Final Games of FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament Played in Kazan

Anna Muzychuk is second, Kateryna Lagno and Tan Zhongyi shared 3-4 places.

The final 14th round of the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament was played in Kazan on June 17.

Mariya Muzychuk defeated Aleksandra Goryachkina, Valentina Gunina to Tan Zhongyi, while the games A. Muzychuk - A. Kosteniuk and N. Dzagnidze - K. Lagno were drawn.



Final standings:

1. Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) - 9.5
2. Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) - 8
3-4. Kateryna Lagno (Russia), Тan Zhongyi (China) - 7
5-6. Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia), Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) - 6.5
7. Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) - 6 
8. Valentina Gunina (Russia) - 5.5

The closing ceremony will be held on June 18.

Total prize fund is €200,000. The Russian player Aleksandra Goryachkina has already qualified for the World Championship Match with Ju Wenjun (China), where both players will compete for a total prize fund of €500,000, which is 150% percent bigger than in the previous championship match.

The organizers are FIDE, Russian Chess Federation, Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan, and city administration of Kazan.

The tournament is sponsored by PJSC PhosAgro and Russian Railways.

Tournament page

Official website

Photos by Eteri Kublashvili