FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022–23

The 2022–2023 edition of the FIDE Grand Prix was a series of four chess tournaments exclusively for women which determined two players to play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2023–2024. The winner of the Candidates Tournament would play the reigning world champion in the next Women's World Chess Championship.^[1]

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series 2022-23

Tournament information
Sport	Chess
Location	Kazakhstan Germany India Cyprus
Dates	September 2022–May 2023
Administrator	FIDE
Format	Series of round-robin tournaments
Final positions
Champion	Kateryna Lagno
Runner-up	Aleksandra Goryachkina
← FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–2021 FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–25 →

This is the sixth cycle of the tournament series. Each of 16 players had to participate in three out of four tournaments, and every tournament was a twelve-player round robin event. The tournaments were held between September 2022 and May 2023.^[2]

Kateryna Lagno and Aleksandra Goryachkina were the top two finishers of the series, and qualified to play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024.

Players

16 players qualified for the Grand Prix:^[1][3]

• Women's World Chess Champion.
• Four semifinalists of Women's Chess World Cup 2021.
• The top 4 finishers in the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021, excluding those who already qualified for the Grand Prix.
• 3 players with highest rating in the March 2022 rating list, who played at least 1 rated game counted in one of the Standard FIDE Rating Lists from April 2021 to March 2022 (Humpy Koneru was not eligible because of this condition^[4]), excluding those who already qualified for the Grand Prix.
• 4 organizer's nominees.

After Ju Wenjun (Women's World Champion), Lei Tingjie (winner of Women's Grand Swiss) and Hou Yifan (qualified by rating as #1) decided not to participate, replacements were also invited by March 2022 rating list.

Invitee[2]	Qualifying method	Rating (March 2022)
Alexandra Kosteniuk	Women's World Cup	2516
Aleksandra Goryachkina[a]	Women's World Cup	2610
Tan Zhongyi	Women's World Cup	2525
Anna Muzychuk	Women's World Cup	2531
Elisabeth Pähtz	Women's Grand Swiss	2507
Zhu Jiner	Women's Grand Swiss	2464
Mariya Muzychuk	Women's Grand Swiss	2544
Kateryna Lagno[a]	Rating	2550
Nana Dzagnidze	Rating	2531
Bibisara Assaubayeva	Organizer's nominee	2434
Dinara Wagner	Organizer's nominee	2325
Koneru Humpy	Organizer's nominee	2586[b]
Alina Kashlinskaya	Organizer's nominee	2490
Dronavalli Harika	Rating (replacement)	2517
Polina Shuvalova[a]	Rating (replacement)	2504
Zhansaya Abdumalik	Rating (replacement)	2493
R Vaishali[c]	Replacement	2403
Nino Batsiashvili[d]	Replacement	2472
Bella Khotenashvili[e]	Replacement	2485
Gunay Mammadzada[e]	Replacement	2454
Oliwia Kiołbasa[f]	Replacement	2388

Schedule

No.	Host city [2]	Date	Winner	Points (Win/draw/loss)
1	Astana, Kazakhstan	17–30 September 2022	Kateryna Lagno	8/11 (+5=6-0)[7]
2	Munich, Germany	1–14 February 2023	Alexandra Kosteniuk	7.5/11 (+5=5-1)[8]
3	New Delhi, India	24 March – 6 April 2023	Aleksandra Goryachkina[g]	6/9 (+3=6-0)[9]
4	Nicosia, Cyprus	15–28 May 2023	Dinara Wagner	7/11 (+4=6-1) [10]

