GM Anna Muzychuk retains the only real lead within the 2025 Grosslobming FIDE Ladies’s Grand Prix after making the one attract spherical six, in opposition to GM Nana Dzagnidze, however wins for GM Zhu Jiner (her fourth in a row!) and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu noticed them transfer inside half a degree. GM Tan Zhongyi additionally floor down IM Nurgyul Salimova in an extended endgame to maneuver inside a degree of the chief with three rounds of the Grand Prix to go.
Spherical seven begins on Tuesday, Might 13, at 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CEST / 6:30 p.m. IST.
The schedule of the ultimate Grand Prix was modified to have six rounds as an alternative of the same old 5 earlier than a relaxation day, however the gamers had been in no temper for resting as what at first appeared like being a quiet day noticed one other 4 decisive video games.
Grosslobming FIDE Ladies’s Grand Prix Spherical 6 Outcomes
The draw ensured Anna Muzychuk remained the only real chief, however Zhu and Vaishali reduce the hole to half a degree.
Grosslobming FIDE Ladies’s Grand Prix Standings After Spherical 6
“Basically, a draw with Black is an efficient consequence, so it’s okay,” mentioned Anna Muzychuk after making a quiet Grunfeld draw in opposition to Dzagnidze. That saved her on monitor to select up 130 Grand Prix factors for sole first place and take one of many two FIDE Ladies’s Candidates spots on supply.
FIDE Ladies’s Grand Prix 2024-25 As It Stands
| Rank | Participant | Tbilisi | Shymkent | Monaco | Nicosia | Pune | G’lobming | Complete |
| 1 | Zhu Jiner | 117.5 | 117.5 | 95 | 330 | |||
| 2 | Anna Muzychuk | 71.67 | 117.5 | 130 | 319.17 | |||
| 3 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 130 | 106.67 | 71.67 | 308.34 | |||
| 4 | Koneru Humpy | 55 | 106.67 | 117.5 | 279.17 | |||
| 5 | Tan Zhongyi | 105 | 65 | 65 | 235 |
Zhu is on track to win the general sequence and boosted her probabilities as she climbed right into a share of second place. She did that with a fourth win in a row that was all of the extra outstanding for following two losses initially.
Mariya Muzychuk 0-1 Zhu
On a day of one-sided wins, this was essentially the most dramatic conflict, with Zhu taking on with a spectacular knight sacrifice, 31…Ndf4!!, within the run-up to the time management.
If the knight is taken, then the opposite knight and the queen threaten to offer checkmate on g2. Mariya as an alternative introduced her rook again to b1 and gained possibilities of escaping when Zhu could not at first discover the profitable concept of pushing her g-pawn.
She obtained there in the long run, nonetheless, so her profitable streak has stretched to 4 video games, whereas GM Mariya Muzychuk stays the one participant but to attain a win in Grosslobming.
Zhu was joined in second place by the participant she’d crushed the day earlier than, Vaishali, who mentioned of that conflict, “It was a really powerful loss. I used to be super-annoyed with myself. It was only a unhealthy day; I felt my mind was simply not working. I used to be spending quite a lot of time on easy strikes.”
Vaishali 1-0 Badelka
In spherical six, in the meantime, Vaishali described her sport as “easy.” She performed the 4 Knights with Bb5, going for a sideline she famous she’d performed in speedy and blitz. IM Olga Badelka‘s fifteenth transfer was questionable, whereas 16…c5? was borderline shedding. Vaishali quickly picked up a pawn and went on to transform it right into a win with little bother. “My play was straightforward—I used to be simply taking part in logical strikes,” the Indian star defined.
There was the same conversion of an additional pawn within the sport between IM Lela Javakhishvili and GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, with the previous world champion grabbing the total level with the black items. It is a curiosity that each gamers have gained two, misplaced three, and made one draw thus far within the occasion—with Javakhishvili shedding three video games in a row with White.
The final sport to complete, in the meantime, might nonetheless be essential for the general Grand Prix standings.
Salimova 0-1 Tan
Tan gained her first two video games in Grosslobming however then slumped to 2 defeats in a row, spoiling her already small possibilities of qualifying for the Candidates from the Grand Prix. In spherical six, nonetheless, she obtained again to profitable methods by one way or the other profitable a place in opposition to Salimova the place it appeared Black had completely no proper to count on greater than a draw.
GM Viswanathan Anand identified that 37.f4 right here, or on a pair extra events, and it might be exhausting to think about something going flawed for White.
Because it was, nonetheless, Tan managed to step by step up the strain till, by the vital second, there was a slim path to a draw. One mistake on transfer 81, and it was sport over!
There’s now a relaxation day earlier than battle recommences on Tuesday. All three gamers with possibilities of qualifying for the Candidates have White in spherical seven, with Zhu taking up Dzagnidze, Tan taking part in Javakhishvili, and Anna Muzychuk dealing with bottom-placed Salimova.
Spherical 7 Pairings
Find out how to watch?
You’ll be able to watch the published on FIDE’s YouTube channel. The video games may also be checked out on our devoted 2025 Grosslobming FIDE Ladies’s Grand Prix occasions web page.
The reside broadcast was hosted by GM Viswanathan Anand, Angelika Valkova, and GM Emil Sutovsky.
The 2025 Grosslobming FIDE Ladies’s Grand Prix is the sixth and remaining leg of the 2024-2025 FIDE Ladies’s Grand Prix. The ten-player round-robin runs Might 6-15 in Grosslobming, Austria. Gamers have 90 minutes, plus half-hour from transfer 40, with a 30-second increment per transfer. The highest prize is €18,000 (~$20,000), with gamers additionally incomes Grand Prix factors. Every of the 20+ gamers competes in three occasions; the highest two qualify for the 2026 FIDE Ladies’s Candidates Event that decides the World Championship challenger.
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