The event will take place from 14th till 25th August and 10 players will fight for 80 thousand euros prize fund, and most important – Grand Prix points and place in the next Candidates Tournament!
Best 2 players of the FIDE Grand Prix Series qualify for the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026!
Players participating in the 1st leg:
Anna Muzychuk (2521)
Mariya Muzychuk (2508)
Nana Dzagnidze (2505)
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (2489)
Alexandra Kosteniuk (2488)
Vaishali R (2488)
Alina Kashlinskaya (2474)
Bibisara Assaubayeva (2472)
Lela Javakhishvili (2451)
Stavroula Tsolakidou (2428)
In the 1st round of the event we had 2 resultative games. Greek star player Tsolakidou won one of the favourites Vaishali, after a big blunder.
Assaubayeva played a dynamic game against Khademalsharieh, and managed to score a full point.
Make sure to follow the event and top female world chess-players compete in a fight for the Candidates.
Official website of the event: https://womengrandprix.fide.com/
Photos by Anna Shtourman
