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Anna Ushenina is the New Women's World Chess Champion

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Saturday, 01 December 2012
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Anna Ushenina (born August 30, 1985) from Ukraine became the XVth Women's World Chess Champion after beating ex-Women's World Chess Champion and the reigning Women's Rapid Chess Champion Antoaneta Stefanova in the final match on tie-breaks in rapid chess. Additionally, Anna has earned the GM title, a $60,000 paycheck and the right to face Hou Yifan in a World Championship match next year.

Ushenina was rated #38 among women in the world before the championship, and very few people were expecting her to succeed. However, by taking a look at her recent results once can notice a dramatic improvement in her performances: she was undefeated in the Chess Olympiad and Ukrainian Women's Championship, as well as in all the games until the final classical one vs. Stefanova (which she lost rather poorly and awkwardly). Here is a reminder of what her tournament run looked like:

1/32-final: Ushenina (2452) - Cori Deysi (2429): 1.5-0.5
1/16-final: Ushenina (2452) - Muzychuk A (2586): 3-1
1/8-final: Ushenina (2452) - Pogonina (2478): 1.5-0.5
1/4-final: Ushenina (2452) - Kosintseva N (2539): 1.5-0.5
1/2-final: Ushenina - Ju Wenjun (2501): 2.5-1.5
Final: Ushenina (2452) - Stefanova (2491): 3.5-2.5

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1. Written by on 10:49 02 2012 .
 
 
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! self-made-woman! 
! 8)
 
2. Written by Seth on 19:00 03 2012 .
 
 
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Congrats to Anna! Go Ukraine!!
 

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