FIDE Candidates 2024

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Women

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Dates: 4–21 Apr 2024
Format: 8-player double round-robin
Time control: Classical

About this event

The FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2024 takes place from the 4th to the 22nd of April in Toronto, Canada, deciding the challenger of Women World Champion Ju Wenjun in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024. The tournament is played as a double round-robin with 14 rounds.

Time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1.

Players cannot draw by agreement before Black's 40th move. In the case of a tie for first place after 14 rounds, a playoff is played.

The total prize fund is €250,000.

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Crosstable and final standings after tiebreak criteria

Rank	Player	Score	SB	W	TZ	KH	LT	RV	AG	KL	NS	AM
1	Tan Zhongyi	9 / 14	60 ½	5	-	½ ½	0 1	1 1	½ ½	1 ½	½ ½	1 ½
2a	Koneru Humpy	7.5 / 14	52 1⁄4	3	½ ½	-	0 1	1 ½	½ ½	½ ½	1 0	½ ½
3a	Lei Tingjie	7.5 / 14	52	4	0 1	0 1	-	1 0	½ 1	½ ½	½ ½	½ ½
4a	R Vaishali	7.5 / 14	47 ½	6	0 0	½ 0	1 0	-	1 ½	0 1	1 1	½ 1
5	Aleksandra Goryachkina	7 / 14	47	2	½ ½	½ ½	0 ½	½ 0	-	½ ½	½ 1	1 ½
6	Kateryna Lagno	6.5 / 14	45	1	½ 0	½ ½	½ ½	0 1	½ ½	-	½ ½	½ ½
7b	Nurgyul Salimova	5.5 / 14	39 ½	1	½ ½	1 0	½ ½	0 0	0 ½	½ ½	-	½ ½
8b	Anna Muzychuk	5.5 / 14	38 3⁄4	0	½ 0	½ ½	½ ½	0 ½	½ 0	½ ½	½ ½	-

a: Sonneborn-Berger scores (SB)
b: Sonneborn-Berger scores (SB)

After Round 1

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	1/1
2	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	½/1
2	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	½/1
2	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	½/1
2	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	½/1
2	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	½/1
2	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	½/1
8	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	0/1

After Round 2

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	2/2
2	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	1½/2
3	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	1/2
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	1/2
3	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	1/2
6	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	½/2
6	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	½/2
6	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	½/2

After Round 3

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	2½/3
2	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	2/3
3	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	1½/3
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	1½/3
3	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	1½/3
6	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	1/3
6	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	1/3
6	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	1/3

After Round 4

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	3/4
2	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	2½/4
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	2/4
3	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	2/4
3	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	2/4
6	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	1½/4
6	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	1½/4
6	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	1½/4

After Round 5

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	3½/5
2	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	3/5
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	2½/5
3	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	2½/5
3	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	2½/5
6	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	2/5
6	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	2/5
6	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	2/5

After Round 6

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	4½/6
2	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	4/6
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	3½/6
4	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	3/6
5	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	2½/6
5	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	2½/6
7	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	2/6
7	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	2/6

After Round 7

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	5/7
2	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	4½/7
3	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	4/7
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	4/7
5	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	3/7
6	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	2½/7
6	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	2½/7
6	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	2½/7

After Round 8

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	5/8
1	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	5/8
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	5/8
4	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	4½/8
5	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	3½/8
5	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	3½/8
7	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	3/8
8	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	2½/8

After Round 9

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	6/9
2	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	5½/9
2	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	5½/9
4	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	5/9
5	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	4/9
5	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	4/9
7	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	3½/9
8	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	2½/9

After Round 10

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	6½/10
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	6½/10
3	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	5½/10
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	5½/10
5	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	4½/10
6	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	4/10
6	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	4/10
8	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	3½/10

After Round 11

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	7½/11
2	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	7/11
3	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	5½/11
3	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	5½/11
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	5½/11
6	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	4½/11
6	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	4½/11
8	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	4/11

After Round 12

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	8/12
2	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	7½/12
3	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	6/12
3	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	6/12
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	6/12
6	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	5½/12
7	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	4½/12
7	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	4½/12

After Round 13

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	–	8½/13
2	GMLei Tingjie	2550	–	7½/13
3	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	–	6½/13
3	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	–	6½/13
3	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	–	6½/13
3	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	–	6½/13
7	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	–	5/13
7	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	–	5/13

After Round 14

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMTan Zhongyi	2521	2618	9/14
2	GMLei Tingjie	2550	2541	7½/14
3	GMHumpy Koneru	2546	2542	7½/14
4	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475	2552	7½/14
5	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553	2512	7/14
6	GMKateryna Lagno	2542	2484	6½/14
7	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520	2437	5½/14
8	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432	2449	5½/14

Crosstable

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pts
1	Tan		10	½½	11	½½	½1	1½	½½	9
2	Lei	01		10	10	½1	½½	½½	½½	7.5
3	Koneru	½½	01		½1	½½	½½	½½	01	7.5
4	Vaishali	00	01	½0		½1	01	½1	11	7.5
5	Goryachkina	½½	½0	½½	½0		½½	1½	1½	7
6	Lagno	½0	½½	½½	10	½½		½½	½½	6.5
7	Muzychuk	0½	½½	½½	½0	0½	½½		½½	5.5
8	Salimova	½½	½½	10	00	0½	½½	½½		5.5

8 players · average Elo 2517

#	Player	Elo
1	GMAleksandra Goryachkina	2553
2	GMLei Tingjie	2550
3	GMHumpy Koneru	2546
4	GMKateryna Lagno	2542
5	GMTan Zhongyi	2521
6	GMAnna Muzychuk	2520
7	IMRameshbabu Vaishali	2475
8	IMNurgyul Salimova	2432

Times are local to the venue

Thu 4 Apr18:45Round 1Finished

Fri 5 Apr18:45Round 2Finished

Sat 6 Apr18:45Round 3Finished

Sun 7 Apr18:45Round 4Finished

Tue 9 Apr18:45Round 5Finished

Wed 10 Apr18:45Round 6Finished

Thu 11 Apr18:45Round 7Finished

Sat 13 Apr18:45Round 8Finished

Sun 14 Apr18:45Round 9Finished

Mon 15 Apr18:45Round 10Finished

Wed 17 Apr18:45Round 11Finished

Thu 18 Apr18:45Round 12Finished

Sat 20 Apr18:45Round 13Finished

Sun 21 Apr18:45Round 14Finished

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