Women's World Chess Championship 2010
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The Women's World Chess Championship
, 2010 took place in Hatay
, Turkey
from December 2 through 25.
The tournament was played in a 64 player knockout type. Each pairing consisted of two games, one with white and one with black. The winner advanced. In case of a tie, tiebreaks were played the next day. Those were two rapid games and if still tied an Armageddon match.
The final consisted of four games at classical time control
, followed by four rapid games.
The final was won by Hou Yifan
from China
with a 5-3 score making her the youngest women's world chess champion in history.
is the no. 1 seed.
Women's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....
, 2010 took place in Hatay
Hatay Province
Hatay Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is bordered by Syria to the south and east and the Turkish provinces of Adana and Osmaniye to the north. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
from December 2 through 25.
The tournament was played in a 64 player knockout type. Each pairing consisted of two games, one with white and one with black. The winner advanced. In case of a tie, tiebreaks were played the next day. Those were two rapid games and if still tied an Armageddon match.
The final consisted of four games at classical time control
Time control
A time control is a mechanism in the tournament play of almost all two-player board games so that each round of the match can finish in a timely way and the tournament can proceed. Time controls are typically enforced by means of a game clock...
, followed by four rapid games.
The final was won by Hou Yifan
Hou Yifan
Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess prodigy. She is the reigning Women's World Chess Champion, the youngest ever to win the title, as well as the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of Grandmaster.At the age of 12, Hou became the youngest player ever to participate in the FIDE Women's...
from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
with a 5-3 score making her the youngest women's world chess champion in history.
Participants
Players are seeded by their Elo ratings, except that defending champion Alexandra KosteniukAlexandra Kosteniuk
Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess Grandmaster and a former Women's World Chess Champion.-Chess career:Kosteniuk learned to play chess at the age of five after being taught by her father...
is the no. 1 seed.
- , 2507, GM
- , 2600, GM
- , 2591, GM
- , 2581, GM
- , 2551, GM
- , 2548, GM
- , 2530, IM
- , 2526, GM
- , 2525, IM
- , 2524, WGM
- , 2522, GM
- , 2514, GM
- , 2502, GM
- , 2495, GM
- , 2494, GM
- , 2480, WGM
- , 2479, IM
- , 2478, IM
- , 2477, GM
- , 2474, IM
- , 2474, GM
- , 2473, GM
- , 2472, WGM
- , 2466, GM
- , 2462, IM
- , 2461, WGM
- , 2460, IM
- , 2460, IM
- , 2454, IM
- , 2447, GM
- , 2446, IM
- , 2439, IM
- , 2430, IM
- , 2421, IM
- , 2414, IM
- , 2409, IM
- , 2403, IM
- , 2402, WGM
- , 2387, IM
- , 2384, WGM
- , 2384, WGM
- , 2380, WGM
- , 2370, WGM
- , 2368, WGM
- , 2363, IM
- , 2360, WIM
- , 2347, IM
- , 2339, WGM
- , 2336, WGM
- , 2333, IM
- , 2332, WGM
- , 2328, WGM
- , 2323, WGM
- , 2264, WIM
- , 2242, WIM
- , 2230, WGM
- , 2252, WIM
- , 2208, WIM
- , 2154, WFM
- , 2101, WIM
- , 2093, WGM
- , 2087, WIM
- , 2082, WGM
- , 2029, WIM
The world number one, Judit Polgar
Judit Polgár
Judit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. She is by far the strongest female chess player in history. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, the youngest person ever to do so at that time.Polgár was ranked No...
, has never competed for the women's world chess championship and did not enter; also, the world number five Nadezhda Kosintseva
Nadezhda Kosintseva
Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster....
did not play, although her sister Tatiana did. Also, Iweta Rajlich
Iweta Rajlich
Iweta Rajlich is a Polish chess International Master and Woman Grandmaster, multiple winner of Women Chess Championships of Poland. As of April 2009, she is the 54th ranked female chess player in the world with an Elo rating of 2424.She married Vasik Rajlich on 19 August 2006. Vasik is the author...
and Arianne Caoili
Arianne Caoili
Arianne Caoili is a Philippine born Australian chess player who achieved the FIDE Woman International Master title.-Chess:...
were unable to attend; their scheduled opponents, Jovanka Houska
Jovanka Houska
Jovanka Houska is an English chess player with the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster .-Formative years:...
and Ju Wenjun
Ju Wenjun
Ju Wenjun is a Chinese chess player, who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster.Ju Wenjun plays for Shanghai chess club in the China Chess League .In December 2004, Ju came joint second in the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Beirut...
, were given byes through to the second round.
Final Match
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 3 | |
| ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 |