Women's World Chess Championship 2016
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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.
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Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||
Mariya Muzychuk | Hou Yifan | |||||
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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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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.