Women's Grand Prix Pune - Live!

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4/23/2025 – The fifth leg of the 2024/25 Women's Grand Prix series is taking place in Pune, India, on 14–23 April. A 10-player single round-robin, the event has Humpy Koneru, Zhu Jiner and Polina Shuvalova as the top seeds. The top two finishers in the series will qualify for the next edition of the Women's Candidates Tournament. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 11.00 CEST (5.00 ET, 14.30 IST)
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Round 9

The Pune stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix is the fifth of six events that constitute the two-year series. The top two finishers in the series will qualify for the next edition of the Women's Candidates Tournament.

The event is a 10-player single round-robin. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move 1.

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