Women's World Chess Championship 2012

The World Chess Championship for women in 2012 was a swept from November 10 to December 1, 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk knockout chess tournament in which, among 64 participants in the chess world champion was determined.

Candidates 64 identified consisted of World Champion Hou Yifan, the finalist of 2011 K. Humpy, the semi-finalists in 2010, the winners of the World Junior Championships in 2010 and 2011, respectively 28 European, eight American, twelve Asian and Oceanic, three African top players from the Continental Championships, two nominees President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov FIDE and the elostärksten players with an average rating of July 2011 and January 2012. since not all of the candidates took part, moved more by. For example, did not participate in the Chinese finalist in 2010 and Judit Polgár as Ruan Lufei elostärkste woman refuses to participate in women-only tournaments from generally.

The total prize fund was U.S. $ 450,000, of which 60,000 for the winner. The tournament, thus the title won the Ukrainian Anna Uschenina; the reigning world champion Hou Yifan already retired in the second round against Monika Socko.

Aftermath

Due to their skills in the FIDE Grand Prix Women 2011-2012 Hou Yifan has qualified as a challenger Anna Uscheninas for the planned as a two- fight World Chess Championship for women in 2013. If, instead, Hou Yifan had her title in 2012 successfully defended, the Grand Prix runner-up K. Humpy would have been set as a challenger against them.