FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2019-21

Tournament information
Sport	Chess
Location	Russia Monaco Switzerland Gibraltar
Dates	10 September 2019–2 June 2021
Administrator	FIDE
Format	Series of round-robin tournaments
Final positions
Champion	Aleksandra Goryachkina
1st runner-up	Koneru Humpy
2nd runner-up	Kateryna Lagno
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The 2019–2021 edition of theFIDE Women's Grand Prix was a series of fourchess tournaments exclusively for women which determined two players to play in theWomen's Candidates Tournament 2022. The winner of the Candidates Tournament played a 12-game match against the world champion in theWomen'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 atOxford University.^[2]

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 theCoronavirus outbreak,Zhao Xue was unable to participate in theLausanne leg of the Grand Prix. She was replaced byZhansaya Abdumalik.^[4]For the Gibraltar WGP, Koneru, Ju, Zhao and Sebag were replaced byZhansaya Abdumalik,Dinara Saduakassova,Irina Bulmaga andGunay Mammadzada.^[5] These replacement players were not eligible for the Candidates spots.

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 inSardinia, was postponed by FIDE due to the ongoingCoronavirus pandemic. FIDE announced that the fourth stop of the Grand Prix was to be held inGibraltar from 17–29 January, 2021,^[6] but it was then postponed again^[7] to 22 May – 2 June 2021.^[8]

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	GMKoneru 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	GMJu 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	GMAleksandra 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	GMKateryna 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	IMElisabeth 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	GMValentina 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	GMHarika 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	GMAlexandra 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	IMAlina 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	GMAntoaneta 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	GMMarie 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	GMPia 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	GMAlexandra 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	GMKoneru 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	GMAleksandra 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	GMKateryna 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	GMAnna 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	GMHarika 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	GMPia 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	GMMariya 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	GMZhao 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	GMNana 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	IMElisabeth 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	GMValentina 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	GMNana 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	GMAleksandra 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	IMZhansaya 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	IMAlina 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	GMAnna 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	GMAntoaneta 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	GMHarika 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	GMMariya 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	GMJu 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	GMPia 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	GMAlexandra 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	GMMarie 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	IMZhansaya 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	GMMariya 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	IMGunay 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	GMKateryna 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	IMElisabeth 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	GMNana 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	GMAnna 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	IMAlina 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	GMAntoaneta 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	GMValentina 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	IMDinara 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	IMIrina 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

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

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