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The Women's World Championship was established by FIDE in 1927. It was a tournament that was held alongside the Chess Olympiad. It was won by the legendary Vera Menchik (picture right), who went on to win every challenge and indeed ever championship she ever played in during her lifetime. Menchik died, undefeated, during the Second World War, and was succeeded by Ludmilla Rudenko, who won a round robin in 1949-50 to receive the title.
After this the system was changed to mirror the men's championship, i.e. a cycle of Candidates tournaments and Interzonals was held to to pick a challenger. The first was Elizaveta Bikova in 1952, who won the title in 1953, lost it in 1956 and regained it in 1958. Then came the "Georgian era", which lasted from 1962 to 1991 and saw Nona Gaprindashvili and Maya Chiburdaidze dominating women's chess.
In 1991 the Chinese player Xie Jun defeated Chiburdanidze to take the title. She was defeated in 1996 by the oldest Polgar sister, Susan, who kept the title until she lost it in 1999 by default to Xie Jun due to the birth of her first child. After this FIDE installed the knockout system for the Women's World Championship, and this was won in 2001 by the Chinese player Zhu Chen. The last championship in 2004 saw Bulgarian GM Antoaneta Stefanova win the title.
Vera Menchik | 1927–1944 | United Kingdom |
Ludmilla Rudenko | 1950–1953 | Soviet Union |
Elisabeth Bikova | 1953–1956 | Soviet Union |
Olga Rubzowa | 1956–1958 | Soviet Union |
Elisabeth Bikova | 1958–1962 | Soviet Union |
Nona Gaprindashvili | 1962–1978 | Georgia |
Maya Chiburdanidze | 1978–1991 | Georgia |
Xie Jun | 1991–1996 | China |
Susan Polgar | 1996–1999 | Hungary |
Xie Jun | 1999–2001 | China |
Zhu Chen | 2001–2004 | China |
Antoaneta Stefanova | 2004–2006 | Bulgaria |
Women's World Chess Championship, Ekaterinburg, 10-27 March 2006
List of Qualifiers for the Women's World Championship 2006
No | Name | Title | FED | Qualified |
1 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | GM | BUL | Women's World Champion 2004 |
2 | Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | IM | RUS | runner-up of WWCC 2004 |
3 | Koneru, Humpy | GM | IND | semi-finalist of WWCC 2004 |
4 | Chiburdanidze, Maya | GM | GEO | semi-finalist of WWCC 2004 |
5 | Korbut, Ekaterina | WGM | RUS | World Junior Champion 2004 |
6 | Paehtz, Elizabeth | IM | GER | World Junior Champion 2005 |
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7 | Galliamova, Alisa | IM | RUS | Rating List 7/2004 - 1/2005 |
8 | Xu, Yuhua | WGM | CHN | Rating List 7/2004 - 1/2005 |
9 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | GM | RUS | Rating List 7/2004 - 1/2005 |
10 | Zhu, Chen | GM | CHN | Rating List 7/2004 - 1/2005 |
11 | Zhao, Xue | wg | CHN | Rating List 7/2004 - 1/2005 |
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12 | Peng Zhaoqin | GM | NED | Dresden 2004 |
13 | Zhukova Natalia | WGM | RUS | Dresden 2004 |
14 | Dzagnidze Nana | IM | GEO | Dresden 2004 |
15 | Slavina Irina | IM | RUS | Dresden 2004 |
16 | Foisor Cristina-Adele | IM | ROM | Dresden 2004 |
17 | Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan | IM | GEO | Dresden 2004 |
18 | Cramling Pia | GM | SWE | Dresden 2004 |
19 | Socko Monika | IM | POL | Dresden 2004 |
20 | Kosintseva Tatiana | IM | RUS | Dresden 2004 |
21 | Houska Jovanka | WGM | ENG | Dresden 2004 |
22 | Lahno Kateryna | IM | UKR | Kishinev 2005 |
23 | Kosintseva Nadezhda | IM | RUS | Kishinev 2005 |
24 | Zaiatz Elena | WGM | RUS | Kishinev 2005 |
25 | Danielian Elina | IM | ARM | Kishinev 2005 |
26 | Dembo Yelena | IM | GRE | Kishinev 2005 |
27 | Khurtsidze Nino | IM | GEO | Kishinev 2005 |
28 | Mkrtchian Lilit | IM | ARM | Kishinev 2005 |
29 | Kononenko Tatiana | WGM | UKR | Kishinev 2005 |
30 | Radziewicz Iweta | IM | POL | Kishinev 2005 |
31 | Matveeva Svetlana | WGM | RUS | Kishinev 2005 |
32 | Purtseladze Maka | IM | GEO | Kishinev 2005 |
33 | Sebag Marie | IM | FRA | Kishinev 2005 |
34 | Zielinska Marta | WGM | POL | Kishinev 2005 |
35 | Skripchenko Almira | IM | FRA | Kishinev 2005 (after TB) |
36 | Ushenina Anna | WGM | UKR | Kishinev 2005 (after TB) |
37 | Cmilyte, Viktoria | WGM | LTU | Kishinev, reserve player |
38 | Javakhishvili Lela | WGM | GEO | Kishinev, reserve player |
39 | Vasilevich Irina | WGM | RUS | Kishinev, reserve player |
40 | Ovod Evgenija | IM | RUS | Kishinev 2005 |
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41 | Reserve from Americas | Continental Championship | ||
