Women's World Chess Championship 2000

The Women's World Chess Championship 2000 was a change from previous championship cycle in that, for the first time, it consisted of a 64-player knock-out tournament which took place from November 27 to December 16, 2000 in New Delhi, India. Despite the change in format, the tournament was still won by defending champion Xie Jun of China, who beat her compatriot Qin Kanying in the final by 2½ to 1½.[1]

Participants

This is the list of participants, ranked according to their Elo ratings on the October 2000 list.[2] Due to a few late withdrawals, the final number of competitors was only 61.

  1.  Xie Jun (CHN), 2567, GM
  2.  Maia Chiburdanidze (GEO), 2550, GM
  3.  Alisa Galliamova (RUS), 2550, IM
  4.  Zhu Chen (CHN), 2534, WGM
  5.  Xu Yuhua (CHN), 2507, WFM
  6.  Pia Cramling (SWE), 2505, GM
  7.  Nana Ioseliani (GEO), 2500, IM
  8.  Hoang Thanh Trang (VIE), 2493, IM
  9.  Qin Kanying (CHN), 2484, WGM
  10.  Wang Lei (CHN), 2483, WGM
  11.  Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (RUS), 2468, WGM
  12.  Natalia Zhukova (UKR), 2467, WGM
  13.  Almira Skripchenko (MDA), 2451, IM
  14.  Anna Zatonskih (UKR), 2446, WGM
  15.  Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska (GER), 2444, IM
  16.  Svetlana Matveeva (RUS), 2440, WGM
  17.  Corina Peptan (ROM), 2439, IM
  18.  Alisa Marić (SCG), 2435, IM
  19.  Nino Khurtsidze (GEO), 2432, IM
  20.  Nataša Bojković (SCG), 2429, WGM
  21.  Tatjana Vasilevich (UKR), 2420, WGM
  22.  Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (GEO), 2414, IM
  23.  Peng Zhaoqin (NED), 2413, IM
  24.  Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (IND), 2402, WIM
  25.  Nona Gaprindashvili (GEO), 2390, GM
  26.  Maria Manakova (SCG), 2384, WGM
  27.  Irina Krush (USA), 2378, WGM
  28.  Nino Gurieli (GEO), 2373, IM
  29.  Julia Demina (RUS), 2366, WGM
  30.  Elena Zayac (RUS), 2359, WGM
  31.  Viktorija Čmilytė (LIT), 2352, IM
  32.  Masha Klinova (ISR), 2350, WGM
  33.  Joanna Dworakowska (POL), 2347, WGM
  34.  Rakhil Eidelson (BLR), 2345, WGM
  35.  Nikoletta Lakos (HUN), 2337, WGM
  36.  Olga Stjazhkina (RUS), 2337, WGM
  37.  Rusudan Goletiani (GEO), 2324, WGM
  38.  Genrieta Lagvilava (BLR), 2318, WGM
  39.  Erika Sziva (NED), 2307, WIM
  40.  Lela Javakhishvili (GEO), 2296, WIM
  41.  Dana Reizniece (LAT), 2285, WGM
  42.  Mónica Calzetta (ESP), 2282, WIM
  43.  Nguyen Thi Thanh An (VIE), 2281
  44.  Ella Pitam (ISR), 2279, WGM
  45.  Sopio Tkeshelashvili (GEO), 2274, WIM
  46.  Subbaraman Meenakshi (IND), 2260
  47.  Anna Hahn (USA), 2255, WIM
  48.  Inga Khurtsilava (GEO), 2243, WIM
  49.  Bagyashree Thipsay (IND), 2234, WIM
  50.  Niina Koskela (FIN), 2226
  51.  Jennifer Shahade (USA), 2222
  52.  Johanne Charest (CAN), 2136, WIM
  53.  Marany Meyer (RSA), 2087
  54.  Geraldine Johns-Putra (AUS), 2065, WFM
  55.  Joara Chaves (BRA), 2057, WIM
  56.  Marta Zielińska (POL), 2054
  57.  Claudia Amura (ARG), WGM
  58.  Maritza Arribas (CUB), WGM
  59.  Fliura Uskova (KAZ), WIM
  60.  Zahira El Ghabi (MAR), WFM
  61.  Asma Houli (ALG)

Notable top players not taking part were Judit Polgár (ranked the no. 1 woman in the world), Wang Pin (ranked 7th), Antoaneta Stefanova (11th), Sofia Polgar (14th), and Harriet Hunt (18th).

