FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–25

The 2024–2025 edition of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix was 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 will play the reigning world champion in the Women's World Chess Championship 2026.

The 2024–2025 edition was 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.

Zhu Jiner and Aleksandra Goryachkina were the top two finishers of the series, and qualified to play in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026.

Players 20 players qualified for the Grand Prix. The twenty players to qualify for the WGP were 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 had qualified for WGP Series 2024-25 via paths 3.1.a-c. The unallocated spot(s), if any, were 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 had 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 were eligible. If two or more players had equal ratings, the drawing of lots was used to determine the qualifiers. F. 6 spots – Players nominated by organisers of WGP tournaments: each of the six WGP tournament organisers nominated 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. InviteeQualifying methodRating (April 2024) Ju WenjunWomen's World Championship Match 20232559 Lei TingjieWomen's World Championship Match 20232550 Kateryna LagnoWomen's Grand Prix Series 2022–232542 Aleksandra GoryachkinaWomen's Grand Prix Series 2022–232553 Nurgyul SalimovaWomen's World Cup2432 Anna MuzychukWomen's World Cup2520 Tan ZhongyiWomen's World Cup2521 Vaishali RameshbabuWomen's Grand Swiss2475 Batkhuyag MunguntuulWomen's Grand Swiss2381 Koneru HumpyRating2546 Mariya MuzychukRating2510 Nana DzagnidzeRating2506 Harika DronavalliRating2503 Alexandra KosteniukRating2501 Sarasadat KhademalshariehRating (replacement)2490 Zhu JinerRating (replacement)2463 Lela JavakhishviliOrganiser's nominee2447 Bibisara AssaubayevaOrganiser's nominee2481 Elisabeth PähtzOrganiser's nominee2457 Stavroula TsolakidouOrganiser's nominee2424 Divya DeshmukhOrganiser's nominee2427 Regina PokornaOrganiser's nominee2302 Olga BadelkaOrganiser's nominee (replacement)2374 Alina KashlinskayaReplacement2468 Salome MeliaReplacement2322 Polina ShuvalovaReplacement2440

Schedule DatesHost cityWinnerRunner-upThird place 14–25 August, 2024 Tbilisi Alina Kashlinskaya Bibisara Assaubayeva Stavroula Tsolakidou 29 October–9 November, 2024 Shymkent Aleksandra Goryachkina Tan Zhongyi Bibisara Assaubayeva 17–28 February, 2025 Monte Carlo Aleksandra Goryachkina Humpy Koneru Batkhuyag Munguntuul 14–25 March, 2025 Nicosia Anna Muzychuk Zhu Jiner Harika Dronavalli 14–25 April, 2025 Pune Humpy Koneru Zhu Jiner Divya Deshmukh 5–16 May, 2025 Großlobming Anna Muzychuk Zhu Jiner Tan Zhongyi

Prizes The tour points and prize money were awarded as follows: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Place !! Tour Points !! Overallprize money !! Eventprize money |- | 1st || 130 || €30,000 || €18,000 |- | 2nd || 105 || €22,000 || €13,000 |- | 3rd || 85 || €16,000 || €10,500 |- | 4th || 70 || €12,000 || €8,500 |- | 5th || 60 || €10,000 || €7,000 |- | 6th || 50 || €8,000 || €6,000 |- | 7th || 40 || €7,000 || €5,000 |- | 8th || 30 || €6,000 || €4,500 |- | 9th || 20 || €5,000 || €4,000 |- | 10th || 10 || €4,000 || €3,500

Tour points and prize money were 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 14–25 August, 2024. Alina Kashlinskaya was the winner of the tournament. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 1, 14–25 August, 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia, Category X (2482.4) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! BPG !SB!! Grand Prix Points !! Prize money |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | || 2474 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 6 || || || 130 || €18,000 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2472 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5½ || || || 105 || €13,000 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2428 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 4 || 22.00 || 71.67 || €8,667 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2505 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5 || 4 || 21.25 || 71.67 || €8,667 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2521 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 4 || 21.25 || 71.67 || €8,667 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2508 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || || || 50 || €6,000 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2488 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || 5 || 16.50 || 35 || €4,750 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2488 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 4 || 5 || 16.50 || 35 || €4,750 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2451 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 0 || 3½ || || || 20 || €4,000 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2489 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || || 2½ || || || 10 || €3,000

