The 2019–2021 edition of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix was a series of four chess tournaments exclusively for women which determined two players to play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2022. The winner of the Candidates Tournament played a 12-game match against the world champion in the Women's World Chess Championship 2023.

The 2019–2021 edition was the fifth cycle of the tournament series. The number one woman player, Hou Yifan, who won the first three editions of the Grand Prix, did not play due to her studies at Oxford University.

Players A list of 16 participants was published by FIDE in July 2019.

InviteeCountryElo (July 2019) Ju Wenjun 2595 Aleksandra Goryachkina 2564 Humpy Koneru 2558 Mariya Muzychuk 2551 Kateryna Lagno 2549 Anna Muzychuk 2547 Alexandra Kosteniuk 2517 Nana Dzagnidze 2511 Valentina Gunina 2497 Dronavalli Harika 2492 Alina Kashlinskaya 2492 Zhao Xue 2485 Pia Cramling 2479 Antoaneta Stefanova 2474 Elisabeth Paehtz 2473 Marie Sebag 2451 Zhansaya AbdumalikR 2458 Dinara SaduakassovaR 2474 Irina BulmagaR 2435 Gunay MammadzadaR 2427 R Due to travel restrictions on Chinese citizens due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Zhao Xue was unable to participate in the Lausanne leg of the Grand Prix. She was replaced by Zhansaya Abdumalik. For the Gibraltar WGP, Koneru, Ju, Zhao and Sebag were replaced by Zhansaya Abdumalik, Dinara Saduakassova, Irina Bulmaga and Gunay Mammadzada. These replacement players were not eligible for the Candidates spots.

Schedule and results No. Host city Date Winner 1 Skolkovo, Russia 10–23 September 2019 Koneru Humpy 2 Monte Carlo, Monaco 2–15 December 2019 Alexandra Kosteniuk 3 Lausanne, Switzerland 1–14 March 2020 Nana Dzagnidze 4 Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar 22 May – 2 June 2021 Zhansaya Abdumalik The fourth stage of the Grand Prix, initially planned from 2–15 May 2020 in Sardinia, was postponed by FIDE due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. FIDE announced that the fourth stop of the Grand Prix was to be held in Gibraltar from 17–29 January, 2021, but it was then postponed again to 22 May – 2 June 2021.

Events crosstables {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 1, 10–23 September, 2019, Skolkovo, Russia, Category XI (2511.58) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! TB1 ! TB2 !! TB3!! Grand Prix Points !! Prize money |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | || 2560 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1|| 8|| 0 || 5 || 40.50 || 160 || €15,000 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2576 || ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1|| 7½|| ½ || 5 || 36.75 || 120 || €11,000 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2564 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 7½|| ½ || 4 || 37.25 || 120 || €11,000 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2545 || ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 6½|| 0 || 3 || 33.75 || 90 || €8,000 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2479 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6|| 1 || 2 || 31.25 || 75 || €6,250 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2502 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½|| 6|| 0 || 4 || 29.50 || 75 || €6,250 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2503 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5|| 0 || 2 || 24.75 || 60 || €5,000 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2495 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 4½|| 1 || 2 || 21.75 || 45 || €4,750 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2487 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || || 1 || ½ || 1|| 4½|| 0 || 3 || 20.50 || 45 || €4,750 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2491 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || || ½ || ½|| 4|| ½ || 1 || 20.00 || 25 || €3,250 |- | 11 || align=left | || 2450 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 0 || 4 || ½ || 0 || 23.50 || 25 || €3,250 |- | 12 || align=left | || 2487 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || || 2½ || 0 || 1 || 12.00 || 10 || €2,500

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 2, 2–15 December, 2019, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Category XI (2518.58) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! TB1 ! TB2 !! TB3!! Grand Prix Points !! Prize money |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | || 2483 || || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0|| 7|| 1½ || 5 || 39.00 || 133⅓ || €12,333.33 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2574 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1|| 7|| 1½ || 4 || 37.25 || 133⅓ || €12,333.33 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2572 || 0 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 7|| 0 || 5 || 34.00 || 133⅓ || €12,333.33 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2547 || 1 || ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 6½|| 0 || 4 || 33.75 || 90 || €8,000 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2537 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6|| 0 || 2 || 32.25 || 80 || €6,750 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2518 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1|| 5½|| 1½ || 3 || 26.50 || 60 || €5,083.33 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2461 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½|| 1 || 2 || 26.50 || 60 || €5,083.33 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2559 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5½|| ½ || 2 || 29.25 || 60 || €5,083.33 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2485 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1|| 5|| ½ || 2 || 24.25 || 35 || €3,750 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2520 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 1|| 5|| ½ || 2 || 23.25 || 35 || €3,750 |- | 11 || align=left | || 2475 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 21.25 || 20 || €3,000 |- | 12 || align=left | || 2492 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || || 2|| 0 || 1 || 12.75 || 10 || €2,500

