Women's World Chess Championship 2006
Encyclopedia
The Women's World Chess Championship 2006 consisted of a tournament for the Women's World Chess Championship
which took place from March 10–27, 2006 in Ekaterinburg, Russia
. It was won by Xu Yuhua, who beat Alisa Galliamova
in the final by 2½ to ½.
was the no. 1 seed.
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 March 10–27, 2006 in Ekaterinburg, 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 Xu Yuhua, who beat Alisa Galliamova
Alisa Galliamova
Alisa Galliamova is a Russian chess player, who was born to Russian father and Tatar mother. She holds the FIDE titles Woman Grandmaster and International Master. In 1988 she won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship...
in the final by 2½ to ½.
Participants
Players were seeded by their Elo ratings, except that defending champion Antoaneta StefanovaAntoaneta 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....
was the no. 1 seed.
- , 2499, GM
- , 2537, GM
- , 2515, GM
- , 2514, GM
- , 2511, GM
- , 2502, WGM
- , 2500, IM
- , 2482, GM
- , 2480, IM
- , 2479, IM
- , 2479, IM
- , 2475, IM
- , 2475, IM
- , 2473, WGM
- , 2469, WGM
- , 2467, IM
- , 2461, IM
- , 2461, IM
- , 2458, IM
- , 2453, IM
- , 2452, IM
- , 2447, IM
- , 2444, IM
- , 2430, WGM
- , 2430, IM
- , 2428, IM
- , 2427, WGM
- , 2426, IM
- , 2423, IM
- , 2422, IM
- , 2422, IM
- , 2421, IM
- , 2417, WGM
- , 2415, IM
- , 2407, GM
- , 2402, IM
- , 2398, WGM
- , 2398, WGM
- , 2386, WGM
- , 2385, WGM
- , 2380
- , 2379, WGM
- , 2366, WGM
- , 2366, WGM
- , 2361
- , 2358, WGM
- , 2355, WGM
- , 2346, WGM
- , 2341, WGM
- , 2330, WIM
- , 2319, WIM
- , 2319, WIM
- , 2290
- , 2289, WGM
- , 2285, WIM
- , 2269, WFM
- , 2269, WFM
- , 2218, WIM
- , 2196, WIM
- , 2128, WIM
- , 2106, WIM
- , 2083, WIM
- , 2072, WGM
- , 1978
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ||
| 1 | ½ | 1 | 2½ |