The Women's World Chess Championship 2000 was a change from previous championship cycle in that, for the first time, it consisted of a 64-player knock-out tournament which took place from November 27 to December 16, 2000 in New Delhi, India. Despite the change in format, the tournament was still won by defending champion Xie Jun of China, who beat her compatriot Qin Kanying in the final by 2½ to 1½.[1]
This is the list of participants, ranked according to their Elo ratings on the October 2000 list.[2] Due to a few late withdrawals, the final number of competitors was only 61.
Xie Jun (CHN), 2567, GM
Maia Chiburdanidze (GEO), 2550, GM
Alisa Galliamova (RUS), 2550, IM
Zhu Chen (CHN), 2534, WGM
Xu Yuhua (CHN), 2507, WFM
Pia Cramling (SWE), 2505, GM
Nana Ioseliani (GEO), 2500, IM
Hoang Thanh Trang (VIE), 2493, IM
Qin Kanying (CHN), 2484, WGM
Wang Lei (CHN), 2483, WGM
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (RUS), 2468, WGM
Natalia Zhukova (UKR), 2467, WGM
Almira Skripchenko (MDA), 2451, IM
Anna Zatonskih (UKR), 2446, WGM
Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska (GER), 2444, IM
Svetlana Matveeva (RUS), 2440, WGM
Corina Peptan (ROM), 2439, IM
Alisa Marić (SCG), 2435, IM
Nino Khurtsidze (GEO), 2432, IM
Nataša Bojković (SCG), 2429, WGM
Tatjana Vasilevich (UKR), 2420, WGM
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (GEO), 2414, IM
Peng Zhaoqin (NED), 2413, IM
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (IND), 2402, WIM
Nona Gaprindashvili (GEO), 2390, GM
Maria Manakova (SCG), 2384, WGM
Irina Krush (USA), 2378, WGM
Nino Gurieli (GEO), 2373, IM
Julia Demina (RUS), 2366, WGM
Elena Zayac (RUS), 2359, WGM
Viktorija Čmilytė (LIT), 2352, IM
Masha Klinova (ISR), 2350, WGM
Joanna Dworakowska (POL), 2347, WGM
Rakhil Eidelson (BLR), 2345, WGM
Nikoletta Lakos (HUN), 2337, WGM
Olga Stjazhkina (RUS), 2337, WGM
Rusudan Goletiani (GEO), 2324, WGM
Genrieta Lagvilava (BLR), 2318, WGM
Erika Sziva (NED), 2307, WIM
Lela Javakhishvili (GEO), 2296, WIM
Dana Reizniece (LAT), 2285, WGM
Mónica Calzetta (ESP), 2282, WIM
Nguyen Thi Thanh An (VIE), 2281
Ella Pitam (ISR), 2279, WGM
Sopio Tkeshelashvili (GEO), 2274, WIM
Subbaraman Meenakshi (IND), 2260
Anna Hahn (USA), 2255, WIM
Inga Khurtsilava (GEO), 2243, WIM
Bagyashree Thipsay (IND), 2234, WIM
Niina Koskela (FIN), 2226
Jennifer Shahade (USA), 2222
Johanne Charest (CAN), 2136, WIM
Marany Meyer (RSA), 2087
Geraldine Johns-Putra (AUS), 2065, WFM
Joara Chaves (BRA), 2057, WIM
Marta Zielińska (POL), 2054
Claudia Amura (ARG), WGM
Maritza Arribas (CUB), WGM
Fliura Uskova (KAZ), WIM
Zahira El Ghabi (MAR), WFM
Asma Houli (ALG)
Notable top players not taking part were Judit Polgár (ranked the no. 1 woman in the world), Wang Pin (ranked 7th), Antoaneta Stefanova (11th), Sofia Polgar (14th), and Harriet Hunt (18th).
As Women's World Champion, Xie Jun was invited to participate in the concurrent open event, but chose to try to defend her title instead.
Final match
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Women's World Championship Final 2000
| Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Qin Kanying (China) | 2484 |
0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ |
Xie Jun (China) | 2567 |
1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2½ |
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