Women's World Championship Results

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Zhu Chen vs. Alexandra Kosteniuk, Moscow, Russia, November-December, 2001
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya vs. Antoaneta Stefanova, Elista, Russia, May-June, 2004
Alisa Galliamova vs. Xu Yuhua, Ekaterinburg, Russia, March, 2006
Yifan Hou vs. Alexandra Kosteniuk, Nalchik, Russia, August-September, 2008

FIDE - World Championship, Moscow, Russia, November-December, 2001

Single elimination tournament with 64 players
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Winner
Zhu Chen (China)Zhu
1.5-.5
Zhu
1.5-.5
Zhu
3-1
Zhu
4-3
Zhu
2.5-1.5
Zhu Chen
5-3
Elisa Maggiolo (Argentina)
Svetlana Petrenko (Moldova)Petrenko
2-0
Tatiana Kononenko (Ukraine)
Alisa Maric (Serbia)Maric
1.5-.5
Maric
1.5-.5
Elena Levushkina (Germany)
Inna Gaponenko (Ukraine)Gaponenko
2-0
Genrieta Lagvilava (Belarus)
Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia)Khurtsidze
1.5-.5
Khurtsidze
1.5-.5
Khurtsidze
1.5-.5
Romaswamy Aarthie (India)
Anna Zatonskih (Ukraine)Zatonskih
1.5-.5
Li Ruoafan (Singapore)
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia)Kovalevskaya
1.5-.5
Kovalevskaya
1.5-.5
Shadi Paridar (Iran)
Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia)Mkrtchian
2-0
Monika Socko (Poland)
Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia)Chiburdanidze
1.5-.5
Chiburdanidze
1.5-.5
Chiburdanidze
2-0
Chiburdanidze
3.5-2.5
Asma Houli (Algeria)
Elena Sedina (Italy)Sedina
2-0
Olga Alexandrova (Spain)
Dagne Ciuksyte (Lithuania)Ciuksyte
2.5-1.5
Ciuksyte
1.5-.5
Ketevan-Grant Arakhamia (Scotland)
Xu Yuanyuan (China)Xu
4-2
Sulennis Pina Vega (Cuba)
Peng Zhaoqin (The Netherlands)Peng
2-0
Peng
2-0
Peng
2.5-1.5
Maritza Arribas Robaina (Cuba)
Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria)Stefanova
1.5-.5
Paliavi Shah (India)
Joanna Dworakowska (Poland)Dworakowska
1.5-.5
Dworakowska
1.5-.5
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (India)
Nana Ioseliani (Georgia)Ioseliani
1.5-.5
Elina Groberman (United States)
Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia)Kosteniuk
2-0
Kosteniuk
1.5-.5
Kosteniuk
2-0
Kosteniuk
1.5-.5
Kosteniuk
3-1
Jennifer Shahade (United States)
Hoang Thanh Trang (Vietnam)Trang
1.5-.5
Huang Quian (China)
Alisa Galliamova-Ivanchuk (Russia)Galliamova
1.5-.5
Galliamova
2-0
Wissam Toubai (Algeria)
Natalia Kiseleva (Ukraine)Kiseleva
2-1
Wang Yu (China)
Almira Skripchenko (Moldova)Skripchenko
2-0
Skripchenko
3-1
Skripchenko
1.5-.5
Ngan Phan-Koshnitsky (Australia)
Marta Zielinska (Poland)Zielinska
3.5-2.5
Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia)
Corina-Isabela Peptan (Romania)Peptan
2-0
Peptan
1.5-.5
Nava Starr (Canada)
Tatiana Grabuzova (Russia)Grabuzova
1.5-.5
Julia Galianina Ryjanova (Russia)
Xu Yuhua (China)Xu Yuh.
2-0
Xu Yuh.
1.5-.5
Xu Yuh.
3-1
Xu Yuh.
4-2
Farida Aruche (Algeria)
Danielian Elina (Armenia)Elina
2-0
Tatiana Shumiakina (Russia)
Camilla Baginskaite (United States)Baginskaite
4-2
Baginskaite
1.5-.5
Svetlana Prudnikova (Serbia)
Natasa Bojkovic (Serbia)Bojkovic
1.5-.5
Maria Kouvatsou (Greece)
Cristina Adela Foisor (Romania)Foisor
3-1
Foisor
1.5-.5
Foisor
1.5-.5
Gu Xiaobing (China)
Nisha Mohota (India)Mohota
3.5-2.5
Tatiana S Dianchenko (Russia)
Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany)Paehtz
3.5-2.5
Paehtz
1.5-.5
Izeta Radziewics (Poland)
Wang Pin (China)Wang P.
1.5-.5
Joara Chaves (Brazil)

