Tbilisi GP starts today
The first leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 series starts today in Tbilisi, Georgia. Ten top women of the world will fight for the first prize €18000 and 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.
Participants:
1. GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR, 2525)
2. GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR, 2508)
3. GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO, 2506)
4. GM Vaishali R (2506)
5. IM Sarasadat Khademalshariesh (ESP, 2489)
6. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI, 2488)
7. IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL, 2474)
8. IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ, 2470)
9. IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO, 2451)
10. IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE, 2429)
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, 4:30 p.m. IST. The tournament will go on till 24th August 2024. Sole rest day is on Tuesday 20th August.
| Round 1 pairings | ||||||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | FED | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | POL | 2474 | IM | Kashlinskaya, Alina | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | SUI | 2488 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | UKR | 2525 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | UKR | 2508 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | GEO | 2506 | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | GEO | 2451 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | KAZ | 2470 | IM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | IM | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | ESP | 2489 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | GRE | 2429 | IM | Tsolakidou, Stavroula | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | IND | 2506 | 6 | ||||
