Women's World Chess Championship 2004

The Women's World Chess Championship 2004 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.

For the third time, the championship took the form of a 64-player knock-out tournament.

Participants

Players were seeded by their Elo ratings (on the April 2004 list).^[1]

Notable top players not taking part was Judit Polgár (ranked the no. 1 woman in the world - and 9th overall), Xie Jun (ranked 2nd), Zhu Chen (8th), Qin Kanying (14th), Inna Gaponenko (18th) and Sofia Polgar (19th).

Notably, this was the second Women's World Championship in a row in which the reigning champion (in this case Zhu Chen) did not attempt to defend their title.

Results

Final Match

Women's World Chess Championship Final 2004

	1	2	3	Total
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia)	0	0	½	½
Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria)	1	1	½	2½

Bracket

	1st Round					2nd Round					3rd Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Humpy Koneru	2
	64	Cecile Van Der Merwe	0
						1	Humpy Koneru	1½
						32	Peng Zhaoqin	½
	32	Peng Zhaoqin	4
	33	Joanna Dworakowska	3
											1	Humpy Koneru	3
											16	Tatiana Kosintseva	1
	16	Tatiana Kosintseva	2½
	49	Huang Qian	1½
						16	Tatiana Kosintseva	1½
						17	Hoang Thanh Trang	½
	17	Hoang Thanh Trang	1½
	48	Le Kieu Thien Kim	½
																1	Humpy Koneru	2
																9	Xu Yuhua	0
	8	Zhao Xue	2
	57	Shadi Paridar	0
						8	Zhao Xue	1½
						40	Elisabeth Pähtz	2½
	25	Wang Pin	0
	40	Elisabeth Pähtz	2
											40	Elisabeth Pähtz	½
											9	Xu Yuhua	1½
	9	Xu Yuhua	3
	56	Sopio Tkeshelashvili	1
						9	Xu Yuhua	1½
						24	Elina Danielian	½
	24	Elina Danielian	2½
	41	Elena Sedina	1½
																					1	Humpy Koneru	1½
																					12	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	2½
	4	Svetlana Matveeva	2
	61	Asma Houli	0
						4	Svetlana Matveeva	1½
						29	Natasa Bojkovic	2½
	29	Natasa Bojkovic	1½
	36	Wang Yu	½
											29	Natasa Bojkovic	½
											20	Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska	1½
	13	Irina Krush	1½
	52	Maritza Arribas	½
						13	Irina Krush	½
						20	Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska	1½
	20	Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska	3½
	45	Nguyen Thi Thanh An	3½
																20	Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska	1½
																12	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	2½
	5	Kateryna Lahno	1½
	60	Luciana Morales Mendoza	½
						5	Kateryna Lahno	4
						28	Ekaterina Polovnikova	3
	28	Ekaterina Polovnikova	1½
	37	Nino Khurtsidze	½
											5	Kateryna Lahno	1½
											12	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	2½
	12	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	2
	53	Carolina Lujan	0
						12	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	1½
						21	Olga Alexandrova	½
	21	Olga Alexandrova	1½
	44	Ana Matnadze	½
																										12	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	½
																										7	Antoaneta Stefanova	2½
	2	Alisa Galliamova	2
	63	Dinara Khaziyeva	0
						2	Alisa Galliamova	0
						31	Maia Lomineishvili	2
	31	Maia Lomineishvili	1½
	34	Irina Slavina-Turova	½
											31	Maia Lomineishvili	0
											15	Nana Dzagnidze	2
	15	Nana Dzagnidze	1½
	50	Jennifer Shahade	½
						15	Nana Dzagnidze	1½
						18	Iweta Radziewicz	½
	18	Iweta Radziewicz	1½
	47	Subbaraman Meenakshi	½
																15	Nana Dzagnidze	1½
																7	Antoaneta Stefanova	2½
	7	Antoaneta Stefanova	2
	58	Tan Zhongyi	0
						7	Antoaneta Stefanova	3½
						39	Tatjana Vasilevich	2½
	26	Xu Yuanyuan	3
	39	Tatjana Vasilevich	4
											7	Antoaneta Stefanova	3
											10	Natalia Zhukova	1
	10	Natalia Zhukova	2½
	55	Svetlana Petrenko	1½
						10	Natalia Zhukova	4
						23	Nadezhda Kosintseva	3
	23	Nadezhda Kosintseva	3
	42	Lela Javakhishvili	1
																					7	Antoaneta Stefanova	1½
																					3	Maia Chiburdanidze	½
	3	Maia Chiburdanidze	1½
	62	Farida Arouche	½
						3	Maia Chiburdanidze	2
						30	Marie Sebag	0
	30	Marie Sebag	1½
	35	Natalija Pogonina	½
											3	Maia Chiburdanidze	1½
											51	Jana Jacková	½
	14	Almira Skripchenko	½
	51	Jana Jacková	1½
						51	Jana Jacková	1½
						19	Corina-Isabela Peptan	½
	19	Corina-Isabela Peptan	1½
	46	Rusudan Goletiani	½
																3	Maia Chiburdanidze	3½
																22	Viktorija Čmilytė	2½
	6	Pia Cramling	1½
	59	Anna Hahn	½
						6	Pia Cramling	1½
						38	Lilit Mkrtchian	½
	27	Monika Soćko	3
	38	Lilit Mkrtchian	4
											6	Pia Cramling	2
											22	Viktorija Čmilytė	4
	11	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2
	59	Maria Sergeeva	0
						11	Alexandra Kosteniuk	½
						22	Viktorija Čmilytė	1½
	22	Viktorija Čmilytė	2
	43	Dronavalli Harika	0

References

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