World Women's Chess Championship 2008 28 Aug - 18 Sept Nalchik, Russia. : http://nalchik2008.fide.com (English and Russian)
LIVE COVERAGE on ICC. : Games start at 7.00 AM ICC time. :
5 rounds of matches, comprising 2 games per round, with the winners : progressing to the next round. : The 6th round (final round) shall be played over 4 games and the winner : will be declared Womens World Champion. :
The final will be played between GM Alexandra Kosteniuk RUS 2510 vs : WGM Yifan Hou CHN 2557. :
Standings: 1 2 3 4 Pts(Final) : WGM Hou(2557) - = = = 1.5 : GM Kosteniuk(2510) + = = = 2.5 :
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk is new Women World Champion after defeating : WGM Yifan Hou 2.5 - 1.5 in Final. :
Tie-breaks System: : 2 games at 25 minutes and 10 seconds inc. (4 games in Round 6) : If 2nd tie-break needed: 2 games at 5 mins and 10 seconds inc. : If 3rd tie-break needed: one game at 6 mins(white) and 5 mins(black). :
Time Control : Time Control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves : add 30 minutes plus 30 seconds increment from move one.
Results after Round 6 http://nalchik2008.fide.com/results/?lang=eng
Total Prize : 450.000 USD. : Type "liblist WomenWCC08" and "liblist WomenWCC08-01" for the games.