WGP Tbilisi: Tsolakidou and Assaubayeva share the lead

Three rounds into the first event of the 2024/25 Women’s Grand Prix series, Stavroula Tsolakidou and Bibisara Assaubayeva (pictured) are sharing the lead with 2 points each. Both co-leaders scored a win in the first round and drew their next two encounters. R Vaishali, who lost in the first round and missed a big chance to bounce back in the second, was the only player who scored a win in Saturday’s third round. | Photo: FIDE / Anna Shtourman