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Aleksandra Goryachkina emerged as the sole leader at the Shymkent Women's Grand Prix, marking a dominant performance with her third consecutive win in round 5. The 26-year-old defeated former co-leader and top seed Tan Zhongyi, pushing her score to an impressive 4/5 points. Goryachkina's victory over Tan puts her half a point ahead of Bibisara Assaubayeva, who sits in sole second place with 3½ points.
Kazakhstani representative Bibisara Assaubayeva climbed to second place after defeating Humpy Koneru in a key round-5 encounter. As the only home-country participant in the tournament, Assaubayeva has drawn considerable support in Shymkent. She previously faced the current leader, Goryachkina, in a 35-move game, holding her to a draw with the black pieces in the second round.
Master Class Vol.16 - Judit Polgar
In this video course, experts (Pelletier, Marin, Müller and Reeh) examine the games of Judit Polgar. Let them show you which openings Polgar chose to play, where her strength in middlegames were, or how she outplayed her opponents in the endgame.
In shared third place with 3/5 points are Tan Zhongyi, Humpy Koneru, and Stavroula Tsolakidou. Tsolakidou has maintained an assertive playing style, winning twice and losing once in the first five rounds. She defeated Batkhuyag Munguntuul in the opening round, experienced a setback against Goryachkina in round 4, and quickly bounced back with a win over Elisabeth Paehtz in Sunday's round 5.
Assaubayeva and Tsolakidou are the only two players who also competed in the series’ first leg in Tbilisi. Each player in the Women's Grand Prix series participates in three of the six tournaments, with points accumulated across events. At the end of the series, the top two players in the final standings will earn spots in the 2026 Women's Candidates Tournament.
Bibisara Assaubayeva | Photo: Konstantin Chalabov
Stavroula Tsolakidou | Photo: Konstantin Chalabov
Analysis by André Schulz
Master Class Vol.16 - Judit Polgar
In this video course, experts (Pelletier, Marin, Müller and Reeh) examine the games of Judit Polgar. Let them show you which openings Polgar chose to play, where her strength in middlegames were, or how she outplayed her opponents in the endgame.
Tan Zhongyi | Photo: Konstantin Chalabov
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