Harika to face Divya in Round 1
The fourth leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 series starts today in Nicosia, Cyprus. 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. This will be GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, IM Stavroula Tsolakidou and GM Elisabeth Paehtz's final GP event of the season. Each GP participant can play three out of the six legs. All three of them have played two events and this will be their third. The winner of the previous GP held in Monte Carlo, Monaco, GM Aleksandra Goryachkina will play her third consecutive GP of the cycle.
Players list
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (2548)
GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR, 2516)
GM Jiner Zhu (CHN, 2514)
GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO, 2513)
GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR, 2490)
GM Harika Dronavalli (2483)
IM Divya Deshmukh (2470)
IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE, 2445)
IM Olga Badelka (AUT, 2429)
GM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER, 2424)
GP Standings
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina is the new sole leader of the GP with 236.67 points, followed by IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) 197.5 and GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) 170 points. Bibisara has played all three of her GP events of the season. So, she has none left.
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 24th March 2025. Sole rest day is on Thursday 20th March.
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina - GM Nana Dzagnidze
GM Anna Muzychuk - GM Mariya Muzychuk
IM Divya Deshmukh - GM Harika Dronavalli
IM Stavroula Tsolakidou - GM Elisabeth Paehtz
GM Jiner Zhu - IM Olga Badelka
