Chess Challengers Tournament 2019

The Candidates Tournament 2019 is a chess tournament that was held from May 29 to June 19, 2019 in Kazan . It is the final stage of a series of tournaments to determine the applicant for the women's world championship match.

On June 14, Russian chess player Alexandra Goryachkina won the tournament ahead of schedule, ahead of two rounds before the end of the competition by 2.5 points ^[1] .

Content

Prize Fund

The total prize fund is 200 000 Euro

A place	Money prize
one	50 000 €
2	40 000 €
3	30 000 €
four	25 000 €

A place	Money prize
five	20 000 €
6	15 000 €
7	12 000 €
eight	8 000 €

Members

In the two-round tournament, consisting of 14 rounds, 8 grandmasters take part:


Maria Muzychuk	Ekaterina Lagno	Alexandra Kosteniuk	Anna Muzychuk	Alexandra Goryachkina	Tan Zhongyi	Nana Dzagnidze	Valentina Gunina

Standings

First circle table
No.	Participant	Rating	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	+	=	-	Glasses
one	Maria Muzychuk	2563		0	one	½	½	½	0	0	one	four	2	3
2	Ekaterina Lagno	2554	one		½	½	0	one	½	½	2	four	one	four
3	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2546	0	½		½	½	½	one	0	one	four	2	3
four	Anna Muzychuk	2539	½	½	½		½	0	0	one	one	four	2	3
five	Alexandra Goryachkina	2525	½	one	½	½		one	one	one	four	3	0	5½
6	Tan Zhongyi	2513	½	0	½	one	0		½	0	one	3	3	2½
7	Nana Dzagnidze	2510	one	½	0	one	0	½		one	3	2	2	four
eight	Valentina Gunina	2506	½	½	one	0	0	one	0		2	2	3	3

Second circle table
No.	Participant	Rating	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	+	=	-	Glasses
one	Maria Muzychuk	2563		½	0	½	one	one	½	0	2	3	2	3½
2	Ekaterina Lagno	2554	½		½	0	½	½	½	½	0	6	one	3
3	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2546	one	½		½	0	0	0	one	2	2	3	3
four	Anna Muzychuk	2539	½	one	½		½	½	one	½	2	five	0	4½
five	Alexandra Goryachkina	2525	0	½	one	½		½	½	one	2	four	one	four
6	Tan Zhongyi	2513	0	½	one	½	½		one	one	3	3	one	4½
7	Nana Dzagnidze	2510	½	½	one	0	½	0		0	one	3	3	3½
eight	Valentina Gunina	2506	one	½	0	0	0	0	one		2	one	four	2½

Notes

↑ Alexandra Goryachkina ahead of schedule won the Candidates Tournament , RCF (June 14, 2019). Date of treatment June 15, 2019.

[1] Alexandra Goryachkina ahead of schedule won the Candidates Tournament , RCF (June 14, 2019). Date of treatment June 15, 2019.