Women's Grand Prix: Goryachkina wins five in a row

by André Schulz
11/7/2024 – Aleksandra Goryachkina wins and wins and wins. In round 7 of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix she won with Black against Batkhuyag Munguntuul - her fifth win in her last five games. She now leads with 6.0/7 and is one point ahead of Tan Zhongyi who won in round 7 against Nurgyul Salimova. | Photos: Konstantin Chalabov and Anastasia Abramova (FIDE)

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In order to give the top female players more opportunities to play in strong tournaments, FIDE changed the format of the Grand Prix series, increasing the number of tournaments from four to six and allowing more players to take part in the series. The prize money was also increased.

The winner of the series will take home $18,000. A total of $120,000 will be up for grabs in each tournament, with $30,000 going to the winner.

The first tournament of the 2024-25 series was held in Tbilisi and was won by Alina Kashlinskaya. The next tournaments will take place in Monaco, Cyprus, India and Austria from February to May 2025.

Aleksandra Goryachkina is the dominant player in the second tournament, which is now drawing to a close in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The Russian grandmaster came close to becoming Women's World Champion when she lost in the tiebreak against Ju Wenjun in the World Championship match in January 2020.

In Shymkent, Goryachkina started with two draws and then won five games in a row. In round seven she defeated Batkhuyag Munguntuul in a well-known line of the Sveshnikov.

Goryachkina's closest pursuers are Stavroula Tsolakidou and Tan Zhongyi. Tsolakidou drew in round 7 against Kateryna Lagno but Tan Zhongyi won against Nurgyul Salimova. The Chinese Grandmaster took the pawns offered to her and then showed her defensive skills to win the game.

In a Reti Opening Bibisara Assubayeva had an advantage in a queenless middlegame against Divya Deshmuk but then failed to find the right way to liquidate and lost her advantage. This game ended in a draw, as did the game between Elisabeth Pähtz and Humpy Koneru.

Both players have struggled in the tournament and did not mind an early draw.

Results

NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
2344
2
0-1
5
2533
2439
4
½-½
2527
2487
½-½
3
2501
2405
2
0-1
4
2551
2458
1
½-½
3
2530

Standings

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TBPerf.
1
2533
6.0
7
20.00
2781
2
2551
5.0
7
12.00
2629
3
2439
4.5
7
11.50
2571
4
2487
4.0
7
13.25
2535
5
2501
3.5
7
10.75
2482
6
2530
3.5
7
9.00
2455
7
2527
3.0
7
12.00
2416
8
2405
2.0
7
6.25
2341
9
2344
2.0
7
4.50
2348
10
2458
1.5
7
4.75
2240
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Lagno,K2527Goryachkina,A2533½–½2024C54FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20241.1
Divya Deshmukh2501Koneru,H2530½–½2024C45FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20241.2
Tan,Z2551Paehtz,E24581–02024B50FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20241.3
Munguntuul,B2344Tsolakidou,S24390–12024C60FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20241.4
Salimova,N2405Assaubayeva,B24870–12024A31FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20241.5
Goryachkina,A2533Assaubayeva,B2487½–½2024C79FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20242.1
Tsolakidou,S2439Salimova,N2405½–½2024C54FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20242.2
Paehtz,E2458Munguntuul,B23440–12024B19FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20242.3
Koneru,H2530Tan,Z2551½–½2024E45FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20242.4
Lagno,K2527Divya Deshmukh2501½–½2024C01FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20242.5
Divya Deshmukh2501Goryachkina,A25330–12024C47FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20243.1
Tan,Z2551Lagno,K25271–02024D02FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20243.2
Munguntuul,B2344Koneru,H25300–12024C78FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20243.3
Salimova,N2405Paehtz,E2458½–½2024A49FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20243.4
Assaubayeva,B2487Tsolakidou,S2439½–½2024E92FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20243.5
Goryachkina,A2533Tsolakidou,S24391–02024B30FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20244.1
Paehtz,E2458Assaubayeva,B2487½–½2024B22FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20244.2
Koneru,H2530Salimova,N24051–02024D35FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20244.3
Lagno,K2527Munguntuul,B23440–12024B12FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20244.4
Divya Deshmukh2501Tan,Z2551½–½2024E94FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20244.5
Tan,Z2551Goryachkina,A25330–12024C50FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20245.1
Munguntuul,B2344Divya Deshmukh25010–12024C84FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20245.2
Salimova,N2405Lagno,K2527½–½2024D58FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20245.3
Assaubayeva,B2487Koneru,H25301–02024A28FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20245.4
Tsolakidou,S2439Paehtz,E24581–02024B27FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20245.5
Goryachkina,A2533Paehtz,E24581–02024C07FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20246.1
Koneru,H2530Tsolakidou,S24390–12024E70FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20246.2
Lagno,K2527Assaubayeva,B24871–02024B51FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20246.3
Divya Deshmukh2501Salimova,N2405½–½2024A13FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20246.4
Tan,Z2551Munguntuul,B23441–02024D12FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20246.5
Munguntuul,B2344Goryachkina,A25330–12024B33FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20247.1
Salimova,N2405Tan,Z25510–12024E04FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20247.2
Assaubayeva,B2487Divya Deshmukh2501½–½2024A14FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20247.3
Tsolakidou,S2439Lagno,K2527½–½2024E17FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20247.4
Paehtz,E2458Koneru,H2530½–½2024C50FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20247.5
Goryachkina,A2533Koneru,H2530½–½2024C78FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20248.1
Lagno,K2527Paehtz,E2458½–½2024B55FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20248.2
Divya Deshmukh2501Tsolakidou,S2439½–½2024B51FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20248.3
Tan,Z2551Assaubayeva,B2487½–½2024B52FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20248.4
Munguntuul,B2344Salimova,N24050–12024B33FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20248.5
Salimova,N2405Goryachkina,A2533½–½2024D00FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20249.1
Assaubayeva,B2487Munguntuul,B2344½–½2024A11FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20249.2
Tsolakidou,S2439Tan,Z25510–12024A13FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20249.3
Paehtz,E2458Divya Deshmukh2501½–½2024B10FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20249.4
Koneru,H2530Lagno,K2527½–½2024D27FIDE Women GP Shimkent 20249.5

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