3/13/2020 – World champion Ju Wenjun lost a second game in a row, this time against Aleksandra Goryachkina, who thus caught up with Nana Dzagnidze atop the standings table of the Women's Grand Prix in Lausanne. But the latter two drew their final round clash in 24 moves. Zhansaya Abdumalik ended a half point behind. You can replay the games (with engine analysis support) on our live broadcast page. | Photo: David Llada
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Round 11
The third tournament in the current FIDE Grand Prix series is played in Lausanne, Switzerland through March 14th. There are four tournaments in total, with the final event expected in Sardinia in May. Each of the participating players takes part in three of the four GP tournaments. The two players with the highest point tally qualify for the next candidates tournament. After two events, Humpy Koneru leads the overall standings.
Co-leaders Nana Dzagnidze and Aleksandra Goryachkina drew their final round game, but so did everyone else, including Zhansaya Abdumalik who finished in clear third place.
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Commentary by GM Mikhail Gurevich and WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili
Current standings
Round 1 results
Round 2 results
Round 3 results
Round 4 results
Round 5 results
Round 6 results
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Round 8 results
Round 9 results
Round 10 results
Round 11 results
As available.
Venue
The venue in Lausanne is the Mövenpick Hotel.
Opening ceremony
The tournament opened on Sunday evening with a celebration in the Olympic Museum on the shores of Lake Geneva. The FIDE World Championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Viswanthan Anand was played here in January 1998.
FIDE was represented by its President Arkady Dvorkovich, among others. Swiss Chess Federation President Peter Wyss was on hand has was Mayor Grégoire Junod representing the host city of Lausanne. Lausanne has also been the official seat of the World Chess Federation for about a year. Among the guests was the 14th world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik, who now lives in Geneva.
Vladimir Kramnik and Emil Sutovsky
Arkadij Dvorkovich opened the tournament yesterday
Players
Rank
Name
Rating
1
Ju,Wenjun
2583
2
Aleksandra Goryachkina
2579
3
Mariya Muzychuk
2551
4
Anna Muzychuk
2535
5
Dronavalli Harika
2517
6
Nana Dzagnidze
2509
7
Alina Kashlinskaya
2485
8
Alexandra Kosteniuk
2482
9
Pia Cramling
2475
10
Zhansaya Abdumalik
2461
11
Antoaneta Stefanova
2453
12
Marie Sebag
2443
Schedule
All rounds begin at 14:00 UTC (15:00 CET / 9:00 EST) except the final round, which starts at 10:30 UTC (11:30 CET / 5:30 EST).
March 2: Round 1
Alesandra Goryachkina - Alina Kashlinskaya Alexandra Kosteniuk - Nana Dzagnidze Zhansaya Abdumalik - Ju Wenjun Antoaneta Stefanova - Marie Sebag Harika Dronavalli - Pia Cramling Anna Muzychuk - Mariya Muzychuk
March 3: Round 2
Alina Kashlinskaya - Mariya Muzychuk Pia Cramling - Anna Muzychuk Marie Sebag - Harika Dronavalli Ju Wenjun - Antoaneta Stefanova Nana Dzagnidze - Zhansaya Abdumalik Aleksandra Goryachkina - Alexandra Kosteniuk
March 4: Round 3
Alexandra Kosteniuk - Alina Kashlinskaya Zhansaya Abdumalik - Aleksandra Goryachkina Antoaneta Stefanova - Nana Dzagnidze Harika Dronavalli - Ju Wenjun Anna Muzychuk - Marie Sebag Mariya Muzychuk - Pia Cramling
March 5: Round 4
Alina Kashlinskaya - Pia Cramling Marie Sebag - Mariya Muzychuk Ju Wenjun - Anna Muzychuk Nana Dzagnidze - Harika Dronavalli Aleksandra Goryachkina - Antoaneta Stefanova Alexandra Kosteniuk - Zhansaya Abdumalik
March 6: Round 5
Zhansaya Abdumalik - Alina Kashlinskaya Antoaneta Stefanova - Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli - Aleksandra Goryachkina Anna Muzychuk - Nana Dzagnidze Mariya Muzychuk - Ju Wenjun Pia Cramling - Marie Sebag
March 7: Round 6
Alina Kashlinskaya - Marie Sebag Ju Wenjun - Pia Cramling Nana Dzagnidze - Mariya Muzychuk Aleksandra Goryachkina - Anna Muzychuk Alexandra Kosteniuk - Harika Dronavalli Zhansaya Abdumalik - Antoaneta Stefanova
March 8: Rest Day
March 9: Round 7
Antoaneta Stefanova - Alina Kashlinskaya Harika Dronavalli - Zhansaya Abdumalik Anna Muzychuk - Alexandra Kosteniuk Mariya Muzychuk - Aleksandra Goryachkina Pia Cramling - Nana Dzagnidze Marie Sebag - Ju Wenjun
March 10: Round 8
Alina Kashlinskaya - Ju Wenjun Nana Dzagnidze - Marie Sebag Aleksandra Goryachkina - Pia Cramling Alexandra Kosteniuk - Mariya Muzychuk Zhansaya Abdumalik - Anna Muzychuk Antoaneta Stefanova - Harika Dronavalli
March 11: Round 9
Harika Dronavalli - Alina Kashlinskaya Anna Muzychuk - Antoaneta Stefanova Mariya Muzychuk - Zhansaya Abdumalik Pia Cramling - Alexandra Kosteniuk Marie Sebag - Aleksandra Goryachkina Ju Wenjun - Nana Dzagnidze
March 12: Round 10
Alina Kashlinskaya - Nana Dzagnidze Aleksandra Goryachkina - Ju Wenjun Alexandra Kosteniuk - Marie Sebag Zhansaya Abdumalik - Pia Cramling Antoaneta Stefanova - Mariya Muzychuk Harika Dronavalli - Anna Muzychuk
March 13: Round 9
Anna Muzychuk - Alina Kashlinskaya Mariya Muzychuk - Harika Dronavalli Pia Cramling - Antoaneta Stefanova Marie Sebag - Zhansaya Abdumalik Ju Wenjun - Alexandra Kosteniuk Nana Dzagnidze - Aleksandra Goryachkina
Followed by Awards & Closing Ceremony at Approx. 18:00 CET
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