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Women’s Grand Prix Monaco: Pairings announced

The full pairings for every round of the upcoming Women's Grand Prix Monaco have been announced. The third leg of Women’s Grand Prix will take place from 17-28 February, 2025. Ten players will compete in a round-robin tournament.

The participants received the following starting numbers:

  1. Kateryna Lagno (FIDE)
  2. Bibisara Assaubaeva (KAZ)
  3. Harika Dronavalli (IND)
  4. Elisabeth Paehtz (GER)
  5. Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL)
  6. Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI)
  7. Tan Zhongyi (CHN)
  8. Humpy Koneru (IND)
  9. Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP)
  10. Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)
FULL PAIRINGS:

Round 1 - February 18

Kateryna Lagno - Aleksandra Goryachkina
Bibisara Assaubayeva - Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
Harika Dronavalli - Humpy Koneru
Elisabeth Paehtz - Zhongyi Tan
Batkhuyag Munguntuul - Alexandra Kosteniuk

Round 2 - February 19

Aleksandra Goryachkina - Alexandra Kosteniuk
Zhongyi Tan - Batkhuyag Munguntuul
Humpy Koneru - Elisabeth Paehtz
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh - Harika Dronavalli
Kateryna Lagno - Bibisara Assaubayeva

Round 3 - February 20

Bibisara Assaubayeva - Aleksandra Goryachkina
Harika Dronavalli - Kateryna Lagno
Elisabeth Paehtz - Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
Batkhuyag Munguntuul - Humpy Koneru
Alexandra Kosteniuk - Zhongyi Tan

Round 4 - February 21

Aleksandra Goryachkina - Zhongyi Tan
Humpy Koneru - Alexandra Kosteniuk
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh - Batkhuyag Munguntuul
Kateryna Lagno - Elisabeth Paehtz
Bibisara Assaubayeva - Harika Dronavalli

Round 5 - February 22

Harika Dronavalli - Aleksandra Goryachkina
Elisabeth Paehtz - Bibisara Assaubayeva
Batkhuyag Munguntuul - Kateryna Lagno
Alexandra Kosteniuk - Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
Zhongyi Tan - Humpy Koneru

Round 6 - February 24

Aleksandra Goryachkina - Humpy Koneru
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh - Zhongyi Tan
Kateryna Lagno - Alexandra Kosteniuk
Bibisara Assaubayeva - Batkhuyag Munguntuul
Harika Dronavalli - Elisabeth Paehtz

Round 7 - February 25

Elisabeth Paehtz - Aleksandra Goryachkina
Batkhuyag Munguntuul - Harika Dronavalli
Alexandra Kosteniuk - Bibisara Assaubayeva
Zhongyi Tan - Kateryna Lagno
Humpy Koneru - Sarasadat Khademalsharieh

Round 8 - February 26

Aleksandra Goryachkina - Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
Kateryna Lagno - Humpy Koneru
Bibisara Assaubayeva - Zhongyi Tan
Harika Dronavalli - Alexandra Kosteniuk
Elisabeth Paehtz - Batkhuyag Munguntuul

Round 9 - February 27

Batkhuyag Munguntuul - Aleksandra Goryachkina
Alexandra Kosteniuk - Elisabeth Paehtz
Zhongyi Tan - Harika Dronavalli
Humpy Koneru - Bibisara Assaubayeva
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh - Kateryna Lagno

Overall standings after two legs in Tbilisi and Shymkent: