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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 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 tournament, 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 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 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as White and Black in chess, "White" and "Black", each control sixteen Chess piece, pieces: one king (chess), king, one queen (chess), queen, two rook (chess), rooks, two bishop (chess), bishops, two knight (chess), knights, and eight pawn (chess), pawns, with each type of piece having a different pattern of movement. An enemy piece may be captured (removed from the board) by moving one's own piece onto the square it occupies. The object of the game is to "checkmate" (threaten with inescapable capture) the enemy king. There are also several ways a game can end in a draw (chess), draw. The recorded history of chess goes back to at least the emergence of chaturanga—also thought to be an ancesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batkhuyag Munguntuul
Batkhuyag Munguntuul (; born 8 October 1987) is a Mongolian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2008 and 2010. Munguntuul took part in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix series in 2009–10 as host city nominee, and 2011–12 as FIDE president nominee. Her best results were sharing fifth place in Nalchik in 2010 and finishing in sixth place at Ankara in 2012. She won the 2010 Women's World University Chess Championship in Zurich. In 2011, she won the silver medal in the women's individual chess event at the Summer Universiade in Shenzhen. Munguntuul has played for the Mongolian team in the Women's Chess Olympiad, the Women's Asian Nations Cup and the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 The FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 was a chess tournament that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Pokorna
Regina (Latin for "queen") may refer to: Places Canada * Regina, Saskatchewan, the capital city of the province ** Regina (electoral district) ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina France * Régina, French Guiana, a commune United States * Regina, Minneapolis, Minnesota, a neighborhood * Regina, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Regina, New Mexico, a census-designated place * Regina, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Regina, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community People *Regina (given name) *Regina (name) *Regina (concubine), 8th century French concubine of Charlemagne *Regina (martyr) (died 251 or 286), French martyr *Regina (American singer), American singer Regina Marie Cuttita () *Regina (Slovenian singer), Slovenian singer born Irena Jalšovec (born 1965) * Regina "Queen" Saraiva (born 1968), Eurodance singer with the stage name Regina Films * ''Regina'' (1987 film), an Italian drama film * ''Regina'' (1989 film), an Estonian film * ''Regina'' (2023 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divya Deshmukh
Divya Deshmukh (born 9 December 2005) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She is a three-time gold medalist at the Olympiad. Deshmukh has also won multiple golds at the Asian Championship, the World Junior Championship as well as the World Youth Championship. Early life Deshmukh was born in Nagpur in a Marathi family. Her parents, Jitendra Deshmukh and Namratha Deshmukh, are doctors. She received her early education from Bhavans Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir. Career Deshmukh became India's 21st woman chess Grandmaster in 2021. She won the 2022 Women's Indian Chess Championship. She also won an individual bronze medal at the 2022 Chess Olympiad. She was also part of the gold medal-winning FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 team. As of December 2024, she is the 2nd ranked woman chess player in India. In 2023, in Almaty she won the Asian Women's Chess Championship. She then finished first in the women's rapid section o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavroula Tsolakidou
Stavroula Tsolakidou (, born 24 March 2000) is a Greek chess player holding the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Chess career Tsolakidou was born in Kavala, northern Greece, on 24 March 2000. She won the World U14 Girls' Chess Championship in 2013, earning her Woman FIDE Master title in the process. She was awarded her Woman International Master title in 2014, and won the World U16 Girls' Championship in 2015. In 2016, she earned her Woman Grandmaster title, and won the World U18 Girls' Championship. She was awarded her International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ... title in April 2018. In May 2018 she won the Italian Women's Team Championship with the Caissa Italia team, playing two games and winning both. She is the No. 1 ranked G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Pähtz
Elisabeth Pähtz (born January 8, 1985, sometimes spelt Elisabeth Paehtz) is a German chess Grandmaster.4th FIDE Council Meeting: List of decisions FIDE, 6 December 2022Paehtz, Elisabeth FIDE, accessed 6 December 2022 She has been among the strongest German female chess players since her youth. In 2002, Pähtz became the World Youth Champion of the girls' under-18 age group, and in 2005, the World Junior Girls Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibisara Assaubayeva
Bibisara Assaubayeva ( Kazakh: Бибісара Асаубаева, Bibısara Asaubaeva; born 26 February 2004) is a Kazakhstani chess player. Assaubayeva holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She is a two-time Women's World Blitz Chess Champion. She was given the award of Outstanding Female Chess Player of 2021 in Asia by FIDE when being still a teenager. She entered the Guinness World Records book in 2022, for her achievement as the youngest women's World Blitz Chess Champion, which she became in 2021 and retained in 2022. At the 2025 Sharjah Masters tournament, Assaubayeva qualified for the grandmaster title. Biography Born in Taraz, Kazakhstan, Assaubayeva played her first chess game at the age of four, taught by her grandfather. She won her first city championship when she was six years old. She achieved the title of Woman FIDE Master in 2011, at the age of 7, when she won the World Youth Championships in Caldas Novas, Brazil in the Girls U8 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lela Javakhishvili
Lela Javakhishvili (; born 23 April 1984) is a Georgian chess player who holds the titles of International master and Woman Grandmaster. She has won the Georgian women's chess championship twice, and competed in the Women's World Chess Championship The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Chess Championship, which only came under FIDE's ... four times, most recently in 2012 when she made it to the third round. Chess career Javakhishvili has seen considerable success in her career, having reached the titles of International Master in 2005, and Woman Grandmaster in 2003. References External links * 1984 births Living people Chess International Masters Chess Woman Grandmasters Female chess players from Georgia (country) Chess players from Georgia (country) {{Georgia-chess-bio-stub Chess Olympiad competito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ju Wenjun
Ju Wenjun (; born 31 January 1991) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the reigning five-time Women's World Champion, the reigning Women's World Blitz Chess Champion, and a two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. In March 2017, she became the fifth woman to achieve a rating of 2600. She first won the title of Women's World Chess Champion in May 2018. She then defended her title in November 2018, 2020, 2023, and 2025. Career Ju started learning to play chess at the age of seven. In December 2004, Ju Wenjun placed third in the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Beirut. This result qualified her to play in her first Women's World Chess Championship in 2006. She competed in this event also in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017. She won the Women's Chinese Chess Championship in 2010 and 2014. In July 2011 she won the Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament undefeated with a score of 6½/9 points, ahead of the then women's world champion Hou Yifan. In October 2011 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
Sarasadat Khadem al-Sharieh (; born 10 March 1997), also known as Sara Khadem (), is an Iranian and Spanish chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Early life and background Sarasadat Khademalsharieh was born on 10 March 1997 in Tehran. She liked various sports such as tennis and basketball growing up. After being introduced to chess by one of her classmates at eight years old, she had her parents put her in a chess class. Although her parents do not play chess, she has credited them with being very supportive of her career. She also credits one of her friends for introducing her to Khosro Harandi, an Iranian International Master (IM) and coach, as a pivotal step in furthering her career. Later on as a teenager, she was coached by Robin van Kampen, a Dutch Grandmaster (GM). Chess career Khademalsharieh won the Asian Under-12 Girls Championship in 2008, the World Under-12 Girls Championship in 2009, the Asian Under-16 Girls Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian and Swiss chess grandmaster who was the Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010 and Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021. She was European women's champion in 2004 and a two-time Russian Women's Chess Champion (in 2005 and 2016). Kosteniuk won the team gold medal playing for Russia at the Women's Chess Olympiads of 2010, 2012 and 2014; the Women's World Team Chess Championship of 2017; and the Women's European Team Chess Championships of 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017; and the Women's Chess World Cup 2021. In 2022, due to sanctions imposed on Russian players after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she switched federations, and as of March 2023 she represents Switzerland. Chess career Kosteniuk learned to play chess at the age of five after being taught by her father. She graduated in 2003 from the Russian State Academy of Physical Education in Moscow as a certified professional chess tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harika Dronavalli
Harika Dronavalli (born 12 January 1991) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). She was part of the gold winning women's team at the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024. She has won three bronze medals in the Women's World Chess Championship, in 2012, 2015 and 2017. Harika was honored with the Arjuna Award for the year 2007–08 by the government of India. In 2016, she won the FIDE Women's Grand Prix event at Chengdu, China and rose up from world no. 11 to world no. 5 in FIDE women's ranking. In 2019, she was awarded the Padma Shri for her contributions towards the field of sports. Early life Harika was born to Ramesh and Swarna Dronavalli on 12 January 1991 in Guntur where she attended Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer school. Her father works as a deputy executive engineer at a Panchayat Raj subdivision in Mangalagiri. She started playing chess at a very young age and won a medal in the under-9 national championship. She followed it up with a silver m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