Ekaterina Kovalevskaya vs. Antoaneta Stefanova, Elista, Russia, May-June, 2004

Single elimination tournament with 64 players
The match between Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska and Nguyen Thi Thanh An resulted in a tie. Kachiani moved on to the next round. I'm not sure how they decided this.
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Winner
Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria)Stefanova
2-0
Stefanova
3.5-2.5
Stefanova
3-1
Stefanova
2.5-1.5
Stefanova
1.5-.5
Antoaneta Stefanova
2.5-.5
Tan Zhongyi (China)
Tatjana Vasilevich (Ukraine)Vasilevich
4-3
Xu Yuanyuan (China)
Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine)Zhukova
2.5-1.5
Zhukova
4-3
Svetlana Petrenko (Moldova)
Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia)N. Kosintseva
3-1
Lela Javakhishvili (Georgia)
Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia)Dzagnidze
1.5-.5
Dzagnidze
1.5-.5
Dzagnidze
2-0
Jennifer Shahade (United States)
Iweta Radziewicz (Poland)Radziewicz
1.5-.5
Subbaraman Meenakshi (India)
Maia Lomineishvili (Georgia)Lomineishvili
1.5-.5
Lomineishvili
2-0
Irina Slavina (Russia)
Alisa Galliamova-Ivanchuk (Russia)Galliamova
2-0
Dinara Khaziyeva (Canada)
Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia)Chiburdanidze
1.5-.5
Chiburdanidze
2-0
Chiburdanidze
1.5-.5
Chiburdanidze
3.5-2.5
Farida Arouche (Algeria)
Marie Sebag (France)Sebag
1.5-.5
Natalija Pogonina (Russia)
Jana Jackova (Czech Republic)Jackova
1.5-.5
Jackova
1.5-.5
Almira Skripchenko-Lautier (France)
Corina-Isabela Peptan (Romania)Peptan
1.5-.5
Rusudan Goletiani (United States)
Viktoria Cmilyte (Lithuania)Cmilyte
2-0
Cmilyte
1.5-.5
Cmilyte
4-2
Dronavalli Harika (India)
Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia)Kosteniuk
2-0
Maria Sergeeva (Kazakhstan)
Pia Cramling (Sweden)Cramling
1.5-.5
Cramling
1.5-.5
Anna Hahn (United States)
Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia)Mkrtchian
4-3
Monika Socko (Poland)
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia)Kovalevskaya
2-0
Kovalevskaya
1.5-.5
Kovalevskaya
2.5-1.5
Kovalevskaya
2.5-1.5
Kovalevskaya
2.5-1.5
Carolina Lujan (Argentina)
Olga Alexandrova (Ukraine)Alexandrova
1.5-.5
Ana Matnadze (Georgia)
Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine)Lahno
1.5-.5
Lahno
4-3
Luciana Morales Mendoza (Peru)
Ekaterina Polovnikova (Russia)Polovnikova
1.5-.5
Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia)
Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska (Germany)Kachiani
3.5-3.5*
Kachiani
1.5-.5
Kachiani
1.5-.5
Nguyen Thi Thanh An (Vietnam)
Irina Krush (United States)Krush
1.5-.5
Maritza Arribas (Cuba)
Natasa Bojkovic (Serbia)Bojkovic
1.5-.5
Bojkovic
2.5-1.5
Wang Yu (China)
Svetlana Matveeva (Russia)Matveeva
2-0
Asma Houli (Algeria)
Humpy Koneru (India)Koneru
2-0
Koneru
1.5-.5
Koneru
3-1
Koneru
2-0
Cecile Van Der Merwe (South Africa)
Peng Zhaoqin (The Netherlands)Peng
4-3
Joanna Dworakowska (Poland)
Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia)T. Kosintseva
2.5-1.5
T. Kosintseva
1.5-.5
Huang Qian (China)
Hoang Thanh Trang (Vietnam)Trang
1.5-.5
Le Kieu Thien Kim (Vietnam)
Xu Yuhua (China)Xu Yuh.
3-1
Xu Yuh.
1.5-.5
Xu Yuh.
1.5-.5
Sopio Tkeshelashvili (Georgia)
Elina Danielian (Armenia)Danielian
2.5-1.5
Elena Sedina (Italy)
Elisabeth PaehtzPaehtz
2-0
Paehtz
2.5-1.5
Wang Pin (China)
Zhao Xue (China)Zhao
2-0
Shadi Paridar (Iran)

