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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
FIDE Grand Swiss (Women) Tournament

Tingjie Lei9/11(+7 -0 =4)[games]
Elisabeth Paehtz7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Jiner Zhu7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Mariya Muzychuk7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Harika Dronavalli7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Lela Javakhishvili7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Olga Badelka7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Alexandra Kosteniuk6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Natalija Pogonina6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Bibisara Assaubayeva6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Jolanta Zawadzka6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Deysi Estela Cori Tello6.5/11(+6 -4 =1)[games]
Batkhuyag Munguntuul6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Vantika Agrawal6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Olga Girya6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Pia Cramling6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Nino Batsiashvili6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Nana Dzagnidze6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Alina Kashlinskaya6/11(+6 -5 =0)[games]
Polina Shuvalova6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
Yuliia Osmak6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Antoaneta Stefanova6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Ekaterina Atalik6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Irine Kharisma Sukandar5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Zhansaya Abdumalik5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Valentina Gunina5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Dinara Saduakassova5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Anna M Sargsyan5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Rameshbabu Vaishali5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Monika Socko5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Meruert Kamalidenova5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Salome Melia5/11(+1 -2 =8)[games]
* (50 players total; 18 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
FIDE Grand Swiss (Women) (2021)

The first Women's FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss was a 50-player 11-round Swiss tournament held at the Hanzas Perons Cultural Centre in Riga, Latvia, 27 October - 7 November 2021. Rest day: 2 November. The best player would qualify for the next Candidates tournament. Tiebreaks (Buchholz) would decide the placings in the event of ties. Players received 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 more minutes to finish the game, with 30 seconds added per move starting from move 1. Prize fund: USD 125,000, with USD 20,000 for first place. The rounds started at 2 pm local time. Tournament director: Egons Lavendelis. Chief arbiter: Alex Holowczak. Number of games played: 275.

Tingjie Lei won with 9/11, and qualified for the World Championship Candidates (Women) (2022) tournament. Elisabeth Paehtz, Jiner Zhu and Mariya Muzychuk qualified for the 2022 Grand Prix tournament series.

Official site: https://grandswiss.fide.com/
Regulations: https://handbook.fide.com/files/han...
Chess-Results: https://chess-results.com/tnr587231...
Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/ali...
ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand...
Chess24: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew...
FIDE 1: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament...
FIDE 2: https://www.fide.com/news/1425

See also FIDE Grand Swiss (2021)

 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 103  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Bivol vs A Stefanova  ½-½302021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)C45 Scotch Game
2. A Maltsevskaya vs M Muzychuk  ½-½402021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)A33 English, Symmetrical
3. H Dronavalli vs N Buksa  ½-½322021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
4. B Assaubayeva vs D Saduakassova  ½-½432021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)E12 Queen's Indian
5. M Kamalidenova vs M Arabidze  ½-½442021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)C78 Ruy Lopez
6. V Agrawal vs B Munguntuul  ½-½432021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)A06 Reti Opening
7. J Zawadzka vs D Deshmukh  ½-½462021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
8. Kosteniuk vs L Javakhishvili  ½-½232021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)B40 Sicilian
9. P Shuvalova vs O Badelka  ½-½302021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)C67 Ruy Lopez
10. M Muzychuk vs B Assaubayeva  ½-½312021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
11. D Saduakassova vs A Maltsevskaya  ½-½442021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
12. M Arabidze vs V Agrawal  ½-½432021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)A05 Reti Opening
13. B Munguntuul vs A Bivol  ½-½332021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)C18 French, Winawer
14. N Buksa vs J Zawadzka  ½-½432021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
15. N Dzagnidze vs N Pogonina  ½-½692021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
16. E Paehtz vs T Lei  ½-½302021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)C77 Ruy Lopez
17. N Batsiashvili vs J Zhu  ½-½632021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
18. V Gunina vs Kosteniuk  ½-½532021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
19. O Badelka vs M Muzychuk  ½-½432021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
20. I K Sukandar vs D Saduakassova  ½-½312021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)C45 Scotch Game
21. E Danielian vs L Garifullina  ½-½232021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
22. A Bivol vs Y Osmak  ½-½612021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)C07 French, Tarrasch
23. S Melia vs O Girya  ½-½232021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)C53 Giuoco Piano
24. M Kamalidenova vs P Cramling  ½-½702021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
25. S Milliet vs M Eizaguerri Floris  ½-½582021FIDE Grand Swiss (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 103  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-31-21  Albertan: Grand Swiss:Lei Tingjie takes the lead in the Women’s section:

https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand...

Nov-04-21  Albertan: Lei Tingjie continues to lead:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/202...

Nov-04-21  Albertan: Lei keeps on winning:

https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand...

Nov-04-21  Albertan: Lei breaks away:

https://kasparovchess.com/articles/...

Nov-04-21  Albertan: FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Round 7 recap:

https://www.fide.com/news/1414

Nov-04-21  Albertan: Lei pursued by Paehtz:

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/gr...

Nov-06-21  Albertan: Lei cruises:

https://kasparovchess.com/articles/...

Nov-07-21  Albertan: Lei secures victory:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/202...

´´Lei Tingjie wins the inaugural Women’s Grand Prix with a round to spare.´´

https://www.fide.com/news/1422

Congratulations!!!

Nov-07-21  ndg2: With her win in the last round, Elisabeth Pähtz not only secures a spot in the next FIDE Grand Prix cycle, she now also has the necessary 3rd norm to become a GM. She also has achieved an ELO over 2500 now.
Nov-07-21  Albertan: ´´Lei Tingjie confirms her first placé following her draw with top-seeded Mariya Muzychuk:´

https://www.fide.com/news/1422

´´Lei Tingjie cruises to Candidates’´:

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/gr...

Nov-07-21  Albertan: Grand Swiss (Women) Final Standings :

https://grandswiss.fide.com/grand-s...

Nov-07-21  Albertan: Final standings:

1.Le Tingjie 9 points,
2-3 Elisabeth Paehtz ,Zhu Jiner 7.5 points,

4.Mariya Mûzychuk 7 points.

Lei Tingjie qualifies for FIDE Candidates Tournament.

https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/alir...

Nov-08-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  0ZeR0: Congratulations to Lei Tingjie on the victory! And also to Elisabeth Paehtz and Zhu Jiner for their fine performances.
Nov-10-21  Albertan: Interview with Lei Tingjie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUm...

Nov-14-21  macer75: <Albertan:

Lei Tingjie qualifies for FIDE Candidates Tournament.>

Looking forward to seeing her play against Alireza.

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