2017 Women's World Chess Championship
The 2017 women's chess world championship was held from February 10 to March 5, 2017 in the Iranian capital Tehran in the Hotel Espinas Palace as a knockout tournament with 64 participants. The tournament should originally have been held in October 2016, but was postponed by FIDE to 2017 because no host could be found. In September 2016, FIDE announced that the hosting rights had been awarded to the sole applicant Iran.
Tan Zhongyi from China became the new world champion with a victory of 3½: 2½ points in the final over Anna Musytschuk .
Several players who were actually eligible to participate did not take part, including the reigning world champion Hou Yifan and her predecessor Marija Musytschuk .
Non-participating players
Boycott over the venue
After the venue became known, the reigning US champion, Nazi Paikidze , who was actually eligible to participate , protested against this decision and announced that she did not want to take part in the World Cup. She justified this, among other things, with the obligation for women in Iran to wear a headscarf in public. The 2014 world champion, Marija Musychuk, joined this boycott. Several other players have also expressed their discomfort but want to participate, including Elisabeth Pähtz .
The multiple US champion Irina Krush justified her rejection with a travel warning for women to Iran from the US State Department.
Other reasons
The reigning world champion Hou Yifan had previously announced that she no longer wanted to participate in the world championship cycle. She justified this with her dissatisfaction with the mode of competition.
The current fourth in the world rankings, Humpy Koneru , has canceled her participation without giving any reason.
The Romanian Cristina-Adela Foişor succumbed to cancer three weeks before the start of the tournament, her starting place was then vacant. She was thought of with a minute's silence before the start of the first round, her first-round opponent continued without a fight.
Participants
The start authorizations were assigned on the basis of various criteria, the following list is divided accordingly.
Semi-finalists of the last knockout world championship in 2014
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Natalia Pogonina ( Russia )
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D. Harika ( India )
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Pia Cramling ( Sweden )
The U-20 world champions from 2014 and 2015
The six best placed in the world rankings (average rating February 2015 to January 2016)
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Ju Wenjun ( People's Republic of China )
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Anna Musychuk ( Ukraine )
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Alexandra Kostenjuk ( Russia )
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Zhao Xue ( People's Republic of China )
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Shen Yang ( People's Republic of China )
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Anna Uschenina ( Ukraine )
Actually only five players were planned, Anna Uschenina has moved up for Marija Musytschuk.
51 players from continental and zone championships
Europe
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Walentina Gunina ( Russia )
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Salome Melia ( Georgia )
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Natalja Schukowa ( Ukraine )
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Nana Dsagnidze ( Georgia )
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Nino Baziashvili ( Georgia )
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Lela Javachishvili ( Georgia )
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Antoaneta Stefanowa ( Bulgaria )
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Monika Soćko ( Poland )
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Nino Khurzidze ( Georgia )
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Alina Kaschlinskaja ( Russia )
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Elina Danieljan ( Armenia )
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Anastassija Bodnaruk ( Russia )
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Lilit Mkrtchjan ( Armenia )
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Marina Netschajewa ( Russia )
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Olga Girja ( Russia )
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Inna Gaponenko ( Ukraine )
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Ekaterina Kovalevskaya ( Russia )
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Bela Chotenashvili ( Georgia )
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Elisabeth Pähtz ( Germany )
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Darja Tscharotschkina ( Russia )
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Anastassija Sawina ( Russia )
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Hoàng Thanh Trang ( Hungary )
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Sopiko Guramishvili ( Georgia )
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Ekaterina Atalık ( Turkey )
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Olga Zimina ( Italy )
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Nastassja Sjasjulkina ( Belarus )
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Sopio Gvetadze ( Georgia )
Cristina-Adela Foișor , who qualified based on her results at the 2014 European Women's Championship, passed away on January 21, 2017. According to the FIDE regulations, no player moves up because the pairings have already been determined.
Asia and Oceania
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Irine Kharisma Sukandar ( Indonesia )
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Mitra Hejazipour ( Iran )
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Zhu Chen ( Qatar )
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Nude Liza Shamima ( Bangladesh )
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Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên ( Vietnam )
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Dinara Saduakasowa ( Kazakhstan )
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Tan Zhongyi ( People's Republic of China )
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Zhai Mo ( People's Republic of China )
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Ni Shiqun ( People's Republic of China )
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Huang Qian ( People's Republic of China )
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Nancy Lane ( Australia )
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Padmini Rout ( India )
America
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Maritza Arribas Robaina ( Cuba )
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Kateřina Němcová ( United States )
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Viktorija Ni ( United States )
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Sabina-Francesca Foișor ( United States )
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Qiyu Zhou ( Canada )
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Yaniet Marrero Lopez ( Cuba )
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Deysi Cori ( Peru )
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Ayelen Martinez ( Argentina )
Africa
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Mona Khaled ( Egypt )
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Amina Mezioud ( Algeria )
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Sabrina Latreche ( Algeria )
Nominated by the FIDE President
Competition mode
The tournament was played in six rounds, with two players playing two games against each other in rounds 1-5. The time control was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and then 30 minutes for the rest of the game with a time credit of 30 seconds per move from move 1. Should a match end in a tie, two games of rapid chess over 25 minutes plus 10 seconds time credit were given per move (25/10). If the match was still tied, two rapid chess games (10/10) followed, if these did not result in a decision either, the match was extended by two games of blitz chess (5/3). In the event that the match is still not decided, an "Armageddon" game decided. Here the winner of the drawing of lots chose whether she wanted to play with white or black; White was given 5 minutes to think about it, Black 4 minutes, and from move 61 onwards there was 3 seconds time credit per move. In the event of a tie, the black player of that game won the match.
Four long games were played in the sixth round. The winner was whoever achieved 2.5 points first. The rules for the tie-break were the same as for the first five rounds.
The main judge of the tournament was Anastasia Sorokina from Australia .
course
Due to Iranian laws, which are based on the commandments of the predominant religion in Iran, Islam , all players wore hair covering . During the tournament, photos of all the players were posted in the gaming room, on which they also wore such clothing.
During the first round there were problems with the ventilation system, which made the air in the tournament hall warm and stuffy.
1 round
2nd round
| Ju Wenjun | 1½ | ½ | Zhu Chen |
| Anastassija Bodnaruk | 0 | 2 | Olga Girja |
| Zhao Xue | 1½ | 2½ | Padmini Rout |
| Tan Zhongyi | 4½ † | 4½ | Anna Uschenina |
| D. Harika | 2½ | 1½ | Dinara Saduakasova |
| Natalija Buksa | 3½ | 4½ | Sopiko Guramishvili |
| Nana Dsagnidze | 2 | 0 | Olga Zimina |
| Shen Yang | 1½ | ½ | Anastassija Sawina |
| Anna Musychuk | 1½ | ½ | Alina Kaschlinskaja |
| Alexandra Goryachkina | ½ | 1½ | Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên |
| Antoaneta Stefanova | 2½ | 1½ | Salome Melia |
| Nino Baziashvili | 4th | 5 | Nino Khurzidze |
| Alexandra Kostenjuk | 2½ | 1½ | Inna Gaponenko |
| Elisabeth Pähtz | 1 | 3 | Pia Cramling |
| Valentina Gunina | 0 | 2 | Ni Shiqun |
| Natalia Pogonina | 3½ | 2½ | Huang Qian |
† Armageddon game, draw with Black
3rd round
| Ju Wenjun | 3½ | 2½ | Olga Girja |
| Padmini Rout | 2½ | 3½ | Tan Zhongyi |
| D. Harika | 3½ | 2½ | Sopiko Guramishvili |
| Nana Dsagnidze | 1½ | ½ | Shen Yang |
| Anna Musychuk | 2 | 0 | Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên |
| Antoaneta Stefanova | 1½ | ½ | Nino Khurzidze |
| Alexandra Kostenjuk | 4th | 2 | Pia Cramling |
| Ni Shiqun | 1½ | ½ | Natalia Pogonina |
Quarter finals
| Ju Wenjun | ½ | 1½ | Tan Zhongyi |
| D. Harika | 2½ | 1½ | Nana Dsagnidze |
| Anna Musychuk | 1½ | ½ | Antoaneta Stefanova |
| Alexandra Kostenjuk | 1½ | ½ | Ni Shiqun |
Semifinals
| Tan Zhongyi | 5 | 4th | D. Harika |
| Anna Musychuk | 2 | 0 | Alexandra Kostenjuk |
final
At the time of the match, Anna Musytschuk was the reigning blitz and rapid world champion for women. She reached the final without having to play a tiebreak, with a score of 9: 1 in the classic games. Tan Zhongyi, on the other hand, played two Armageddon games , including one in the semi-finals.
The final began on February 27th and consisted of four classic games. After 2 draws and one win with White, the score was 2 - 2. In the tie-break on March 3rd, the first game ended with a draw; In the second rapid game, Tan Zhongyi brought about the decision after a gross mistake by her opponent (see diagram).
Final of the 2017 Women's World Chess Championship 1 2 3 4th S1 S2 Points Tan Zhongyi ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 3½ Anna Musychuk ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 2½
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- Anna Musychuk - Tan Zhongyi ½: ½
- Tehran, February 27, 2017
- French Defense , C10
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. 0–0 Ngf6 8. Sed2 Be7 9. b3 0–0 10. Bb2 b6 11. c4 Bb7 12. Qe2 c5 13.Rfe1 Re8 14.Rad1 Qc7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. De5 Bd6 19. Qe2 Rad8 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22.g3 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Rd8 24. Kg2 Rxd1 25.Qxd1 Qc6 26.Qd3 f5 27.Qd8 + Kg7 28.Qg5 + Kf8 29.h4 De4 30.Qd8 + Kg7 31.Qd2 a5 32.h5 h6 33.Qc3 + Kg8 34.Qd2 Kh7 35.Qb2 Qg4 36. Ne5 Qxh5 37. Nd7 Qg5 38. Nf6 + Kh8 39. Ne8 + Kg8 40. Nf6 + Kh8 41. Ne8 + Kg8 42. Nf6 + ½: ½
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- Tan Zhongyi - Anna Musychuk 1-0
- Tehran, February 28, 2017
- Semi-Slav Defense , D43
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qd3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 a6 8. e4 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxd8 + Kxd8 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. e5 Ng4 13. Ne4 Bb4 + 14. Ke2 Nd7 15. Bf4 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Rhc1 Bb6 18. Ng5 Ke7 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Rhc8 21. f3 Nh6 22. g4 Ng8 23. Nd6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Kd7 25. Nxf7 Ne7 26. Be3 Bxe3 27. Kxe3 Ng6 28. h4 Rf8 29. h5 Ne7 30. Ng5 Nd5 + 31. Kf2 h6 32. Ne4 Ra8 33. a3 a5 34. Nc3 Rc8 35.Rd1 Ke7 36.Nxd5 + exd5 37.Rxd5 Rc2 + 38. Ke3 Rxb2 39. Ke4 a4 40. f4 Rb1 41. Kf5 Rb3 42. Rc5 Kd7 43. Kg6 b4 44. axb4 Rxb4 45. Kf5 Ke7 46. Rc7 + Kf8 47.Ra7 Kg8 48. g5 hxg5 49. fxg5 Rb6 50. Rxa4 g6 + 51.hxg6 Rb1 52.Ra8 + Kg7 53.Ra7 + Kg8 54.g7 Rf1 + 55.Kg6 Ra1 56.Rf7 1: 0
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- Anna Musychuk - Tan Zhongyi 1-0
- Tehran, March 1, 2017
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- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 0–0 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. 0–0–0 Qa5 11. a3 Be7 12. Bd3 a6 13. h4 b5 14. Bxh7 + Kxh7 15. Qd3 + Kg8 16. Ng5 f5 17. Nxd5 b4 18. Nxe7 + Nxe7 19. Bd2 Rb8 20. Qd6 Qc5 21. Bxb4 Qxd6 22. Bxd6 Ng6 23. Nxe6 Re8 24. Bxb8 Rxe6 25.g3 Bb7 26.Rh2 Nc5 27.Rd8 + Kh7 28. Bd6 Ne4 29.h5 Nh8 30.h6 Nf7 31.Rd7 Rxd6 32.Rxf7 1: 0
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- Tan Zhongyi - Anna Musychuk ½: ½
- Tehran, March 2, 2017
- Slav Defense , D11
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1. Rapid game
1st rapid game
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- Anna Musychuk - Tan Zhongyi ½: ½
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- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 0–0 8. Qd2 De8 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. 0–0–0 Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12.c4 Da4 13. Kb1 Be6 14. f3 Rfe8 15. De2 Da5 16. Bd2 Qc5 17. Bc3 f6 18. De4 g6 19. Qxb7 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 + Qxc4 21.Rd7 Bd6 22.Rd1 Tab8 23. Qd5 + Qxd5 24. Rxd5 Rbd8 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.a4 Rd7 27.Ra5 c5 28. Ka2 Rb7 29.Rb5 Rc7 30. Ba5 Rc6 31. Kb3 c4 + 32. Kc3 e4 33. fxe4 Bxh2 34. Kd4 a6 35. Rb7 Bg1 + 36. Kc3 Lh2 37.Bb6 Bg3 38.Be3 Re6 39. Kd4 f5 40. exf5 gxf5 41. Bg5 h6 42.Bd2 f4 43. Kxc4 Re2 44.Bc3 Rxc2 45. Rg7 + Kf8 46. Rh7 Rxg2 47. Rxh6 Ke7 48. Kd5 Re2 49. Rh7 + Ke8 50.Be5 Rh2 51. Rxh2 Lxh2 52. Ke4 Kd7 53.Bxf4 Bxf4 54. Kxf4 Kc6 55. Ke5 Kc5 56. a5 ½: ½
