Women's World Chess Championship 2001
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The Women's World Chess Championship 2001 consisted of a tournament for the Women's World Chess Championship
which 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.
Women's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....
which took place from November 25 to December 14 2001 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It was won by Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen is a chess Grandmaster. In 2001, she became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China's 13th Grandmaster.She today plays for Qatar.-Biography:...
, who beat Alexandra Kosteniuk
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess Grandmaster and a former Women's World Chess Champion.-Chess career:Kosteniuk learned to play chess at the age of five after being taught by her father...
in the final by 5 to 3.
Participants
This is the list of participants according to their Elo ratings.- , 2547, WGM
- , 2502, GM
- , 2502, WGM
- , 2497, IM
- , 2497, WGM
- , 2497, WGM
- , 2495, IM
- , 2494, WGM
- , 2467, WGM
- , 2465, WGM
- , 2457, WGM
- , 2457, IM
- , 2452, WGM
- , 2450, IM
- , 2447, IM
- , 2445, IM
- , 2437, WGM
- , 2435, WGM
- , 2427, WGM
- , 2426, IM
- , 2423, IM
- , 2417, WGM
- , 2401, IM
- , 2411, WGM
- , 2410, WGM
- , 2405, IM
- , 2399, WGM
- , 2399, WGM
- , 2395, WGM
- , 2395, WGM
- , 2390, WIM
- , 2387, IM
- , 2387, WGM
- , 2382, WGM
- , 2380, IM
- , 2378, WIM
- , 2376, WGM
- , 2375, WGM
- , 2357, WGM
- , 2350, WGM
- , 2349, GM
- , 2345
- , 2341 WFM
- , 2326, WGM
- , 2324, WIM
- , 2301
- , 2299
- , 2295
- , 2287, WGM
- , 2275
- , 2255, WGM
- , 2236, WIM
- , 2234, WGM
- , 2234, WGM
- , 2208, WIM
- , 2171, WIM
- , 2168, WFM
- , 2103, WIM
- , 2090, WIM
- , 2079, WIM
- , 2077
- , 2071,
- ,
- ,
Final Match
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |