Dzagnidze Wins Lausanne Women's Chess Grand Prix
GM Nana Dzagnidze won the Women's Grand Prix in Lausanne as she edged out GM Aleksandra Goryachkina on tiebreak. IM Zhansaya Abdumalik came third as all games in the final round ended in relatively quick draws.
This report is an updated version of our original story which covered rounds nine and 10.
Final Standings
| # | Fed | Name | Rtg | Perf | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Pts | SB |
| 1 | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2509 | 2603 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.0/11 | 37.25 | ||
| 2 | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | 2579 | 2596 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0/11 | 36.5 | ||
| 3 | Abdumalik, Zhansaya | 2461 | 2574 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.5/11 | |||
| 4 | Kashlinskaya, Alina | 2485 | 2539 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0/11 | 31.75 | ||
| 5 | Muzychuk, Anna | 2535 | 2535 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0/11 | 30.5 | ||
| 6 | Harika, Dronavalli | 2517 | 2506 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5.5/11 | 31.25 | ||
| 7 | Muzychuk, Mariya | 2551 | 2502 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5/11 | 29.5 | ||
| 8 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2453 | 2510 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5/11 | 29 | ||
| 9 | Cramling, Pia | 2475 | 2446 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.5/11 | 25.5 | ||
| 10 | Ju Wenjun | 2583 | 2436 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5/11 | 24 | ||
| 11 | Sebag, Marie | 2443 | 2415 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0/11 | 21.5 | ||
| 12 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2482 | 2412 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0/11 | 20.5 |
Dzagnidze stole the show on Wednesday with a fantastic win against Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun, whose tournament got even worse after losing the next day as well. The game started sharply as Ju went for opposite castling, but Dzagnidze combine attacking and defending, correctly evaluated an advantage in the endgame and played the whole game wonderfully.
Goryachkina then caught Dzagnidze in first place on Thursday by also beating Ju and thus getting revenge for the lost title match earlier this year. The game saw a known pawn sacrifice, typical for both the Semi-Tarrasch and the Benoni:
The final round saw six draws, and most of them ended relatively quickly. Therefore, the standings didn't change, and Dzagnidze was declared the winner on the second tiebreak: number of wins.
Games rounds 9-11
Women's Grand Prix Standings
| Rank | Fed | Player | Skolkovo | Monaco | Lausanne | Sardinia | Total |
| 1 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 120 | 133⅓ | 145 | 398⅓ | ||
| 2 | Humpy Koneru | 160 | 133⅓ | 293⅓ | |||
| 3 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 45 | 133⅓ | 15 | 193⅓ | ||
| 4-6 | Kateryna Lagno | 90 | 90 | 180 | |||
| 4-6 | Dronavalli Harika | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | ||
| 4-6 | Nana Dzagnidze | 35 | 145 | 180 | |||
| 7 | Anna Muzychuk | 80 | 85 | 165 | |||
| 8 | Ju Wenjun | 120 | 35 | 155 | |||
| 9 | Alina Kashlinskaya | 45 | 85 | 130 | |||
| 10 | Mariya Muzychuk | 60 | 60 | 120 | |||
| 11 | Zhansaya Abdumalik | 110 | 110 | ||||
| 12 | Pia Cramling | 10 | 60 | 35 | 105 | ||
| 13 | Elisabeth Paehtz | 75 | 20 | 95 | |||
| 14-15 | Valentina Gunina | 75 | 10 | 85 | |||
| 14-15 | Antoaneta Stefanova | 25 | 60 | 85 | |||
| 16 | Marie Sebag | 25 | 15 | 40 | |||
| 17 | Zhao Xue | 35 | 35 |
After Skolkovo and Monaco, Lausanne was the third Women's Grand Prix in the 2019-2020 series. The fourth and final leg will be held in May in Sardinia, Italy from May 2 till 15.
Each tournament is a 12-player round-robin. The prize fund in each Grand Prix is 80,000 euros, with 15,000 euros and 160 Grand Prix points awarded to the winner.
Previous reports:
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 8: Dzagnidze Is Back
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 7: Kosteniuk Struggling
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 6: Kashlinskaya Joins Leaders
- Goryachkina, Harika Lead Lausanne Women's Grand Prix
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 3: The World Champion Stumbles
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 2: Wins For Dzagnidze, Goryachkina
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 1: Silence Before The Storm?
- Women's Chess Grand Prix To Resume In Lausanne
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