Kazakhstan (Stage 2) The second stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan from 29 October–9 November, 2024. Aleksandra Goryachkina was the winner of the tournament. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 2, 29 October–9 November, 2024, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, Category X (2476.4) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! BPG !SB!! Grand Prix Points !! Prize money |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | || 2528 || || 1|| ½|| 1|| ½|| 1|| ½|| ½|| 1|| 1|| 7|| | || 130||€18,000 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2551 || 0 || || ½|| 1|| ½|| ½|| 1|| 1|| 1|| 1|| 6½|| | || 105||€13,000 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2488 || ½|| ½ || || ½|| 1|| ½|| 0|| 1|| ½|| ½|| 5|| 5 |22.00|| 77.5||€9,500 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2445 || 0|| 0|| ½ || || 1|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| 1|| 5|| 5 |18.00|| 77.5||€9,500 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2530 || ½|| ½|| 0|| 0 || || ½|| ½|| 1|| ½|| 1|| 4½|| 5 | || 55||€6,500 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2493 || 0|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½ || || ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| 4½|| 4 | || 55||€6,500 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2527 || ½|| 0|| 1|| ½|| ½|| ½ || || ½|| ½|| 0|| 4|| | || 40||€5,000 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2402 || ½|| 0|| 0|| ½|| 0|| ½|| ½ || || ½|| 1|| 3½|| | || 30||€4,500 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2456 || 0|| 0|| ½|| 0|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½ || || 0|| 2½|| 5 | || 15||€3,750 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2344 || 0|| 0|| ½|| 0|| 0|| 0|| 1|| 0|| 1 || || 2½|| 4 | || 15||€3,750

Monaco (Stage 3) The third stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Monte Carlo, Monaco from 18–28 February, 2025. Aleksandra Goryachkina was the winner of the tournament. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 3, 18–28 February, 2025, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Category X (2482.7) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! BPG!! SB !! Grand Prix Points !! Prize money |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | || 2546 |||| 1 ||½||½|| 0 ||½|| 1 ||½|| 1 ||½||5½|| 5 || 23.50 || 106.67 || €13,833 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2523 ||0||||½||½||½||½|| 1 || 1 || 1 ||½||5½|| 5 || 22.50 || 106.67 || €13,833 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2331 ||½||½||||½||½|| 1 ||½||½||½|| 1 ||5½|| 4 || || 106.67 || €13,833 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2561 ||½||½||½||||½||0|| 1 || ½ || 1 ||½|| 5|| 5 || || 65 || €7,750 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2515 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||||½||0||½||½|| 1 ||5|| 4 || || 65 || €7,750 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2484 ||½||½||0|| 1 ||½||||½||0||½|| 1 ||4½|| || || 50 || €6,000 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2458 ||0||0||½||0|| 1 ||½|||| 1 ||½||½||4|| 5 || || 35 || €4,750 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2489 ||½||0||½||½||½|| 1 ||0||||½||½||4|| 4 || || 35 || €4,750 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2492 ||0||0||½||0||½||½||½||½||||½||3|| 4 || 13.50 || 15 || €3,750 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2428 ||½||½||0||½||0||0||½||½||½||||3|| 4 || 13.00 || 15 || €3,750

Cyprus (Stage 4) The fourth stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Nicosia, Cyprus from 14–25 March, 2025. Anna Muzychuk was the winner of the tournament. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 4, 14–25 March, 2025, Nicosia, Cyprus, Category X (2483.2) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! BPG !! SB !! Grand Prix Points |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | || 2516 ||||½||½||½||½||1||1||0||1||1||6|| 4 || 25.00 || 117.5 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2514||½||||½||½||½||½||1||1||½||1||6|| 4 || 24.50 || 117.5 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2483 ||½||½||||½||½||1||½||1||½||0||5|| 5 || 22.75 || 71.67 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2490 ||½||½||½||||½||½||½||½||½||1|| 5|| 5 || 21.25 || 71.67 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2548 ||½||½||½||½||||½||½||½||1||½||5|| 4 || 21.75 || 71.67 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2513 ||0||½||0||½||½||||½||½||1||1||4½|| 5 || 17.75 || 50 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2470 ||0||0||½||½||½||½||||1||½||½||4|| 4 || 16.25 || 40 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2429 ||1||0||0||½||½||½||0||||½||½||3½|| 5 || 16.25 || 25 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2445 ||0||½||½||½||0||0||½||½||||1||3½|| 4 || 14.25 || 25 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2424 ||0||0||1||0||½||0||½||½||0||||2½|| 5 || 11.25 || 10

India (Stage 5) The fifth stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Pune, India from 14–25 April, 2025. Koneru Humpy was the winner of the tournament.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+FIDE Women's Grand Prix Stage 5, 14–25 April, 2025, Pune, India, Category X (2482.7) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! BPG !! SB !! Grand Prix Points |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | || 2528 || || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 7 || 5 || 30.75 || 117.5 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2525 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 7 || 4 || 27.75 || 117.5 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2460 || 0 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 5 || 19.5 || 85 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2488 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 5 || 18.5 || 65 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2500 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 4½ || 5 || 16.25 || 65 |- | 6 || align=left | || 2484 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || 4 || 15.75 || 50 |- | 7 || align=left | || 2402 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 3½ || 4 || 13.75 || 40 |- | 8 || align=left | || 2293 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 3 || 5 || 14.5 || 20 |- | 9 || align=left | || 2496 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 0 || 3 || 4 || 13.75 || 20 |- | 10 || align=left | || 2361 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || || 3 || 4 ||10.5 || 20

Austria (Stage 6) The sixth and final stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–2025 was held in Großlobming, Austria from 6–15 May, 2025. Anna Muzychuk was the winner of the tournament.

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