The first leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix (of four) in Astana, Kazakhstan, from September 18 to September 29, 2022. A round-robin tournament with 12 players is the format. The time limit is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment beginning on move one. The total prize money is 80,000 euros. Official guidelines.
The players are 1. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia), 2. GM Kateryna Lagno (Russia), and 3. IM Alina Kashlinskaya (Russia) (Poland), 4. Bibisara Assaubayeva, IM (Kazakhstan), Tan Zhongyi, GM (China), WGM Dinara Wagner (Germany), IM Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany), and WGM Zhu Jiner (China) (China), Zhansaya Abdumalik, GM (Kazakhstan), GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (FIDE), IM Vaishali R (India; replaced GM Humpy Koneru), GM Polina Shuvalova (Russia) (Russia).
According to the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, the event will bring together 12 of the world’s greatest female chess players in Nur-Sultan.
Bibisara Assaubayeva will compete in the Women’s Grand Prix-2022 (WGP) series for Kazakhstan. According to the tournament’s official regulations and worldwide rankings, another Kazakhstani chess player, national team head Zhanssaya Abdumalik, has also been added to the roster of players.
The following is a list of participants, along with their starting numbers:
1. GM Goryachkina, Aleksandra (2579 – FIDE)
2.Kateryna Lagno, GM (2547 – FIDE)
3. Alina Kashlinskaya, IM/WGM (2491 – Poland)
4.Bibisara Assaubayeva, IM/WGM (2443 – Kazakhstan)
5. Tan Zhongyi, GM (2525 – China)
6. Dinara Wagner, WGM (2358 – Germany)
7. WGM/IM Paehtz, Elisabeth (2477 – Germany)
8.Zhu Jiner, WGM (2464 – China)
9. Zhansaya Abdumalik, GM (2503 – Kazakhstan)
10. Alexandra Kosteniuk, GM (2521 – FIDE)
11. Vaishali R, IM/WGM (2449 – India)
12.Polina Shuvalova, IM/WGM (2510 – FIDE)
According to the tournament results, the top scorers in the WGP series qualify for the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament.
The first round of the draw:
Aleksandra Goryachkina (2579)FID vs. Polina Shuvalova (2510)FID
FID GM Lagno Kateryna (2547) – IND GM Vaishali Rameshbabu (2586)
Alina Kashlinskaya (2504) POL – Alexandra Kosteniuk (2521 FID)
KAZ – IM Assaubayeva Bibisara (2439) GM Abdumalik Zhansaya (2495) KAZ
WGM Zhu Jiner 2464 CHN – GM Tan Zhongyi 2525 CHN
IM WGM Wagner Dinara 2341 GER Elisabeth Paehtz 2484 GER
The first event will commence at 3:00 p.m. on September 18. Those interested may attend the tournament in the Astana International Financial Centre building, Mangilik El 55/18, block 3.3. The tournament will be broadcast live on the FIDE and chess.com websites, as well as the FIDE’s YouTube page.
