Women's World Chess Championship 2004
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The Women's World Chess Championship 2004 consisted of a tournament for the Women's World Chess Championship
which 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.
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 May 21 to June 4, 2004 in Elista
Elista
-Twin towns/sister cities:Elista is twinned with the following sister cities. Howell, New Jersey, United States Lhasa, Tibet, China. Ulan-Ude, Buryat Republic, Russia-See also:*Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery*Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume-External links:...
, 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 Antoaneta Stefanova
Antoaneta Stefanova
Antoaneta Stefanova is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, and a former Women's World Chess Champion. She became the twelfth holder of that title in 2004 in a 64-player knockout tournament held in Elista, Kalmykia under the auspices of FIDE....
, who beat Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya is a Russian chess player with the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster . She won the Russian women's championship in 1994 and 2000. and was runner-up in the Women's World Chess Championship 2004.-External links:...
in the final by 2½ to ½.
Participants
Players were seeded by their Elo ratings.- , 2513, GM
- , 2502, IM
- , 2502, GM
- , 2496, WGM
- , 2493, IM
- , 2491, GM
- , 2490, GM
- , 2477, WGM
- , 2474, WGM
- , 2471, WGM
- , 2469, IM
- , 2467, WGM
- , 2465, IM
- , 2456, IM
- , 2452, WGM
- , 2471, WGM
- , 2447, IM
- , 2444, IM
- , 2439, IM
- , 2439, IM
- , 2430, IM
- , 2430, IM
- , 2425, WGM
- , 2418, IM
- , 2417, WGM
- , 2410, WGM
- , 2408, IM
- , 2406, WGM
- , 2400, WGM
- , 2398, IM
- , 2397, IM
- , 2396, IM
- , 2395, IM
- , 2395, IM
- , 2393, WIM
- , 2393, WGM
- , 2387, IM
- , 2387, IM
- , 2386, IM
- , 2385, WGM
- , 2382, IM
- , 2372, WGM
- , 2368, WIM
- , 2364, WGM
- , 2353, WIM
- , 2352, WGM
- , 2344, WIM
- , 2341, WIM
- , 2339, WIM
- , 2337, WIM
- , 2331, WGM
- , 2327, WGM
- , 2319, WIM
- , 2319, WGM
- , 2319, WGM
- , 2307, WGM
- , 2265, WIM
- , 2250
- , 2218, WIM
- , 2120
- , 2116
- , 2114, WIM
- , 2110, WFM
- , 2062, WIM
Final Match
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ||
| 1 | 1 | ½ | 2½ |