Zhansaya
110
110
12
Cramling, Pia
10
60
35
105
13-14
Paehtz, Elisabeth
75
20
95
13-14
Gunina, Valentina
75
10
85
15-16
Stefanova, Antoaneta
25
60
85
15-16
Sebag, Marie
25
15
40
17
Zhao, Xue
35
35
18
Mammadzada, Gunay
–
19
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat
–
20
Saduakassova, Dinara
–
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