| Women's Candidates Tournament 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kazan, Russia |
| Dates | 29 May to 19 June 2019 |
| Competitors | 8 from 4 nations |
| Champion | |
 Aleksandra Goryachkina | |
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.
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 |
Crosstable
Leading player after each round in green.
No. Player Elo
(May 2019)[7]1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Tie-breaks Results by round Place H2H Wins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Valentina Gunina (RUS)2506 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 0 5½ ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 4½ 5½ 5½ 5½ 8 2 Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)2546 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 6 ½ 1 1 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 3½ 4½ 4½ 4½ 5½ 6 7 3 Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS)2522 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 9½ ½ 1½ 2½ 3 4 5 5½ 6½ 7½ 8 8½ 9 9½ 9½ 1 4 Kateryna Lagno (RUS)2554 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 7 1½ ½ 1 1 2 2½ 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6 6½ 7 3 5 Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)2510 1 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 6½ 1½ ½ 1½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 4 4½ 4½ 5½ 6 6½ 5 6 Mariya Muzychuk (UKR)2563 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1½ 2½ 3 3½ 4½ 5 5½ 5½ 5½ 6½ 6 7 Anna Muzychuk (UKR)2539 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 8 ½ ½ ½ 1 1½ 2½ 3 3½ 4½ 5 5½ 6½ 7½ 8 2 8 Tan Zhongyi (CHN)2513 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 7 ½ ½ 1 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 5 5½ 6 7 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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