As Women's World Champion, Xie Jun was invited to participate in the concurrent open event, but chose to try to defend her title instead.

Results

Final match

Women's World Championship Final 2000
Rating 1 2 3 4 Total
 Qin Kanying (China) 2484 0 ½ ½ ½ 1½
 Xie Jun (China) 2567 1 ½ ½ ½ 2½

Bracket

1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                  
1 Xie Jun
bye
Xie Jun 2½
Svetlana Matveeva 1½
16 Svetlana Matveeva 1½
58 Fliura Uskova ½
Xie Jun 1½
Elena Zayac ½
30 Elena Zayac 1½
45 Subbaraman Meenakshi ½
Elena Zayac 1½
Pia Cramling ½
6 Pia Cramling 4
35 Nikoletta Lakos 3
Xie Jun 1½
Natalia Zhukova ½
12 Natalia Zhukova 1½
39 Erika Sziva ½
Natalia Zhukova 2
Joanna Dworakowska 0
33 Joanna Dworakowska 1
53 Geraldine Johns-Putra 0
Natalia Zhukova 2½
Xu Yuhua 1½
5 Xu Yuhua 1½
56 Claudia Amura ½
Xu Yuhua 1½
Anna Hahn ½
46 Anna Hahn 2
19 Nino Khurtsidze 0
Xie Jun 2½
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 1½
11 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 1
44 Ella Pitam 0
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 1½
Marta Zielińska ½
55 Marta Zielińska 2
51 Johanne Charest 0
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 1½
Tatjana Vasilevich ½
21 Tatjana Vasilevich 2
43 Nguyen Thi Thanh An 0
Tatjana Vasilevich 1½
Irina Krush ½
27 Irina Krush 1½
4 Zhu Chen ½
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 1½
Peng Zhaoqin ½
23 Peng Zhaoqin 4
48 Bagyashree Thipsay 3
Peng Zhaoqin 1½
Wang Lei ½
10 Wang Lei 3½
36 Olga Stjazhkina 2½
Peng Zhaoqin 2
Julia Demina 0
29 Julia Demina 2
59 Zahira El Ghabi 0
Julia Demina 4
Maritza Arribas 3
57 Maritza Arribas 4½
14 Anna Zatonskih 3½
Xie Jun 2½
Qin Kanying 1½
9 Qin Kanying 2½
32 Masha Klinova 1½
Qin Kanying 1½
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant ½
22 Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2
50 Jennifer Shahade 0
Qin Kanying 1½
Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska ½
15 Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska 1½
40 Lela Javakhishvili ½
Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska 0
Maria Manakova 0
26 Maria Manakova 2
54 Joara Chaves 0
Qin Kanying 3
Corina Peptan 1
17 Corina Peptan 2
42 Mónica Calzetta 0
Corina Peptan 1½
Maia Chiburdanidze ½
2 Maia Chiburdanidze
bye
Corina Peptan 1½
Nana Ioseliani ½
7 Nana Ioseliani 1
37 Rusudan Goletiani 0
Nana Ioseliani 1½
Niina Koskela ½
49 Niina Koskela 2
24 Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi 0
Qin Kanying 1½
Alisa Marić ½
18 Alisa Marić 1½
61 Sopio Tkeshelashvili ½
Alisa Marić 1½
Rakhil Eidelson ½
34 Rakhil Eidelson 1½
60 Asma Houli ½
Alisa Marić 1½
Viktorija Čmilytė ½
31 Viktorija Čmilytė 2
8 Hoang Thanh Trang 0
Viktorija Čmilytė 1½
Inga Khurtsilava ½
47 Inga Khurtsilava 2
25 Nona Gaprindashvili 0
Alisa Marić 3
Almira Skripchenko 1
13 Almira Skripchenko 2
38 Genrieta Lagvilava 0
Almira Skripchenko 1½
Marany Meyer ½
52 Marany Meyer 1½
28 Nino Gurieli ½
Almira Skripchenko 2½
Alisa Galliamova 1½
3 Alisa Galliamova
bye
Alisa Galliamova 2½
Nataša Bojković 1½
20 Nataša Bojković 2
41 Dana Reizniece 0

References

  1. ^ http://www.canberratimes.com.au/zoom/archive/rnews001218_0457_3997 [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Top 50 Women October 2000 FIDE Top players archive".