| 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 | |
| 2022–23 → | |
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. 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. All remaining players came from the rating list, by taking the average of all twelve monthly ratings in 2018. Aleksandra Goryachkina replaced Hou Yifan, who declined an invitation.
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 |
Goryachkina won with two rounds to spare.
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) |
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.
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- "Goryachkina is the new World Championship challenger". Chess News. June 14, 2019.
- Houska (JovankaHouska), Jovanka (17 June 2019). "Goryachkina Wins Women's Candidates' Ahead Of Anna Muzychuk". Chess.com.
- "Top 100 Women May 2019 – Archive". FIDE.