Crosstables

Astana

Pos	Player	Pld	Score		KL (FIDE)	AG (FIDE)	JZ (CHN)	AKo (SUI)	ZA (KAZ)	ZT (CHN)	DW (GER)	RV (IND)	AKa (POL)	BA (KAZ)	EP (GER)	PS (FIDE)
1	Kateryna Lagno (FIDE)	11	8		—	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	1
2	Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)	11	7 1⁄2		½	—	1	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	1
3	Jiner Zhu (CHN)	11	6 1⁄2		0	0	—	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	½	1
4	Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI)	11	6		½	½	½	—	1	1	0	1	½	0	1	0
5	Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ)	11	5 1⁄2		½	½	0	0	—	½	½	½	1	½	½	1
6-8	Zhongyi Tan (CHN)	11	5		0	0	½	0	½	—	1	½	1	1	½	0
6-8	Dinara Wagner (GER)	11	5		0	½	0	1	½	0	—	½	1	½	0	1
6-8	R Vaishali (IND)	11	5		½	½	½	0	½	½	½	—	0	½	1	½
9-11	Alina Kashlinskaya (POL)	11	4 1⁄2		½	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	—	1	½	1
9-11	Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)	11	4 1⁄2		½	½	½	1	½	0	½	½	0	—	0	½
9-11	Elisabeth Paehtz (GER)	11	4 1⁄2		0	½	½	0	½	½	1	0	½	1	—	0
12	Polina Shuvalova (FIDE)	11	4		0	0	0	1	0	1	0	½	0	½	1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2022. Source: https://womengrandprix.fide.com/astana2022/standings

Munich

Pos	Player	Pld	Score		AKo (SUI)	HK (IND)	ND (GEO)	HD (IND)	EP (GER)	ZT (CHN)	ZA (KAZ)	JZ (CHN)	MM (UKR)	AKa (POL)	AM (UKR)	DW (GER)
1	Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI)	11	7 1⁄2		—	½	½	½	1	1	½	0	½	1	1	1
2	Humpy Koneru (IND)	11	7		½	—	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	½
3	Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)	11	6 1⁄2		½	½	—	½	0	1	1	½	½	1	½	½
4	Harika Dronavalli (IND)	11	6		½	½	½	—	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½
5-8	Elisabeth Paehtz (GER)	11	5 1⁄2		0	0	1	½	—	½	½	½	½	½	½	1
5-8	Zhongyi Tan (CHN)	11	5 1⁄2		0	½	0	½	½	—	½	1	½	½	1	½
5-8	Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ)	11	5 1⁄2		½	½	0	½	½	½	—	0	1	½	½	1
5-8	Jiner Zhu (CHN)	11	5 1⁄2		1	½	½	½	½	0	1	—	0	0	½	1
9	Mariya Muzychuk (UKR)	11	5		½	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	—	0	½	½
10	Alina Kashlinskaya (POL)	11	4 1⁄2		0	0	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	—	½	0
11	Anna Muzychuk (UKR)	11	4		0	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	—	1
12	Dinara Wagner (GER)	11	3 1⁄2		0	½	½	½	0	½	0	0	½	1	0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2023. Source: https://womengrandprix.fide.com/munich2023/standings

New Delhi

Pos	Player	Pld	Score		JZ (CHN)	BA (KAZ)	AG (FIDE)	PS (FIDE)	KL (FIDE)	HK (IND)	ND (GEO)	NB (GEO)	HD (IND)	RV (IND)
1-3	Jiner Zhu (CHN)	9	6		—	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	1
1-3	Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)	9	6		½	—	0	1	½	½	½	1	1	1
1-3	Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)	9	6		½	1	—	½	½	½	½	1	1	½
4-5	Polina Shuvalova (FIDE)	9	5		½	0	½	—	½	½	1	0	1	1
4-5	Kateryna Lagno (FIDE)	9	5		0	½	½	½	—	½	1	½	½	1
6	Humpy Koneru (IND)	9	4 1⁄2		0	½	½	½	½	—	1	½	½	½
7-9	Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)	9	3 1⁄2		½	½	½	0	0	0	—	½	½	1
7-9	Nino Batsiashvili (GEO)	9	3 1⁄2		½	0	0	1	½	½	½	—	0	½
7-9	Harika Dronavalli (IND)	9	3 1⁄2		½	0	0	0	½	½	½	1	—	½
10	R Vaishali (IND)	9	2		0	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2023. Source: https://womengrandprix.fide.com/newdelhi2023/standings

The tournament only had 11 players after Abdumalik withdrew in protest of the playing venue and her accommodations.^[11] FIDE stated they were unable to adjust the pairings or add another player to try to reduce the number of players with 6 whites and 4 blacks or vice versa. Harika stated that many of the players were resistant to another player being added as there were already 3 Indian participants and a reserved player would likely have to also be Indian given the tournament was held in New Delhi and that Goryachkina threatened to withdraw if the pairings were adjusted. ^[12] Paehtz then withdrew as well in protest of the color imbalances. As a result, the tournament was still held over the original 11 rounds with each player now receiving two byes, and colors were still not adjusted, leading Zhu and Shuvalova to have 6 white games and Batsiashvili and Harika to have 6 black games.^[13]

