Women's World Chess Championship 2011

Women's World Chess Championship 2011
 
Defending champion
Challenger
 
  China Hou Yifan India Humpy Koneru
 
5½Scores2½
  Born 27 February 1994
17 years old		 Born 31 March 1987
24 years old
  Winner of the
Women's World Chess Championship 2010		 Runner-up of the
FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011
  Rating: 2578
(Women's World No. 3)[1]		 Rating: 2600
(Women's World No. 2)[1]
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The Women's World Chess Championship 2011 was the 35th of its kind. It was organised by FIDE and was played in a match format between the defending champion and a challenger, determined via the FIDE Grand Prix series.[2]

On 8 August 2011 the match was awarded to Tirana, Albania. The prize fund was $200,000.[3] The match took place from 13 to 30 November 2011.[4] Champion Hou Yifan retained her title,[5] defeating challenger Koneru Humpy by 5½ - 2½.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Top 100 Women November 2011". FIDE. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Women's World Championship Match 2011". FIDE. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. ^ "FIDE Awards Anand v Gelfand Match To Moscow". chess.com. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  4. ^ "2011 Women's World Chess Championship".
  5. ^ "WWCC R08: Draw, Hou Yifan retains World Championship title". chessbase. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  6. ^ ChessBase (March 5, 2011). "Humpy pulls it off – wins Doha GM and qualifies".
  7. ^ chessvibes.com (March 6, 2011). "Koneru shares first with Danielian in Doha, qualifies for title match".
  8. ^ chess.co.uk (March 5, 2011). "Koneru ties for first with Danielian in Doha and qualifies for World Title Match".