Women's World Chess Championship 2001

The Women's World Chess Championship 2001 took place from November 25 to December 14, 2001 in Moscow, Russia. It was won by Zhu Chen, who beat Alexandra Kosteniuk in the final by 5 to 3.[1] The final was tied 2–2 after the classical games and decided in the rapid tie-breaks.[2]

For the second time, the championship took the form of a 64-player knock-out tournament.

Participants

The qualified players[3] were seeded by their Elo ratings (October 2001).[4]

  1.  Alisa Galliamova (RUS), 2547, IM (R)
  2.  Maia Chiburdanidze (GEO), 2513, GM (R)
  3.  Wang Pin (CHN), 2498, WGM (R)
  4.  Almira Skripchenko-Lautier (MDA), 2497, WGM (E)
  5.  Nana Ioseliani (GEO), 2497, IM (R)
  6.  Zhu Chen (CHN), 2497, GM (R)
  7.  Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (RUS), 2486, WGM (WC)
  8.  Xu Yuhua (CHN), 2485, WGM (R)
  9.  Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL), 2473, IM (R)
  10.  Corina-Isabela Peptan (ROM), 2462, IM (E)
  11.  Alisa Maric (SCG), 2457, IM (WC)
  12.  Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS), 2455, IM (E)
  13.  Natasa Bojkovic (SCG), 2452, WGM (E)
  14.  Cristina Adela Foisor (ROM), 2444, IM (E)
  15.  Peng Zhaoqin (NED), 2443, IM (E)
  16.  Hoang Thanh Trang (VIE), 2439, IM (Z3.2a)
  17.  Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (GEO), 2437, IM (E)
  18.  Tatiana Stepovaia-Dianchenko (RUS), 2435, WGM (E)
  19.  Nino Khurtsidze (GEO), 2425, IM (E)
  20.  Anna Zatonskih (UKR), 2419, WGM (E)
  21.  Xu Yuanyuan (CHN), 2411, WIM (J)
  22.  Svetlana Prudnikova (SCG), 2411, WGM (E)
  23.  Inna Gaponenko (UKR), 2409, WGM (E)
  24.  Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (IND), 2405, WGM (AS)
  25.  Marta Zielińska (POL), 2405, WGM (E)
  26.  Tatiana Grabuzova (RUS), 2399, WGM (E)
  27.  Elena Sedina (ITA), 2398, IM (E)
  28.  Tatiana Kononenko (UKR), 2395, WGM (E)
  29.  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER), 2392, WGM (E)
  30.  Olga Alexandrova (UKR), 2387, IM (E)
  31.  Iweta Radziewicz (POL), 2387, WGM (E)
  32.  Natalia Kiseleva (UKR), 2382, WGM (E)
  33.  Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM), 2382, WGM (E)
  34.  Wang Yu (CHN), 2378, WFM (AS)
  35.  Monika Soćko (POL), 2375, IM (E)
  36.  Elina Danielian (ARM), 2373, WGM (E)
  37.  Tatiana Shumiakina (RUS), 2371, WGM (E)
  38.  Joanna Dworakowska (POL), 2358, WGM (E)
  39.  Nona Gaprindashvili (GEO), 2349, GM (PN)
  40.  Sulennis Pina (CUB), 2345, WIM (AM)
  41.  Li Ruofan (CHN), 2341, WIM (AS)
  42.  Svetlana Petrenko (MDA), 2336, WGM (E)
  43.  Camilla Baginskaite (USA), 2336, WIM (Z2.1)
  44.  Genrieta Lagvilava (BLR), 2326, WGM (E)
  45.  Julia Galianina-Ryjanova (RUS), 2320, WGM (E)
  46.  Aarthie Ramaswamy (IND), 2301, WIM (AS)
  47.  Gu Xiaobing (CHN), 2299 (Z3.3)
  48.  Jennifer Shahade (USA), 2295, WIM (Z2.1)
  49.  Maritza Arribas (CUB), 2287, WGM (Z2.3)
  50.  Elena Levushkina (UZB), 2280, WIM (Z3.4)
  51.  Huang Qian (CHN), 2275 (AS)
  52.  Dagne Ciuksyte (LTU), 2271, WIM (E)
  53.  Nisha Mohota (IND), 2262, WIM (AS)
  54.  Maria Kouvatsou (GRE), 2234, WGM (PN)
  55.  Nava Starr (CAN), 2211, WIM (Z2.1)
  56.  Ngan Phan-Koshnitsky (AUS), 2182, WIM (Z3.2b)
  57.  Pallavi Shah (IND), 2172, WIM (Z3.1b)
  58.  Elina Groberman (USA), 2103 (Z2.1)
  59.  Elisa Maggiolo (ARG), 2090, WIM (Z2.5)
  60.  Joara Chaves (BRA), 2079, WIM (Z2.4)
  61.  Farida Arouche (ALG), 2077 (AF)
  62.  Shadi Paridar (IRI), 2071, WIM (Z3.1a)
  63.  Asma Houli (ALG) (AF)
  64.  Wissam Toubal (ALG) (AF)

Notable top players not taking part were Judit Polgár (ranked the no. 1 woman in the world), Xie Jun (ranked 2nd), Wang Lei (4th), Pia Cramling (6th), Koneru Humpy (13th), Qin Kanying (15th), Sofia Polgar (16th), and Viktorija Cmilyte (20th).

