# FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–25

The 2024–2025 edition of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix is a series of six chess tournaments exclusively for women which determined two players to play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026. The winner of the Candidates Tournament would play the reigning world champion in the Women's World Chess Championship 2026.
This is the seventh cycle of the tournament series. Each of 16 players had to participate in three out of six tournaments, and every tournament was a ten-player round robin event. The tournaments were held between 2024 and 2025.

## Players

20 players qualified for the Grand Prix. The twenty players to qualify for WGP shall be determined according to the following criteria:
* A. 2 spots – FIDE Women's World Championship Match 2023 participants: GM Ju Wenjun and GM Lei Tingjie
* B. 2 spots – FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2022–23: GM Kateryna Lagno and GM Aleksandra Goryachkina.
* C. 3 spots – FIDE Women's World Cup 2023: IM Nurgyul Salimova, GM Anna Muzychuk, GM Tan Zhongyi.
* D. 3 spots – FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2023: three best players according to the final standings (but not below 4th place), excluding those who have qualified for WGP Series 2024-25 via paths 3.1.a-c. The unallocated spot(s), if any, shall be awarded according to the procedure described in Article 3.1.e.
* E. 4 spots – Standard Rating in the April 2024 FIDE Rating List: four players with the highest rating, excluding those who have qualified for WGP Series via paths 3.1.a-d. Only players who played at least 30 games rated in the FIDE standard rating lists from May 2023 to April 2024 are eligible. If two or more players have equal ratings, the drawing of lots shall be used to determine the qualifiers.
* F. 6 spots – Players nominated by Organisers of WGP tournaments: each of the six WGP tournament Organiser shall nominate any player non-qualified via paths 3.1.a-e of his/her choice upon consultation with FIDE president.
Replacement players are stylized in italics.
| Invitee | Qualifying method | Rating |
| Lei Tingjie | Women's World Championship Match 2023 | 2549 |
| Kateryna Lagno | Women's Grand Prix Series 2022–23 | 2532 |
| Aleksandra Goryachkina | Women's Grand Prix Series 2022–23 | 2545 |
| Nurgyul Salimova | Women's World Cup | 2449 |
| Anna Muzychuk | Women's World Cup | 2521 |
| Tan Zhongyi | Women's World Cup | 2545 |
| Vaishali Rameshbabu | Women's Grand Swiss | 2488 |
| Batkhuyag Munguntuul | Women's Grand Swiss | 2356 |
| Koneru Humpy | Rating | 2530 |
| Mariya Muzychuk | Rating | 2508 |
| Nana Dzagnidze | Rating | 2505 |
| Harika Dronavalli | Rating | 2491 |
| Alexandra Kosteniuk | Rating | 2488 |
| Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | Rating (replacement) | 2489 |
| Zhu Jiner | Rating (replacement) | 2514 |
| Lela Javakhishvili | Organizer's nominee | 2451 |
| Bibisara Assaubayeva | Organizer's nominee | 2472 |
| Elisabeth Pähtz | Organizer's nominee | 2451 |
| Stavroula Tsolakidou | Organizer's nominee | 2428 |
| Divya Deshmukh | Organizer's nominee | 2472 |
| Regina Pokorna | Organizer's nominee | 2302 |
| Olga Badelka | Organizer's nominee (replacement) | 2429 |
| Alina Kashlinskaya | Replacement | 2474 |
| Salome Melia | Replacement | 2293 |

## Schedule

| Dates | Host city | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place |
| August 14–25, 2024 | Tbilisi | Alina Kashlinskaya | Bibisara Assaubayeva | Stavroula Tsolakidou |
| October 29–November 9, 2024 | Shymkent | Aleksandra Goryachkina | Tan Zhongyi | Bibisara Assaubayeva |
| February 17–28, 2025 | Monaco | Aleksandra Goryachkina | Humpy Koneru | Batkhuyag Munguntuul |
| March 14–25, 2025 | Nicosia | | | |
| April 14–25, 2025 | India | | | |
| May 5–16, 2025 | Austria | | | |
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## Prizes

The tour points are to be awarded as follows:
    PlaceTour PointsOverall prize moneyEvent prize money 1st130€30,000€18,000 2nd105€22,000€13,000 3rd85€16,000€10,500 4th70€12,000€8,500 5th60€10,000€7,000 6th50€8,000€6,000 7th40€7,000€5,000 8th30€6,000€4,500 9th20€5,000€4,000 10th10€4,000€3,500
* Tour points and prize money are shared equally between tied players.

