"It's a pity because now it's a little hard to find more motivation" ๐ฎ๐ณ Divya Deshmukh
"It's actually been a quite good year. It's a pity because now it's a little hard to find more motivation. But I'm trying my best. And this tournament is so prestigious so of course I'm going to give my best and it's been good for far." - ๐ฎ๐ณ Divya Deshmukh
โ๏ธ The second leg of the 2024-2025 Womenโs Grand Prix is being held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ
Ten players will compete in this tournament from October 29 to November 9, 2024.
From the 2024 FIDE Candidates winner Tan Zhongyi to the recent Olympiad gold medallist Divya Deshmukh, there is an excellent blend of rising talent and experienced grandmasters, with each player vying for valuable points and a chance to secure a place in the FIDE Women's Candidates.
List of players competing in Shymkent:
๐ฎ๐ณ GM Humpy Koneru
๐ฎ๐ณ IM Divya Deshmukh
๐ฐ๐ฟ IM Bibisara Assaubayeva
๐จ๐ณ GM Tan Zhongyi
๐ฌ๐ท IM Stavroula Tsolakidou
๐ฉ๐ช GM Elisabeth Paehtz
๐ง๐ฌ IM Nurgyul Salimova
๐ฒ๐ณ IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina
GM Kateryna Lagno
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