Bibisara Asaubaeva has lost her lead in the overall standings of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix.

The third stage of the women's World Chess Grand Prix has concluded in Monaco, where the top player of the Kazakhstan team, Bibisara Asaubaeva, lost her leading position, as reported by Sports.kz with reference to Zakon.kz.

The domestic chess player had a particularly poor performance in Monaco, which stands in stark contrast to her previous competition results.

The two-time world blitz champion finished in last place, 10th out of 10 participants, at the end of the third stage.

During the recent tournament, Asaubaeva did not secure any victories, suffered three losses, and drew six matches.

The unsuccessful performance by the Kazakh player was taken advantage of by Russian player Alexandra Goryachkina, who not only won the third stage of the FIDE Grand Prix but also took the lead in the overall standings at this time.

The 26-year-old grandmaster from Orenburg has accumulated 236.67 points and holds the top position heading into the fourth stage of the Grand Prix. She is followed by Bibisara Asaubaeva (197.5) and Chinese player Tan Zhongyi (170).

The next stage of this competition will take place from March 14-25 in Cyprus.