42 | Reserve from Americas | Continental Championship | ||
43 | Krush, Irina | WGM | USA | Zone 2.1 |
44 | Khoudgarian, Natalia | WIM | CAN | Zone 2.2 |
45 | Arribas, Maritza | WGM | CUB | Zone 2.3 |
46 | Zapata, Karen | WIM | PER | Zone 2.4 |
47 | Lujan, Carolina | WGM | ARG | Zone 2.5 |
48 | Pina, Sulennis | WGM | CUB | Cont. Championship |
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49 | Pourkashiyan, Atousa | WIM | IRI | Zone 3.1 |
50 | Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman | WGM | IND | Zone 3.2, from Cont. Champ |
51 | Hoang Xuan Thanh Khiet | WIM | VIE | Zone 3.3 |
52 | Aketaeva, Dana | WIM | KAZ | Zone 3.4 |
53 | Hou, Yifan | WFM | CHN | Zone 3.5 |
54 | Shen, Yang | CHN | Zone 3.5 | |
55 | Qin, Janying | WGM | CHN | Zone 3.5 |
56 | Ruan, Lufei | CHN | Zone 3.5 | |
57 | Berezina-Feldman, Irina | WIM | AUS | Zone 3.6 |
58 | Wang, Yu | WGM | CHN | Cont.Championship |
59 | Meenakshi Subbaraman | WGM | IND | Cont.Championship |
60 | Ju, Wenjun | CHN | Cont.Championship | |
61 | Mezioud Amina | ALG | Zone 4.1 | |
62 | Sabure, Tuduetso | WGM | BOT | Cont. Championship |
63 | Sohair Farid Basta | WIM | EGY | Cont. Championship |
64 | Kursova Maria | RUS | President's Nominee |
GM Antoaneta Stefanova, BUL, Women's World Champion 2004
IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, RUS, runner-up of WWCC 2004
GM Koneru Humpy, IND, semi-finalist of WWCC 2004
GM Maya Chiburdanidze, GEO, semi-finalist of WWCC 2004
WGM Ekaterina Korbut, RUS, World Junior Champion 2004
IM Elizabeth Paehtz, GER, World Junior Champion 2005
GM Alisa Galliamova, RUS, Rating List 7/2004 - 1/2005
WGM Xu Yuhua, CHN, Rating List 7/2004 - 1/2005
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, RUS, Rating List 7/2004 - 1/2005
GM Zhu Chen, CHN Rating List 7/2004 - 1/2005
WGM Natalia Zhukova, RUS, Dresden 2004
GM Pia Cramling, SWE, Dresden 2004
IM Tatiana Kosintseva, RUS, Dresden 2004
IM Kateryna Lahno, UKR, Kishinev 2005
IM Lilit Mkrtchian, ARM, Kishinev 2005
IM Almira Skripchenko, FRA, Kishinev 2005 (after TB)
WGM Viktoria Cmilyte, LTU, Kishinev, reserve player
WGM Irina Krush, USA, Zone 2.1
WGM Tuduetso
Sabure, BOT, Cont. Championship
1 | Koneru, Humpy | 2537 | |
2 | Cramling Pia | 2515 | |
3 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2514 | |
4 | Chiburdanidze, Maya | 2511 | |
5 | Xu, Yuhua | 2502 | |
6 | Lahno Kateryna | 2500 | |
7 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2499 | |
8 | Zhu, Chen | 2482 | |
9 | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2480 | |
10 | Hoang Xuan Thanh Khiet | 2480 | |
11 | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2479 | |
12 | Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman | 2479 | |
13 | Socko Monika | 2475 | |
14 | Cmilyte, Viktoria | 2475 | |
15 | Zhao, Xue | 2473 | |
16 | Qin, Janying | 2469 | |
17 | Galliamova, Alisa | 2467 | |
18 | Dembo Yelena | 2461 | |
19 | Skripchenko Almira | 2461 | |
20 | Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | 2458 | |
21 | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2453 | |
22 | Dzagnidze Nana | 2452 | |
23 | Krush, Irina | 2447 | |
24 | Javakhishvili Lela | 2444 | |
25 | Zhukova Natalia | 2432 | |
26 | Khurtsidze Nino | 2430 | |
27 | Matveeva Svetlana | 2428 | |
28 | Korbut, Ekaterina | 2427 | |
29 | Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan | 2426 | |
30 | Danielian Elina | 2423 | |
31 | Paehts, Elizabeth | 2422 | |
32 | Zaiatz Elena | 2422 | |
33 | Radziewicz Iweta | 2421 | |
34 | Kononenko Tatiana | 2417 | |
35 | Sebag Marie | 2415 | |
36 | Peng Zhaoqin | 2407 | |
37 | Foisor Cristina-Adele | 2402 | |
38 | Zielinska Marta | 2398 | |
39 | Ushenina Anna | 2398 | |
40 | Vasilevich Irina | 2386 | |
41 | Wang, Yu | 2385 | |
42 | Shen, Yang | 2380 | |
43 | Slavina-Turova Irina | 2379 | |
44 | Ovod Evgenija | 2366 | |
45 | Ruan, Lufei | 2361 | |
46 | Pina, Sulennis | 2358 | |
47 | Houska Jovanka | 2355 | |
48 | Lujan, Carolina | 2346 | |
49 | Purtseladze Maka | 2341 | |
50 | Aketaeva, Dana | 2330 | |
51 | Kursova Maria | 2319 | |
52 | Pourkashiyan, Atousa | 2296 | |
53 | Ju, Wenjun | 2290 | |
54 | Meenakshi Subbaraman | 2289 | |
55 | Berezina-Feldman, Irina | 2285 | |
56 | Hou, Yifan | 2269 | |
57 | Arribas, Maritza | 2261 | |
58 | Abrahamyan, Tatev | 2254 | |
59 | Zapata, Karen | 2218 | |
60 | Khoudgarian, Natalia | 2106 | |
61 | Sohair Farid Basta | 2083 | |
62 | Sabure, Tuduetso | 2072 | |
63 | Mezioud Amina | 1989 | |
64 | Reserve player from Americas |