## Tournaments
### Georgia (Stage 1)

The first stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Tbilisi, Georgia from August 14 to 25, 2024. Alina Kashlinskaya was the winner of the tournament.
    FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 1, August 14–25 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia, Category X (2482.4) PlayerRating12345678910PointsTBGrand Prix PointsPrize money 1 IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL)2474Does not appear½½½½11½1½6130€18,000 2 IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)2472½Does not appear½½½½½1½15½105€13,000 3 IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE)2428½½Does not appear½½½1½½½522.0071.67€8,667 4 GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR)2521½½½Does not appear½½½½½1521.2571.67€8,667 5 GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)2505½½½½Does not appear½01½1521.2571.67€8,667 6 GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR)25080½½½½Does not appear1½½½4½50€6,000 7 GM Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND)24880½0½10Does not appear½½1416.5035€4,750 8 GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI)2488½0½½0½½Does not appear½1416.5035€4,750 9 IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO)24510½½½½½½½Does not appear03½20€4,000 10 IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP)2489½0½00½001Does not appear2½10€3,000

### Kazakhstan (Stage 2)

The Second stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan from October 29 to November 9, 2024. Aleksandra Goryachkina was the winner of the tournament.
    FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 2, October 29 – November 9, 2024, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, Category X (2476.4) PlayerRating12345678910PointsTBGrand Prix PointsPrize money 1 GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)2528Does not appear1½1½1½½1175130€18,000 2 GM Tan Zhongyi (CHN)25510Does not appear½1½½11116½4105€13,000 3 IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)2488½½Does not appear½1½01½½5577.5€9,500 4 IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE)244500½Does not appear1½½½115577.5€9,500 5 GM Koneru Humpy (IND)2530½½00Does not appear½½1½14½555€6,500 6 IM Divya Deshmukh (IND)24930½½½½Does not appear½½½14½455€6,500 7 GM Kateryna Lagno (FIDE)2527½01½½½Does not appear½½04440€5,000 8 IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL)2402½00½0½½Does not appear½13½430€4,500 9 GM Elisabeth Pähtz (GER)245600½0½½½½Does not appear02½515€3,750 10 IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL)234400½000101Does not appear2½415€3,750

### Monaco (Stage 3)

The Third stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Monaco from February 18 to 28, 2025.
    FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 3, February 18–28, 2025, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Category X (2482.7) PlayerRating12345678910PointsBPGSBGrand Prix PointsPrize money 1 GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)2546Does not appear1½½0½1½1½5½523.50106.67€13,833 2 GM Koneru Humpy (IND)25230Does not appear½½½½111½5½522.50106.67€13,833 3 IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL)2331½½Does not appear½½1½½½15½4106.67€13,833 4 GM Tan Zhongyi (CHN)2561½½½Does not appear½01½1½5565€7,750 5 GM Kateryna Lagno (FIDE)25151½½½Does not appear½0½½15465€7,750 6 GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI)2484½½01½Does not appear½0½14½50€6,000 7 IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP)245800½01½Does not appear1½½4535€4,750 8 GM Harika Dronavalli (IND)2489½0½½½10Does not appear½½4435€4,750 9 IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)249200½0½½½½Does not appear½3413.5015€3,750 10 GM Elisabeth Pähtz (GER)2428½½0½00½½½Does not appear3413.0015€3,750

### Cyprus (Stage 4)
## Grand Prix standings

| Invitee | Rating | Tbilisi | Shymkent | Monaco | Nicosia | India | Austria | Total | Prize Money |
| Aleksandra Goryachkina | 2545 | — | 130 | 106.67 | | — | — | 236.67 | €31,833 |
| Bibisara Assaubayeva | 2472 | 105 | 77.5 | 15 | — | — | — | 197.5 | €26,200 |
| Tan Zhongyi | 2545 | — | 105 | 65 | — | — | | 170 | €20,750 |
| Koneru Humpy | 2530 | — | 55 | 106.67 | — | | — | 161.67 | €20,333 |
| Stavroula Tsolakidou | 2428 | 71.67 | 77.5 | — | | — | — | 149.17 | €18,167 |
| Alina Kashlinskaya | 2474 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | €18,000 |
| Batkhuyag Munguntuul | 2356 | — | 15 | 106.67 | — | | — | 121.67 | €17,583 |
| Kateryna Lagno | 2532 | — | 40 | 65 | — | | — | 105 | €12,750 |
| Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2488 | 35 | — | 50 | — | — | | 85 | €10,750 |
| Nana Dzagnidze | 2505 | 71.67 | — | — | | — | | 71.67 | €8,667 |
| Anna Muzychuk | 2521 | 71.67 | — | — | | — | | 71.67 | €8,667 |
| Divya Deshmukh | 2472 | — | 55 | — | | | — | 55 | €6,500 |
| Mariya Muzychuk | 2508 | 50 | — | — | | — | | 50 | €6,000 |
| Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | 2489 | 10 | — | 35 | — | | — | 45 | €7,750 |
| Vaishali Rameshbabu | 2488 | 35 | — | — | — | | | 35 | €4,750 |
| Harika Dronavalli | 2491 | — | — | 35 | | | — | 35 | €4,750 |
| Nurgyul Salimova | 2449 | — | 30 | — | — | | | 30 | €4,500 |
| Elisabeth Pähtz | 2451 | — | 15 | 15 | | — | — | 30 | €7,500 |
| Lela Javakhishvili | 2451 | 20 | — | — | — | — | | 20 | €4,000 |
| Zhu Jiner | 2514 | — | — | — | | | | | |
| Olga Badelka | 2429 | — | — | — | | — | | | |
| Salome Melia | 2293 | — | — | — | — | | — | |
| Lei Tingjie | 2549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Regina Pokorná | 2302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |