Aleksandra Goryachkina seals top spot after nail-biting end to third leg of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022-23

Winner Alexandra Goryachkina receiving trophy from Dr Sanjay Kapoor and Shri Jagdish Mitra. Sonal Goel IAS also standing.

Jagadish Mitra, Sonal Goel, Bibisara, Goryachkina, Sanjay Kapoor and Zhu Jiner.
On the Occasion Dr. Sanjay Kapoor, President, AICF said, “It’s a great honour for India to host such a big event. This shows the position of the country in the chess world. I’m thankful to everyone involved who supported us to make this happen. I would also like to thank FIDE and FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. And also credit must be given to the All India Chess Federation (AICF) for moving very fast and I am confident that the competition will be a great success.”
About FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022-23The Women’s Grand Prix Series 2022-23 will comprise 16 players, each of whom will compete in three of the four WGP tournaments. Each WGP tournament features a round-robin format with 12 players. Every player earns WGP points in each WGP tournament based on her position in the final standings. The WGP Series winner is the player with the most cumulative points earned in all three WGP tournaments she played.The total prize fund for each one of the four events is €80,000, with another €80,000 being distributed among the top 8 finishers in the overall standings for the Grand Prix series. The two players with the highest cumulative points total in the WGP series advance to the FIDE Women Candidates Tournament 2023-24.