World Women's Chess Championship 2010
The 2010 women's chess world championship was held in a knockout system. The Russian world champion Alexandra Kostenjuk failed in the 3rd round. As the new title holder, Hou Yifan brought the women's chess crown back to China. The venue for the World Cup was Antakya , where the title fights took place in December 2010. The main referee was Erdem Uçarkuş, deputy Aykut İlker Mete (both from Turkey ). 64 players took part. With the exception of the final, these met in mini matches over two games each. In the event of a tie, games with a shorter reflection period were extended. The seventh game was played as an Armageddon game , so that a winner could be determined even with a score of 3½: 3½. The numbers before or after the player's name in the following table indicate their position in the seeding list.
1 round
held from 4th to 6th December 2010
The Chinese Ju Wenjun and the English Jovanka Houska made it into the second round without a fight because their opponents Iweta Rajlich and Arianne Caoili could not compete.
2nd round
held from 7th to 9th December 2010
1 | Alexandra Kostenjuk | 3 - 1 | Sopiko Khukhashvili | 33 |
16 | Ruan Lufei | 3 - 1 | Zhang Xiaowen | 48 |
25th | Maria Musychuk | 2 - 0 | Betül Cemre Yıldız | 57 |
9 | Harika Dronavalli | 2 - 0 | Tatiana Schadrina | 40 |
4th | Tatiana Kossinzewa | ½ - 1½ | Jelena Dembo | 29 |
13 | Maia Chiburdanidze | ½ - 1½ | Zhao Xue | 21st |
5 | Nana Dzagnidze | 1 - 3 | Almira Scripcenco | 27 |
12 | Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | 2½ - 1½ | Elisabeth Pähtz | 20th |
3 | Hou Yifan | 1½ - ½ | Marina Romanko | 35 |
14th | Monika Soćko | 1 - 3 | Zhu Chen | 19th |
6th | Antoaneta Stefanova | 1 - 3 | Huang Qian | 38 |
11 | Kateryna Lahno | 3 - 1 | Hoàng Thanh Trang | 22nd |
7th | Anna Musychuk | 1½ - ½ | Yevgenia Ovod | 39 |
10 | Ju Wenjun | 1½ - ½ | Baira Kowanowa | 42 |
15th | Marie Sebag | 0 - 2 | Anna Zatonskih | 18th |
2 | Humpy Koneru | 1½ - ½ | Jovanka Houska | 34 |
3rd round
held from 10th to 12th December 2010
1 | Alexandra Kostenjuk | 1½ - 2½ | Ruan Lufei | 16 |
9 | Harika Dronavalli | 4 - 3 | Maria Musychuk | 25th |
21st | Zhao Xue | 1½ - ½ | Jelena Dembo | 29 |
12 | Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | 2 - 4 | Almira Scripcenco | 27 |
3 | Hou Yifan | 2½ - 1½ | Zhu Chen | 19th |
11 | Kateryna Lahno | 1½ - ½ | Huang Qian | 38 |
7th | Anna Musychuk | ½ - 1½ | Ju Wenjun | 10 |
2 | Humpy Koneru | 1½ - ½ | Anna Zatonskih | 18th |
Quarter finals
held from 13th to 15th December 2010
9 | Harika Dronavalli | 1½ - 2½ | Ruan Lufei | 16 |
21st | Zhao Xue | 1½ - ½ | Almira Scripcenco | 27 |
3 | Hou Yifan | 1½ - ½ | Kateryna Lahno | 11 |
2 | Humpy Koneru | 1½ - ½ | Ju Wenjun | 10 |
Semifinals
held from 16 to 18 December 2010
16 | Ruan Lufei | 2½ - 1½ | Zhao Xue | 21st |
2 | Humpy Koneru | ½ - 1½ | Hou Yifan | 3 |
World championship fight
The world championship match was held from December 20 to 24, 2010. After a draw in the four games with a classic cooling-off period, the decision was made in four further rapid chess games.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | Points | |
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Ruan Lufei | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 3 |
Hou Yifan | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 |