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 3, 1–14 March, 2020, Lausanne, Switzerland, Category XI (2506.08) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! TB1 ! TB2 !! TB3!! Grand Prix Points !! Prize money |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | || 2509 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1|| 7|| ½ || 4 || 37.25 || 145 || €13,500 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2579 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½|| 7|| ½ || 3 || 36.50 || 145 || €13,500 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2461 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 6½|| 0 || 3 || 33.25 || 110 || €10,000 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2485 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6|| ½ || 2 || 31.75 || 85 || €7,375 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2535 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6|| ½ || 2 || 30.50 || 85 || €7,375 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2453 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½|| 5½|| 2 || 2 || 29.00 || 60 || €5,083.33 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2517 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 5½|| ½ || 2 || 31.25 || 60 || €5,083.33 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2551 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5½|| ½ || 1 || 29.50 || 60 || €5,083.33 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2583 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½|| 4½|| ½ || 1 || 24.00 || 35 || €3,750 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2475 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½|| 4½|| ½ || 0 || 25.50 || 35 || €3,750 |- | 11 || align=left | || 2482 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || || ½ || 4 || ½ || 2 || 20.50 || 15 || €2,750 |- | 12 || align=left | || 2443 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 4|| ½ || 0 || 21.50 || 15 || €2,750

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 4, 22 May – 2 June, 2021, Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar, Category X (2487.08) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! TB1 ! TB2 !! TB3!! Grand Prix Points !! Prize money |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | || 2472 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½|| 8½|| 0 || 6 || 43.75 || 160 || €15,000 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2544 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1|| 7|| 0 || 4 || 35.50 || 130 || €12,000 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2443 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 6½|| 1 || 4 || 32.50 || 100 || €9,000 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2546 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 6½|| 0 || 3 || 32.25 || 100 || €9,000 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2456 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 6|| 1 || 3 || 30.00 || 75 || €6,250 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2524 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1|| 6|| 0 || 3 || 28.00 || 75 || €6,250 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2535 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 5½|| 0 || 2 || 31.25 || 60 || €5,000 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2494 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 5|| 0 || 4 || 24.00 || 50 || €4,500 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2470 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || 1 || 0|| 4½|| 1 || 2 || 24.25 || 35 || €3,750 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2421 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || || 1 || 1|| 4½|| 0 || 4 || 20.00 || 35 || €3,750 |- | 11 || align=left | || 2500 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || || 1 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 19.50 || 20 || €3,000 |- | 12 || align=left | || 2440 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || || 2|| 0 || 1 || 11.50 || 10 || €2,500

Grand Prix standings

160 Grand Prix points were awarded for 1st, 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 were shared equally.

As Goryachkina was already qualified for the Candidates Tournament, the third place qualified instead of her. The replacements (in italics) were not eligible to qualify for the Candidates.

Rank Player Skolkovo Monaco Lausanne Gibraltar Total Prize money 1 120 133⅓ 145 398⅓ €56,833 2 160 133⅓ 293⅓ €43,333 3 90 90 100 280 €38,000 4 110 160 270 €35,500 5 35 145 75 255 €31,500 6 60 60 130 250 €27,667 7 80 85 60 225 €23,125 8 45 133⅓15 193⅓ €22,333 9 60 60 60 180 €15,167 9 45 85 50 180 €16,125 11 75 20 75 170 €15,500 12 120 35 155 €14,750 13 75 10 35 120 €12,500 13 25 60 35 120 €12,083 15 10 60 35 105 €11,333 16 100 100 €9,000 17 25 15 40 €6,000 18 35 35 €3,750 19 20 20 €3,000 20 10 10 €2,500

Notes

References

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