Major General James G. Blunt

The Women's World Chess Championship 2004 took place from May 21 to June 4, 2004 in Elista, Russia. It was won by Antoaneta Stefanova, who beat Ekaterina Kovalevskaya in the final by 2½ to ½.

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

Participants

Qualified[1] players were seeded by their Elo ratings (on the April 2004 list).[2]

  1.  Humpy Koneru (IND), 2513, GM (AS)
  2.  Alisa Galliamova (RUS), 2502, IM (R)
  3.  Maia Chiburdanidze (GEO), 2502, GM (WC)
  4.  Svetlana Matveeva (RUS), 2496, WGM (E)
  5.  Kateryna Lahno (UKR), 2493, IM (PN)
  6.  Pia Cramling (SWE), 2491, GM (R)
  7.  Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL), 2490, GM (R)
  8.  Zhao Xue (CHN), 2477, WGM (J)
  9.  Xu Yuhua (CHN), 2474, WGM (WC)
  10.  Natalia Zhukova (UKR), 2471, WGM (E)
  11.  Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS), 2469, IM (WC)
  12.  Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (RUS), 2467, WGM (E)
  13.  Irina Krush (USA), 2465, IM (Z2.1)
  14.  Almira Skripchenko (FRA), 2456, IM (R)
  15.  Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), 2452, WGM (PN)
  16.  Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS), 2451, WGM (E)
  17.  Hoang Thanh Trang (VIE), 2447, IM (AS)
  18.  Iweta Radziewicz (POL), 2444, IM (E)
  19.  Corina-Isabela Peptan (ROM), 2439, IM (E)
  20.  Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska (GER), 2439, IM (E)
  21.  Olga Alexandrova (UKR), 2430, IM (R)
  22.  Viktorija Čmilytė (LTU), 2430, IM (E)
  23.  Nadezhda Kosintseva (RUS), 2425, WGM (E)
  24.  Elina Danielian (ARM), 2418, IM (E)
  25.  Wang Pin (CHN), 2417, WGM (R)
  26.  Xu Yuanyuan (CHN), 2410, WGM (Z3.5)
  27.  Monika Soćko (POL), 2408, IM (E)
  28.  Ekaterina Polovnikova (RUS), 2406, WGM (E)
  29.  Natasa Bojkovic (SCG), 2400, WGM (E)
  30.  Marie Sebag (FRA), 2398, IM (E)
  31.  Maia Lomineishvili (GEO), 2397, IM (E)
  32.  Peng Zhaoqin (NED), 2396, IM (E)
  33.  Joanna Dworakowska (POL), 2395, IM (E)
  34.  Irina Slavina (RUS), 2395, IM (E)
  35.  Natalija Pogonina (RUS), 2393, WIM (E)
  36.  Wang Yu (CHN), 2393, WGM (Z3.5)
  37.  Nino Khurtsidze (GEO), 2387, IM (E)
  38.  Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM), 2387, IM (E)
  39.  Tatjana Vasilevich (UKR), 2386, IM (E)
  40.  Elisabeth Pähtz (GER), 2385, WGM (E)
  41.  Elena Sedina (ITA), 2382, IM (E)
  42.  Lela Javakhishvili (GEO), 2372, WGM (E)
  43.  Dronavalli Harika (IND), 2368, WIM (AS)
  44.  Ana Matnadze (GEO), 2364, WGM (E)
  45.  Nguyen Thi Thanh An (VIE), 2353, WIM (Z3.3)
  46.  Rusudan Goletiani (USA), 2352, WGM (AM)
  47.  Subbaraman Meenakshi (IND), 2344, WIM (Z3.2)
  48.  Lê Kiều Thiên Kim (VIE), 2341, WIM (Z3.3)
  49.  Huang Qian (CHN), 2339, WIM (Z3.5)
  50.  Jennifer Shahade (USA), 2337, WIM (Z2.1)
  51.  Jana Jacková (CZE), 2331, WGM (E)
  52.  Maritza Arribas (CUB), 2327, WGM (Z2.3)
  53.  Carolina Lujan (ARG), 2319, WIM (Z2.5)
  54.  Maria Sergeyeva (KAZ), 2319, WGM (Z3.6)
  55.  Svetlana Petrenko (MDA), 2319, WGM (E)
  56.  Sopio Tkeshelashvili (GEO), 2307, WGM (E)
  57.  Shadi Paridar (IRI), 2265, WIM (Z3.1)
  58.  Tan Zhongyi (CHN), 2250 (Z3.5)
  59.  Anna Hahn (USA), 2218, WIM (Z2.1)
  60.  Luciana Morales Mendoza (PER), 2120 WIM (Z2.4)
  61.  Asma Houli (ALG), 2116 (AF)
  62.  Farida Arouche (ALG), 2114, WIM (AF)
  63.  Dinara Khaziyeva (CAN), 2110, WFM (Z2.2)
  64.  Cecile van der Merwe (RSA), 2062, WIM (AF)

Notable top players not taking part was Judit Polgár (ranked the no. 1 woman in the world - and 9th overall), Xie Jun (ranked 2nd), Zhu Chen (8th), Qin Kanying (14th), Inna Gaponenko (18th) and Sofia Polgar (19th).

