Aleksandra Goryachkina Extends Lead to 2 Points at Women's Candidates Tournament

Round 8 finished in Kazan.

The eighth round of the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament was played in Kazan on June 9. Aleksandra Goryachkina outplayed Alexandra Kosteniuk, Nana Dzagnidze lost to Tan Zhongyi, while the games A. Muzychuk - M. Muzychuk and K. Lagno - V. Gunina ended in draws.



Standings after round 8:

1. Aleksandra Goryachkina - 6.5
2. Kateryna Lagno - 4.5
3. Nana Dzagnidze - 4
4-7. Mariya Muzychuk, Anna Muzychuk, Valentina Gunina, Тan Zhongyi - 3.5
8. Alexandra Kosteniuk - 3

Round 9 pairings:

A. Kosteniuk - K. Lagno, V. Gunina - A. Goryachkina, M. Muzychuk - Tan Zhongyi, N. Dzagnidze - A. Muzychuk.

The venue is Nogai Hotel (16B, Profsojuznaja St., Kazan).

All rounds begin at 3 pm local time.

The winner of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament qualifies for the World Championship Match with Ju Wenjun (China), where both players will compete for a total prize fund of €500,000, which is 150% percent bigger than in the previous championship match.

The organizers are FIDE, Russian Chess Federation, Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan, and city administration of Kazan.

The tournament is sponsored by PJSC PhosAgro and Russian Railways.

Tournament page

Official website

Photos by Eteri Kublashvili