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Kateryna Lagno leads after Round 6 of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix Monaco

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The 6th round of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix was played in Monaco today. Kateryna Lagno continues to lead the tournament with 4 points. Here's one of the games from today's round.
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GM Aleksandra Goryachkina wins FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/25 | Shymkent

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GM Aleksandra Goryachkina achieved another success. She won the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/25 - Second Leg in Shymkent. The player scored 7 points from 9 games and was half a point ahead of the second-placed GM Zhongyi Tan .  30.10-08.11.2024,  90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move Shymkent, Kazakhstan
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Interesting game: Tsolakidou Stavroula - Vaishali Rameshbabu (1-0)

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In Tbilisi, during the first round of the FIDE Grand Prix, the match between Tsolakidou Stavroula and Vaishali Rameshbabu took place. The Indian player, who holds the title of Grandmaster and is the elder sister of the prodigious Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, made a questionable move with 25...Nxe5? after the position shown in the diagram. It's peculiar, as it implies a compelled forfeiture of quality without any recompense. Could it be a transient obscuration? Observe for yourself: Partia mi si� podoba�a (ChessBase 16) [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/25 - First "] [Site "Tbilisi, Georgia"] [Date "2024.08.15"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Tsolakidou, Stavroula"] [Black "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2506"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/JMbpakjF"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "...
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Dinara Wagner wins Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix

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The Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix is a 12-player round-robin taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus on May 16-27, 2023.  The prize fund is 80,000 euros, with 15,000 euros and 160 Grand Prix points for the winner. No draw offers are allowed before move 30.  Tournament winner: Dinara Wagner   Official website
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Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix after round 5

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  Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix after round 5 The Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix is a 12-player round-robin taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus on May 16-27, 2023.  It forms the fourth and final stage of the 2022-23 FIDE Women's Grand Prix, which will determine two places in the 2023 Candidates Tournament. 16 players compete in the series, each playing in three of the four events.  Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.  The prize fund is 80,000 euros, with 15,000 euros and 160 Grand Prix points for the winner. No draw offers are allowed before move 30.  Official website
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