Notably, this was the second Women's World Championship in a row in which the reigning champion (in this case Zhu Chen) did not attempt to defend their title.

Qualification paths

Results

Final Match

No fourth game was played, as Stefanova led with two points.

Women's World Chess Championship Final 2004
1 2 3 4 Total
 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia) 0 0 ½ — ½
 Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) 1 1 ½ 2½

Bracket

1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                  
1 Humpy Koneru 2
64 Cecile van der Merwe 0
1 Humpy Koneru 1½
32 Peng Zhaoqin ½
32 Peng Zhaoqin 4
33 Joanna Dworakowska 3
1 India Humpy Koneru 3
16 Russia Tatiana Kosintseva 1
16 Tatiana Kosintseva 2½
49 Huang Qian 1½
16 Tatiana Kosintseva 1½
17 Hoang Thanh Trang ½
17 Hoang Thanh Trang 1½
48 Lê Kiều Thiên Kim ½
1 India Humpy Koneru 2
9 China Xu Yuhua 0
8 Zhao Xue 2
57 Shadi Paridar 0
8 Zhao Xue 1½
40 Elisabeth Pähtz 2½
25 Wang Pin 0
40 Elisabeth Pähtz 2
40 Germany Elisabeth Pähtz ½
9 China Xu Yuhua 1½
9 Xu Yuhua 3
56 Sopio Tkeshelashvili 1
9 Xu Yuhua 1½
24 Elina Danielian ½
24 Elina Danielian 2½
41 Elena Sedina 1½
1 India Humpy Koneru 1½
12 Russia Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 2½
4 Svetlana Matveeva 2
61 Asma Houli 0
4 Svetlana Matveeva 1½
29 Natasa Bojkovic 2½
29 Natasa Bojkovic 1½
36 Wang Yu ½
29 Serbia Natasa Bojkovic ½
20 Germany Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska 1½
13 Irina Krush 1½
52 Maritza Arribas ½
13 Irina Krush ½
20 Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska 1½
20 Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska 3½
45 Nguyen Thi Thanh An 3½
20 Germany Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska 1½
12 Russia Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 2½
5 Kateryna Lahno 1½
60 Luciana Morales Mendoza ½
5 Kateryna Lahno 4
28 Ekaterina Polovnikova 3
28 Ekaterina Polovnikova 1½
37 Nino Khurtsidze ½
5 Ukraine Kateryna Lahno 1½
12 Russia Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 2½
12 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 2
53 Carolina Lujan 0
12 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 1½
21 Olga Alexandrova ½
21 Olga Alexandrova 1½
44 Ana Matnadze ½
12 Russia Ekaterina Kovalevskaya ½
7 Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova 2½
2 Alisa Galliamova 2
63 Dinara Khaziyeva 0
2 Alisa Galliamova 0
31 Maia Lomineishvili 2
31 Maia Lomineishvili 1½
34 Irina Slavina-Turova ½
31 Georgia (country) Maia Lomineishvili 0
15 Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze 2
15 Nana Dzagnidze 1½
50 Jennifer Shahade ½
15 Nana Dzagnidze 1½
18 Iweta Radziewicz ½
18 Iweta Radziewicz 1½
47 Subbaraman Meenakshi ½
15 Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze 1½
7 Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova 2½
7 Antoaneta Stefanova 2
58 Tan Zhongyi 0
7 Antoaneta Stefanova 3½
39 Tatjana Vasilevich 2½
26 Xu Yuanyuan 3
39 Tatjana Vasilevich 4
7 Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova 3
10 Ukraine Natalia Zhukova 1
10 Natalia Zhukova 2½
55 Svetlana Petrenko 1½
10 Natalia Zhukova 4
23 Nadezhda Kosintseva 3
23 Nadezhda Kosintseva 3
42 Lela Javakhishvili 1
7 Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova 1½
3 Georgia (country) Maia Chiburdanidze ½
3 Maia Chiburdanidze 1½
62 Farida Arouche ½
3 Maia Chiburdanidze 2
30 Marie Sebag 0
30 Marie Sebag 1½
35 Natalija Pogonina ½
3 Georgia (country) Maia Chiburdanidze 1½
51 Czech Republic Jana Jacková ½
14 Almira Skripchenko ½
51 Jana Jacková 1½
51 Jana Jacková 1½
19 Corina-Isabela Peptan ½
19 Corina-Isabela Peptan 1½
46 Rusudan Goletiani ½
3 Georgia (country) Maia Chiburdanidze 3½
22 Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė 2½
6 Pia Cramling 1½
59 Anna Hahn ½
6 Pia Cramling 1½
38 Lilit Mkrtchian ½
27 Monika Soćko 3
38 Lilit Mkrtchian 4
6 Sweden Pia Cramling 2
22 Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė 4
11 Alexandra Kosteniuk 2
59 Maria Sergeyeva 0
11 Alexandra Kosteniuk ½
22 Viktorija Čmilytė 1½
22 Viktorija Čmilytė 2
43 Dronavalli Harika 0

References

  1. ^ List of Qualifiers for Women Chess Championship 2004 FIDE
  2. ^ FIDE Top 50 Women April 2004

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_World_Chess_Championship_2004