Nicosia

Pos	Player	Pld	Score		DW (GER)	HD (IND)	PS (FIDE)	TZ (CHN)	KL (FIDE)	ND (GEO)	GM (AZE)	AG (FIDE)	BA (KAZ)	AK (FIDE)	BK (GEO)	OK (POL)
1	Dinara Wagner (GER)	11	7		—	½	½	½	1	½	0	1	½	½	1	1
2-4	Harika Dronavalli (IND)	11	6 1⁄2		½	—	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1
2-4	Polina Shuvalova (FIDE)	11	6 1⁄2		½	½	—	½	0	½	1	½	1	½	½	1
2-4	Zhongyi Tan (CHN)	11	6 1⁄2		½	½	½	—	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1
5	Kateryna Lagno (FIDE)	11	6		0	½	1	½	—	½	1	½	½	½	½	½
6-9	Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)	11	5 1⁄2		½	½	½	½	½	—	½	0	½	0	1	1
6-9	Gunay Mammadzada (AZE)	11	5 1⁄2		1	½	0	½	0	½	—	½	½	½	½	1
6-9	Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)	11	5 1⁄2		0	½	½	½	½	1	½	—	½	½	0	1
6-9	Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)	11	5 1⁄2		½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	—	1	1	½
10	Alexandra Kosteniuk (FIDE)	11	5		½	½	½	0	½	1	½	½	0	—	½	½
11	Bella Khotenashvili (GEO)	11	4 1⁄2		0	½	½	½	½	0	½	1	0	½	—	½
12	Oliwia Kiołbasa  (POL)	11	2		0	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	½	—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: https://womengrandprix.fide.com/standings

Grand Prix standings

For each tournament, 160 Grand Prix points will be awarded for 1st place, 130 for 2nd, 110 for 3rd and then in steps of 10 from 90 for 4th to 10 for 12th place. If players ended up tied on points, points for those places will be shared equally.

The top two players in Grand Prix standings will qualify for Women's Candidates Tournament 2023–2024.

All replacements (in italics) are eligible for Grand Prix points and Candidates qualification.

Rank	Player	Astana	Munich	New Delhi	Nicosia	Total	Prize Money
1	Kateryna Lagno (FIDE)	160		85	80	325	€49,125
2	Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)	130		133⅓	55	318⅓	€45,146
3	Zhu Jiner (CHN)	110	65	133⅓		308⅓	€40,833
4	Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI)	90	160		30	280	€37,000
5	Harika Dronavalli (IND)		90	50	110	250	€30,500
6	Tan Zhongyi (CHN)	60	65		110	235	€26,083
7	Dinara Wagner (GER)	60	10		160	230	€26,583
8	Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)	30		133⅓	55	218⅓	€23,646
9	Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)		110	50	55	215	€19,313
10	Polina Shuvalova (FIDE)	10		85	110	205	€19,875
11	Koneru Humpy (IND)		130	70		200	€17,750
12	Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ)	80	65	w/d		145	€12,250
13	Elisabeth Pähtz (GER)	30	65	w/d		95	€9,000
14	R Vaishali (IND)	60		30		90	€8,583
15	Alina Kashlinskaya (POL)	30	30			60	€7,000
16	Gunay Mammadzada (AZE)				55	55	€4,813
17	Nino Batsiashvili (GEO)			50		50	€4,500
18	Mariya Muzychuk (UKR)		40			40	€4,000
19	Anna Muzychuk (UKR)		20			20	€3,000
19	Bella Khotenashvili (GEO)				20	20	€3,000
21	Oliwia Kiołbasa (POL)				10	10	€2,500

Notes

1. Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag because FIDE banned Russian and Belarusian flags from FIDE-rated events in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[5]
2. Inactive rating
3. Replaced Koneru Humpy in the first leg after her withdrawal for medical reasons.^[6] Later replaced a Muzychuk sister in India.
4. Replaced a Muzychuk sister in India.
5. Replaced a Muzychuk sister in Nicosia.
6. Replaced Alina Kashlinskaya in Nicosia.
7. Goryachkina tied with Bibisara Assaubayeva and Zhu Jiner for first place, but was the winner after tiebreaks.