2. Rapid game
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- Slav Defense, D11
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 dxc4 7. Nxf5 exf5 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Be2 Bd6 11. Bf3 0–0 12. 0– 0 Re8 13.Qc2 Qd7 14.b3 Re7 15.Na4 Tae8 16.Nc5 Qc8 17. Bd2 Nbd5 18.Rac1 Ne4 19. Bg2 g6 20. b4 Qc7 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.b5 Ba3 23.Rb1 cxb5 24. Qb3 Qd6 25. Qxb5 Rc8 26. Qb3 Kg7 27. Bc1 Lxc1 28. Rbxc1 Rc6 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Qa3 Qb6 31. Rc1 Qb4 32. Qxa7 Nc3 33. Rf1 Qc4 34. Qa3 Re6 35. Re1 Ra6 36. Qe7 Rxa2 37. Bxe4 b5 38.Bf3 b4 39.De5 + Kh6 ?? 40. g4 f6 41. Qxf6 Ra5 42. h4 1: 0
In this position, Musychuk played 39 ... Kh6 ?? what her opponent Matt made possible in 11 moves at the latest. After 40. g4 f6 41. Qxf6 Ra5 42. h4 Musytschuk resigned because she would be mated in 3 moves at the latest.
Prize money
The prize money totaled 450.000 $ and was divided according to the following key:
- The 32 losers in the first round each received $ 3,750.
- The 16 losers in the second round received $ 5,500 each.
- The eight losers in the third round received $ 8,000 each.
- The four losers in the fourth round received $ 12,000 each.
- The two losers in the semi-finals received $ 20,000 each.
- The vice world champion received $ 30,000.
- The world champion received $ 60,000.
The prize money should be made available by the Iranian Chess Federation as the host. Since no payments have been received so far, the entire portion has been paid from FIDE funds.
The players were responsible for travel expenses, accommodation and meals.
Web links
- Official homepage of the world championship on FIDE (English) with all pairings of all rounds of the knockout tournament
- FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2017 live video stream, pairings, results and games on fide.com
- Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2017) - all games at: chessgames.com
Reports from well-known newspapers on the compulsory headscarf:
- Chess players want to boycott the World Cup in Iran because of compulsory headscarves Süddeutsche Zeitung
- If you don't veil yourself, you can't go to Die Welt
- Headscarf compulsory in Iran, female chess players threaten with World Cup boycott Berliner Zeitung
- Women's World Championship 2017: Who plays, who doesn't? Chess News
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jessica Chasmar: Champion US chess player protests Iran World Championship over hijab. The Washington Times, October 5, 2016, accessed January 17, 2017 .
- ^ Maria Muzychuk not to participate in Women's World Chess Championship in Iran. Ukrinform, January 9, 2017, accessed January 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Participants of the World Women's Championship 2017. FIDE, January 11, 2017, accessed January 17, 2017 .
- ^ Regulations for the Women's World Chess Championship Cycle. (PDF) Point 3.3.4. FIDE, accessed January 22, 2017 .
- ^ Regulations for the Women's World Chess Championship Cycle. (PDF) FIDE, pp. 4–5 , accessed on January 17, 2017 (English).
- ^ Adrian Michaltschischin: title fight with background noises . Schach 03/2017, pp. 43–46.
- ^ Regulations for the Women's World Chess Championship Cycle. (PDF) FIDE, p. 5 , accessed on January 17, 2017 (English).
- ↑ fide.com
- ↑ Player's Contract for Participation in the 2017 Women's World Chess Championship. (PDF) FIDE, p. 2 , accessed on January 17, 2017 (English).