Alisa Galliamova vs. Xu Yuhua, Ekaterinburg, Russia, March, 2006

Single elimination tournament with 64 players
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Winner
Xu Yuhua (China)Xu
1.5-.5
Xu
1.5-.5
Xu
1.5-.5
Xu
2.5-1.5
Xu
1.5-.5
Xu Yuhua
2.5-.5
Xuan Thanh Khiet Hoang (Vietnam)
Anna Ushenina (Ukraine)Ushenina
3-1
Ekaterina Korbut (Russia)
Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia)T. Kosintseva
2-0
T. Kosintseva
1.5-.5
Subbaraman Meenakshi (India)
Irina Krush (United States)Krush
2.5-1.5
Claudia Amura (Argentina)
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia)Kovalevskaya
1.5-.5
Kovalevskaya
1.5-.5
Kovalevskaya
2.5-1.5
Sulennis Pina (Cuba)
Maria Kursova (Russia)Kursova
1.5-.5
Zhao Xue (China)
Peng Zhaoqin (The Netherlands)Peng
4-2
Peng
1.5-.5
Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany)
Pia Cramling (Sweden)Cramling
2-0
Basta Sohair Farid (Egypt)
Svetlana Matveevaa (Russia)Matveevaa
2-0
Matveevaa
1.5-.5
Matveevaa
1.5-.5
Matveevaa
1.5-.5
Irina Vasilevich (Russia)
Karen Zapata (Peru)Zapata
1.5-.5
Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine)
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (India)Vijayalakshmi
1.5-.5
Vijayalakshmi
3-1
Irina Berezina-Feldman (Australia)
Lela Javakhishvili (Georgia)Javakhishvili
1.5-.5
Irina Turova (Russia)
Marie Sebag (France)Sebag
1.5-.5
Sebag
3-1
Sebag
4-2
Elena Zaiatz (Russia)
Koneru Humpy (India)Koneru
2-0
Tuduetso Sabure (Botswana)
Qin Kanying (China)Qin
1.5-.5
Qin
2.5-1.5
Dana Aketaeva (Kazakhstan)
Jovanka Houska (England)Houska
1.5-.5
Almira Skripchenko (France)
Alisa Galliamova (Russia)Galliamova
1.5-.5
Galliamova
3-1
Galliamova
2.5-1.5
Galliamova
2-0
Galliamova
1.5-.5
Maka Purtseladze (Georgia)
Carolina Lujan (Argentina)Lujan
1.5-.5
Yelena Dembo (Greece)
Iweta Radziewicz (Poland)Radziewicz
2-0
Radziewicz
3-1
Tatiana Kononenko (Ukraine)
Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria)Stefanova
1.5-.5
Amina Mezioud (Algeria)
Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia)Khurtsidze
2.5-1.5
Khurtsidze
1.5-.5
Khurtsidze
2-0
Wang Yu (China)
Maritza Arribas (Cuba)Arribas
1-0
Zhu Chen (China)
Yifan Hou (China)Yifan
1.5-.5
Yifan
2-0
Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia)
Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine)Zhukova
3.5-2.5
Shen Yang (China)
Viktoria Cmilyte (Lithuania)Cmilyte
1.5-.5
Cmilyte
4-2
Cmilyte
1.5-.5
Cmilyte
3-1
Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran)
Lufei Ruan (China)Ruan
2.5-1.5
Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia)
Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia)Kosteniuk
2-0
Kosteniuk
2-0
Natalia Khoudgarian (Canada)
Elina Danielian (Armenia)Danielian
2.5-1.5
Cristina Adela Foisor (Romania)
Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia)Chiburdanidze
1.5-.5
Chiburdanidze
1.5-.5
Chiburdanidze
4-2
Ingris Rivera (Colombia)
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (Georgia)Arakhamia
2.5-1.5
Marta Zielinska (Poland)
Wenjun Ju (China)Wenjun
1.5-.5
Wenjun
2.5-1.5
Monika Socko (Poland)
Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia)Dzagnidze
4-2
Evgenija Ovod (Russia)

