The Tashkent Women's Grand Prix was held in Uzbekistan from September 17th - October 1st. The tournament was part of the Women's World Championship cycle that will determine the next challenger for the world title. The twelve player round robin featured the standard FIDE time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, with 30 minutes being added at that point and an additional 30 seconds per move through the entire game.