Women's Candidates Tournament 2019
The Women's Candidates Tournament 2019 was held from 29 May to 19 June 2019 in Kazan, Russia. The format was an eight-player double round-robin tournament.[1] The winner took part in the Women's World Chess Championship 2020 match.
| Women's Candidates Tournament 2019 | |
|---|---|
Aleksandra Goryachkina, the winner of the tournament, advanced to the Women's World Chess Championship 2020 match. | |
| Location | Kazan, Russia |
| Dates | 29 May to 19 June 2019 |
| Competitors | 8 from 4 nations |
| Champion | |
| Aleksandra Goryachkina | |
Summary
Three players qualified by virtue of reaching the semi-finals of the last championship.[2] All remaining players came from the rating list, by taking the average of all twelve monthly ratings in 2018.[3] Aleksandra Goryachkina replaced Hou Yifan, who declined an invitation.[4]
Qualifiers
| Place | Player | Points | Women's world no. | Elo (May 2019) | Women's World champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 9.5 | 9 | 2522 | |
| 2 | Anna Muzychuk | 8 | 7 | 2539 | |
| 3 | Kateryna Lagno | 7 | 4 | 2554 | |
| 4 | Tan Zhongyi | 7 | 10 | 2513 | 2017 |
| 5 | Nana Dzagnidze | 6.5 | 11 | 2510 | |
| 6 | Mariya Muzychuk | 6.5 | 3 | 2563 | 2015 |
| 7 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 6 | 6 | 2546 | 2008 |
| 8 | Valentina Gunina | 5.5 | 13 | 2506 |
Results
By round
Leading player after each round in green.
| Place | Player | Results by round | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1 | Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5½ | 6½ | 7½ | 8 | 8½ | 9 | 9½ | 9½ |
| 2 | Anna Muzychuk (UKR) | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6½ | 7½ | 8 |
| 3 | Kateryna Lagno (RUS) | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 6 | 6½ | 7 |
| 4 | Tan Zhongyi (CHN) | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4½ | 4½ | 5½ | 6 | 6½ |
| 6 | Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ | 6½ |
| 7 | Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | 5½ | 6 |
| 8 | Valentina Gunina (RUS) | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4½ | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ |
Crosstable
| No. | Player | Elo (May 2019)[7] |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | Tie-breaks | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2H | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Valentina Gunina (RUS) | 2506 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5½ | 8 | |||
| 2 | Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) | 2546 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) | 2522 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ | 1 | |||
| 4 | Kateryna Lagno (RUS) | 2554 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7 | 1½ | 3 | ||
| 5 | Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) | 2510 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 6½ | 1½ | 5 | ||
| 6 | Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) | 2563 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | ½ | 6 | ||
| 7 | Anna Muzychuk (UKR) | 2539 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 8 | 2 | |||
| 8 | Tan Zhongyi (CHN) | 2513 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7 | ½ | 4 | ||
References
- "Rules book" (PDF). www.fide.com. 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- "Women's World Ch: Tension". Chess News. November 14, 2018.
- "Frauen-WM: Die FIDE ändert den Modus". Schach Nachrichten. November 29, 2018.
- "International Chess Federation - FIDE". www.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- "Goryachkina is the new World Championship challenger". Chess News. June 14, 2019.
- Houska (JovankaHouska), Jovanka. "Goryachkina Wins Women's Candidates' Ahead Of Anna Muzychuk". Chess.com.
- "Top 100 Women May 2019 – Archive". FIDE.
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