Vaishali set to face World's top Women at FIDE Grosslobming GP
The sixth and final leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 starts today in Grosslobming, Austria. GM R Vaishali will be the sole Indian taking part in this event. The ten-player round-robin tournament will also feature GM Jiner Zhu (CHN), GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN), GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR), GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) , GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI), IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO) IM Olga Badelka (AUT) and IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL). Jiner is the highest rated player of the event. Vaishali will face Nurgyul in the first round. It starts today at 3 p.m local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Przemysław Nikiel
Vaishali will face Salimova in Round 1
The sixth leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 series starts today in Grosslobming, Austria. Ten top women of the world will fight for the first prize €18000 and last few valuable GP points which adds up to the direct qualification to FIDE Women's Candidates 2026. The total prize fund of the tournament is €80000. This leg will not only determine the winner of this GP but also find the top two finishers who will earn a spot in the Women's Candidates. Each GP participant can only play three out of the six legs.
Players list
| No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | GM | Zhu, Jiner | 8608059 | CHN | 2541 | |
| 7 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | 8603642 | CHN | 2536 | |
| 8 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | 14111330 | UKR | 2526 | |
| 10 | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | 13601903 | GEO | 2509 | |
| 3 | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | 14114550 | UKR | 2494 | |
| 6 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 4128125 | SUI | 2479 | |
| 2 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 5091756 | IND | 2475 | |
| 1 | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | 13601458 | GEO | 2430 | |
| 5 | IM | Badelka, Olga | 13509926 | AUT | 2426 | |
| 9 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | 2915138 | BUL | 2399 |
GP Standings
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina is still at the top spot 308.34. She is guaranteed a spot at the next Candidates as only GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) can surpass her. She is at 235 points. After winning Pune GP, GM Koneru Humpy moved up to the second spot with 279.17 points. She needs to hope that Jiner does not surpass her in GP points at the Grosslobming GP.
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.
Pairings
Round 1 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. The tournament will go on till 15th May 2025. Sole rest day is on Monday 12th April.
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2430 | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2509 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2475 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | 2399 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 2494 | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | 2526 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2541 | GM | Zhu, Jiner | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | 2536 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 2426 | IM | Badelka, Olga | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2479 | 6 |