Nalchik, Russia, August-September, 2008

Single elimination tournament with 64 players
Judit Polgar and Xie Jun declined to participate. Natalia Khoudgarian, Irina Krush, Monika Socko, Iweta Rajlich, Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska, Tea Bosboom-Lanchava, Claudia Amura, Marie Sebag, Lela Javakhishvili, Maia Chiburdanidze, Maia Lomineishvili, Nino Khurtsidze, Sopiko Khukhashvili, Sopio Gvetadze, Ekaterina Korbut, and Karen Zapata all boycotted the event due to the political controversy in Russia.
4 games round 6 + 8 games round 5 + 8 games round 4 + 22 games round 3 + 38 games round 2 + 64 games round 1 = 144 games total
Kosteniuk won 9/12 points.
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Winner
Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia)Kosteniuk
  
KosteniukKosteniuk
  
Kosteniuk
  
Kosteniuk
  
Alexandra Kosteniuk
    
Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran)
Sopioa Gvetadze (Georgia)bye
Ekaterina Korbut (Russia)
Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia)T. Kosintseva
  
T. Kosintseva
  
Nafisa Muminova (Uzbekistan)
Anna Zatonskih (United States)Zatonskih
 
Tea Bosboom Lanchava (The Netherlands)
Anna Ushenina (Ukraine)Ushenina
  
Ushenina
  
Ushenina
  
Le Thanh Tu (Vietnam)
Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany)Paehtz
       
Ilaha Kadimova (Azerbaijan)
Svetlana Matveeva (Russia)Matveeva
 
Matveeva
  
Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia)
Yuhua Xu (China)Yuhua
  
Anzel Solomons (South Africa)
Pia Cramling (Sweden)Cramling
  
Cramling
  
Cramling
  
Cramling
  
Sarai Sanchez Castillo (Venezuela)
Zongyi Tan (China)Zongyi
  
Tania Sachdev (India)
Ruan Lufei (China)Ruan
  
Ruan
  
Irina Zakurdjaeva (Russia)
Claudia Amura (Argentina)Amura
 
Lela Javakhishvili (Georgia)
Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria)Stefanova
 
Stefanova
    
Stefanova
  
Karen Zapata (Peru)
Wenjun Ju (China)Wenjun
    
Natasa Bojkovic (Serbia)
Inna Gaponenko (Ukraine)Gaponenko
  
Gaponenko
    
Jilin Zhang (China)
Katerina Rohonyan (United States)Rohonyan
    
Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine)
Hou Yifan (China)Hou
  
Hou
  
Hou
    
Hou
  
Hou
      
Mona Khaled (Egypt)
Bathuyang Mongontuul (Mongolia)Mongontuul
  
Iweta Rajlich (Poland)
Elena Sedina (Italy)Sedina
 
Sedina
    
Irina Krush (United States)
Thi Thanh An Nguyen (Vietnam)Thi
 
Maya Chiburdanidze (Georgia)
Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia)Mkrtchian
      
Mkrtchian
  
Mkrtchian
  
Eva Moser (Austria)
Anna Gasik (Poland)Gasik
 
Marie Sebag (France)
Dronavalli Harika (India)Harika
  
Harika
    
Vera Nebolsina (Russia)
Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia)Muzychuk
  
Maria Velcheva (Bulgaria)
Humpy Koneru (India)Koneru
  
KoneruKoneru
  
Koneru
  
Yorsa Alaa El Din (Egypt)
Maya Lomineishvili (Georgia)bye
Sopiko Khukhashvili (Georgia)
Hoang Thanh Trang (Hungary)Hoang
  
Hoang
  
Matza Arribas Robaina (Cuba)
Monika Socko (Poland)Socko
       
Sabina-Francesca Foisor (Romania)
Shen Yang (China)Shen
  
Shen
  
Shen
      
Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska (Germany)
Xue Zhao (China)Xue
  
Marisa Zuriel (Argentina)
Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia)N. Kosintseva
  
N. Kosintseva
    
Nisha Mohota (India)
Viktoria Cmilyte (Lithuania)Cmilyte
  
Valentina Golubenko (Croatia)