Polgár, ranked 1st female and 19th overall in the world, chose instead to participate in the concurrent open event. Reigning champion Xie Jun had put her active career on hold at the time and decided not to defend her title.

Qualification paths

Results

Final Match
Women's World Chess Championship Final 2001
Classical gamesRapid tie-breaksTotal
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 Zhu Chen (China) 011010115
 Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) 100101003

Bracket
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                  
1 Alisa Galliamova 1½
64 Wissam Toubal ½
Alisa Galliamova 2
Natalia Kiseleva 0
32 Natalia Kiseleva 3
34 Wang Yu 1
Alisa Galliamova 0
Alexandra Kosteniuk 2
12 Alexandra Kosteniuk 2
47 Jennifer Shahade 0
Alexandra Kosteniuk 1½
Hoang Thanh Trang ½
16 Hoang Thanh Trang 1½
49 Huang Qian ½
Alexandra Kosteniuk 1½
Almira Skripchenko ½
6 Almira Skripchenko 2
54 Ngan Phan-Koshnitsky 0
Almira Skripchenko 3
Marta Zielińska 1
25 Marta Zielińska 3½
39 Nona Gaprindashvili 2½
Almira Skripchenko 1½
Corina-Isabela Peptan ½
44 Julia Galianina-Ryjanova ½
26 Tatiana Grabuzova 1½
Tatiana Grabuzova ½
Corina-Isabela Peptan 1½
10 Corina-Isabela Peptan 2
53 Nava Starr 0
Alexandra Kosteniuk 3
Xu Yuhua 1
3 Wang Pin 1½
57 Joara Chaves ½
Wang Pin ½
Elisabeth Pähtz 1½
29 Elisabeth Pähtz 3½
31 Iweta Radziewicz 2½
Elisabeth Pähtz ½
Cristina Adela Foisor 1½
14 Cristina Adela Foisor 3
46 Gu Xiaobing 1
Cristina Adela Foisor 1½
Nisha Mohota ½
18 Tatiana Stepovaia-Dianchenko 2½
51 Nisha Mohota 3½
Cristina Adela Foisor 2
Xu Yuhua 4
8 Xu Yuhua 2
58 Farida Arouche 0
Xu Yuhua 1½
Elina Danielian ½
37 Tatiana Shumiakina 0
36 Elina Danielian 2
Xu Yuhua 3
Camilla Baginskaite 1
21 Svetlana Prudnikova 2
42 Camilla Baginskaite 4
Camilla Baginskaite 1½
Natasa Bojkovic ½
13 Natasa Bojkovic 1½
52 Maria Kouvatsou ½
Alexandra Kosteniuk 3
Zhu Chen 5
2 Maia Chiburdanidze 1½
61 Asma Houli ½
Maia Chiburdanidze 1½
Elena Sedina ½
30 Olga Alexandrova 0
27 Elena Sedina 2
Maia Chiburdanidze 2
Dagne Ciuksyte 0
23 Xu Yuanyuan 4
63 Sulennis Pina 2
Xu Yuanyuan ½
Dagne Ciuksyte 1½
17 Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 1½
50 Dagne Ciuksyte 2½
Maia Chiburdanidze 3½
Peng Zhaoqin 2½
5 Nana Ioseliani 1½
56 Elina Groberman ½
Nana Ioseliani ½
Joanna Dworakowska 1½
24 Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi ½
38 Joanna Dworakowska 1½
Joanna Dworakowska 1½
Peng Zhaoqin 2½
15 Peng Zhaoqin 2
60 Maritza Arribas 0
Peng Zhaoqin 2
Antoaneta Stefanova 0
9 Antoaneta Stefanova 1½
55 Pallavi Shah ½
Maia Chiburdanidze 1½
Zhu Chen 2½
7 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 1½
59 Shadi Paridar ½
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 1½
Lilit Mkrtchian ½
33 Lilit Mkrtchian 2
35 Monika Soćko 0
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya ½
Nino Khurtsidze 1½
20 Anna Zatonskih 1½
40 Li Ruofan ½
Anna Zatonskih ½
Nino Khurtsidze 1½
19 Nino Khurtsidze 1½
45 Aarthie Ramaswamy ½
Nino Khurtsidze 3
Zhu Chen 4
4 Zhu Chen 1½
62 Elisa Maggiolo ½
Zhu Chen 1½
Svetlana Petrenko ½
28 Tatiana Kononenko 0
41 Svetlana Petrenko 2
Zhu Chen 3
Alisa Maric 1
22 Inna Gaponenko 2
43 Genrieta Lagvilava 0
Inna Gaponenko ½
Alisa Maric 1½
11 Alisa Maric 1½
48 Elena Levushkina ½

References
  1. "Zhu Chen wins a gruelling battle". sportstaronnet.com. 5 January 2002. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. "Zhu Chen of China defeats Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia for the Woman's World Chess Championship, by 5-3". anusha.com. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. Schipkov, Boris. "Players of the Women's World Chess Championship 2001-2002". Chess Siberia. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. Top 50 Women October 2001 FIDE
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