Anna Muzychuk or Jiner Zhu - Who will win Grosslobming GP?
GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) drew with IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO) in the penultimate round of FIDE Grosslobming GP in Austria. GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) also drew her game against IM Olga Badelka (AUT). IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) had the most exciting game of the round. She missed a great opportunity against GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) and lost the game. GM R Vaishali drew with GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN). GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) scored the only other win of the round against GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (UKR). Round 9 starts today at 2 p.m local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Przemysław Nikiel
Zhongyi Tan with an outside chance
Both GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) and GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) are at 5.5/8 each. Both of them having the result in the final round will result in Anna winning the tournament as she has a better tie-break score. Anna will face GM R Vaishali in the final round and Jiner's opponent will be GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI). If both coleaders lose and GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) beats GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR), then she will become a clear champion.
Vaishali - Zhongyi: 0.5-0.5
GM R Vaishali (2475) defeated former Women's World Champion, GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN, 2536) once, drew also once and lost thrice in Classical rated games. This was their second draw against each other.
Dzagnidze - Salimova
There is an unusual move which Black needed to find 32...Na1+! to gain the upper hand. However, 32...Qe4+ 33.Bd3 Qa4 34.Qxc3 Nc5+ and Black lost all her chance.
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GP Standings
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina is still at the top spot 308.34. She is guaranteed a spot at the next Candidates as only GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) can surpass her. She is at 235 points. After winning Pune GP, GM Koneru Humpy moved up to the second spot with 279.17 points. She needs to hope that Jiner does not surpass her in GP points at the Grosslobming GP.
Prizes
Total prize fund is €80000. The top three prizes are €18000, €13000 and €10500 each. The top three GP points are - 130, 105 and 85. For more details, check out the regulations below.
Schedule
Round 1 starts on 6th May at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. The tournament will go on till 15th May 2025. Sole rest day is on Monday 12th May.
Round 8 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2509 | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | 1 - 0 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | 2399 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 1 | 2430 | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | ½ - ½ | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | 2526 | 8 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 2 | 2475 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | ½ - ½ | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | 2536 | 7 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2494 | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | 1 - 0 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2479 | 6 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2541 | GM | Zhu, Jiner | ½ - ½ | IM | Badelka, Olga | 2426 | 5 | PGN |
Standings after Round 8
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | Rp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | UKR | 2526 | 5,5 | 5 | 20,75 | 3 | 0 | 2618 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Zhu, Jiner | CHN | 2541 | 5,5 | 3 | 19,25 | 5 | 0 | 2615 | |
| 3 | 7 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | CHN | 2536 | 5 | 5 | 18,00 | 4 | 0 | 2568 | |
| 4 | 10 | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | GEO | 2509 | 4,5 | 4 | 17,25 | 2 | 0 | 2528 | |
| 5 | 2 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | IND | 2475 | 4,5 | 3 | 14,25 | 3 | 0 | 2520 | |
| 6 | 3 | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | UKR | 2494 | 4 | 3 | 14,25 | 2 | 0 | 2473 | |
| 7 | 6 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | SUI | 2479 | 3,5 | 5 | 14,75 | 3 | 0 | 2431 | |
| 8 | 1 | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | GEO | 2430 | 3 | 3 | 11,50 | 2 | 0 | 2411 | |
| 9 | 5 | IM | Badelka, Olga | AUT | 2426 | 2,5 | 4 | 8,25 | 2 | 0 | 2344 | |
| 10 | 9 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | BUL | 2399 | 2 | 5 | 8,25 | 1 | 0 | 2305 |
Round 9 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2426 | IM | Badelka, Olga | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2509 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 2479 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | GM | Zhu, Jiner | 2541 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | 2536 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | 2494 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | 2526 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 2475 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 2399 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | 2430 | 1 |
