Women's World Chess Championship 2016

Women's World Chess Championship 2016
 
Defending champion
Challenger
 
  Ukraine Mariya Muzychuk China Hou Yifan
 
3Scores6
  Born 21 September 1992
23 years old		 Born 27 February 1994
22 years old
  Winner of the
2015 World Championship		 Winner of the
2013–14 Grand Prix
  Rating: 2563
(Women's World No. 4)[1]		 Rating: 2667
(Women's World No. 1)[1]
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The Women's World Chess Championship 2016 was a chess match played between Mariya Muzychuk, the defending champion, and the challenger Hou Yifan to determine the FIDE Women's World Champion. The scheduled 10-game match was held from 1 to 14 March 2016 in Lviv, Ukraine. It was originally scheduled from 11 to 31 October 2015, but was delayed because no host could be found.

On March 14, Hou won the championship by defeating Muzychuk in Game 9, ending the match.[2] As in her two previous championship matches, Hou Yifan won convincingly, not losing a single game.

  1. ^ a b "March 2016 ratings: Vachier Lagrave is world no. 5". chessbase.com. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Women's WCh. G9: Hou Yifan wins and is champion". ChessBase. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.