Zhongyi regains her sole lead
GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) is back in the sole lead 6/9
Vaishali - Zhongyi
Position after 16.c4?
16.c4 is the first mistake by White. It leaves d4-pawn hanging. 16...f6 to ensure the knight drops back. 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.c5? Qc7 19.Nh3 Nxd4 20.Qe3?? Nxc2 21.Qxe7+ Rf7 and Black won.
Interview with Zhongyi Tan (CHN) | Video: FIDE
GM Vaishali will have to forget this game
GM Tingjie Lei (CHN) - IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL): 0.5-0.5
GM Koneru Humpy - GM Kateryna Lagno: 0.5-0.5
GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) - GM Aleksandra Goryachkina: 0.5-0.5
Photo Gallery
WCM Laksshana Deepak (CAN), made the ceremonial first move of FIDE Women's Candidates 2024 Round 9
Guess who was donning a tiger brooch on their attire?
GM Tingjie Lei (CHN) with her fans
Spectators in attendance
Time control
The time control for each game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
Prizes
The total prize fund is €250000. The top three prizes are €24000, €18000 and €12000. All prize money shall be divided equally among the players with the equal score after 14 rounds regardless tie-break results. In addition, each player gets €1750 euros for every half point scored.
Replay Round 9 live stream
FIDE Women's Candidates 2024 Round 9 Live Commentary by Amruta Mokal and GM Harshit Raja | Video: ChessBase India
Replay Round 9 games
Round 9 results
Round 9 results | Photo: FIDE
Standings after Round 9
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | CHN | 2521 | 6 | 23,25 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | GM | Lei, Tingjie | CHN | 2550 | 5,5 | 23,50 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | FID | 2553 | 5,5 | 23,25 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 8 | GM | Lagno, Kateryna | FID | 2542 | 5 | 21,50 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 7 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | BUL | 2432 | 4 | 18,50 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 5 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | IND | 2546 | 4 | 16,25 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | UKR | 2520 | 3,5 | 15,25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | IM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | IND | 2475 | 2,5 | 10,50 | 1 | 0 |
Round 10 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2521 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | GM | Koneru, Humpy | 2546 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | 2542 | GM | Lagno, Kateryna | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | 2520 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 2553 | GM | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | GM | Lei, Tingjie | 2550 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 2432 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | IM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 2475 | 4 |
