Anna Muzychuk wins Grosslobming GP
GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) drew with GM R Vaishali to win FIDE Grosslobming GP in Austria. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (UKR) missed a win against GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) in the endgame and the game ended in a draw. Thus, Jiner finished second and won the FIDE Women's GP 2024-25 with 352.5 points. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina secured second place scoring 308.34 point. Anna missed a spot in the Women's Candidates by a whisker 1.67 points as she scored 306.67. There are still many paths left for her as well as others to qualify. GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) scored 5.5/9 to finish third overall. Total prize fund was €80000. The top three prizes were €18000, €13000 and €10500 each. Photo: FIDE/Przemysław Nikiel
Jiner and Goryachkina secure their spots in the Women's Candidates
GM R Vaishali scored 5/9 to finish fourth. She also gained 6 Elo rating points in the process. The total prize fund in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 season was €120000. The top three prizes were €30000, €22000 and €16000 each respectively.
Anna - Vaishali: 0.5-0.5
GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR, 2526) and GM R Vaishali (2475) had five draws against each other in Classical rated games. The sole victory was scored by Vaishali last year.
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GP Standings
GM Jiner Zhu wins the FIDE Women GP 2024-25 with 352.5 points. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina finishes second 308.34 points. GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) missed a spot in the Women's Candidates by a whisker as she scored 306.67 points.
Prizes
Total prize fund is €80000. The top three prizes are €18000, €13000 and €10500 each. The top three GP points are - 130, 105 and 85. For more details, check out the regulations below.
Schedule
Round 1 started on 6th May at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. The tournament concluded on 15th May 2025. Sole rest day was on Monday 12th May.
Round 9 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2426 | IM | Badelka, Olga | 1 - 0 | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2509 | 10 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2479 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | ½ - ½ | GM | Zhu, Jiner | 2541 | 4 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2536 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | ½ - ½ | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | 2494 | 3 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 8 | 2526 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | ½ - ½ | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 2475 | 2 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 9 | 2399 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | 0 - 1 | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | 2430 | 1 | PGN |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | Rp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | UKR | 2526 | 6 | 5 | 26,25 | 3 | 0 | 2602 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Zhu, Jiner | CHN | 2541 | 6 | 4 | 23,75 | 5 | 0 | 2600 | |
| 3 | 7 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | CHN | 2536 | 5,5 | 5 | 23,25 | 4 | 0 | 2555 | |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | IND | 2475 | 5 | 4 | 19,75 | 3 | 0 | 2525 | |
| 5 | 10 | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | GEO | 2509 | 4,5 | 5 | 19,25 | 2 | 0 | 2478 | |
| 6 | 3 | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | UKR | 2494 | 4,5 | 4 | 19,00 | 2 | 0 | 2480 | |
| 7 | 6 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | SUI | 2479 | 4 | 5 | 19,75 | 3 | 0 | 2439 | |
| 8 | 1 | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | GEO | 2430 | 4 | 4 | 15,25 | 3 | 0 | 2444 | |
| 9 | 5 | IM | Badelka, Olga | AUT | 2426 | 3,5 | 4 | 13,50 | 3 | 0 | 2408 | |
| 10 | 9 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | BUL | 2399 | 2 | 5 | 9,25 | 1 | 0 | 2271 |
