Chess Blog
An index of About Chess blog articles on the 2004 Womens World Championship held at Elista, Kalmykia.
New Women's World Champion • Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria became the new Women's World Chess Champion by beating Ekaterina Kovalevskaya of Russia (+2-0=1) in the final round of the FIDE knockout tournament at Elista, Kalmykia. [12 June 2004; Elsewhere on the Web]
2004 Women's World Championship • After three rounds, eight players remain in contention for the 2004 Women's World Championship. Two, including former World Champion Maia Chiburdanidze, are from Georgia, the traditional powerhouse of women's chess. [29 May 2004; Elsewhere on the Web]
World Championships Galore • The FIDE World Championship, Women's World Championship, and the Dannemann World Championship are all moving forward at different speeds. [22 May 2004; Elsewhere on the Web]
Women's World Championship • In World Chess Championship for Women we noted, 'when this article was written, there were no plans for a future Women's World Chess Championship.' We're happy to report that we were wrong! [24 April 2004; Elsewhere on the Web]
