# Women's World Chess Championship 2000

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.

## Participants

This is the list of participants, ranked according to their Elo ratings on the October 2000 list. 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.

## Results
### Final match

    Women's World Championship Final 2000 Rating1234Total  Qin Kanying (China)2484 0½½½1½  Xie Jun (China)2567 1½½½2½

### Bracket

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Xie Jun | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | Xie Jun | Xie Jun | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Svetlana Matveeva | Svetlana Matveeva | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Svetlana Matveeva | 1½ | Svetlana Matveeva | Svetlana Matveeva | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Fliura Uskova | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Fliura Uskova | ½ | | | | Xie Jun | Xie Jun | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Elena Zayac | Elena Zayac | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Elena Zayac | 1½ | | | | | | | Elena Zayac | Elena Zayac | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Subbaraman Meenakshi | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Subbaraman Meenakshi | ½ | Elena Zayac | Elena Zayac | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pia Cramling | Pia Cramling | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pia Cramling | 4 | Pia Cramling | Pia Cramling | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Nikoletta Lakos | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Nikoletta Lakos | 3 | | | | | | | | Xie Jun | Xie Jun | 1½ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Natalia Zhukova | Natalia Zhukova | ½ | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Natalia Zhukova | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | Natalia Zhukova | Natalia Zhukova | ½ | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Erika Sziva | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Erika Sziva | ½ | Natalia Zhukova | Natalia Zhukova | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Joanna Dworakowska | Joanna Dworakowska | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Joanna Dworakowska | 1 | Joanna Dworakowska | Joanna Dworakowska | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Geraldine Johns-Putra | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Geraldine Johns-Putra | 0 | | | | Natalia Zhukova | Natalia Zhukova | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Xu Yuhua | Xu Yuhua | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Xu Yuhua | 1½ | | | | | | | Xu Yuhua | Xu Yuhua | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Claudia Amura | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Claudia Amura | ½ | Xu Yuhua | Xu Yuhua | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anna Hahn | Anna Hahn | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Anna Hahn | 2 | Anna Hahn | Anna Hahn | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Nino Khurtsidze | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Nino Khurtsidze | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Xie Jun | Xie Jun | 2½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | 1½ | | | | |
| 11 | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | 1½ | | | | |
| 44 | Ella Pitam | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Ella Pitam | 0 | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marta Zielińska | Marta Zielińska | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Marta Zielińska | 2 | Marta Zielińska | Marta Zielińska | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Johanne Charest | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Johanne Charest | 0 | | | | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tatjana Vasilevich | Tatjana Vasilevich | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Tatjana Vasilevich | 2 | | | | | | | Tatjana Vasilevich | Tatjana Vasilevich | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Nguyen Thi Thanh An | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Nguyen Thi Thanh An | 0 | Tatjana Vasilevich | Tatjana Vasilevich | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Irina Krush | Irina Krush | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Irina Krush | 1½ | Irina Krush | Irina Krush | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Zhu Chen | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Zhu Chen | ½ | | | | | | | | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | 1½ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Peng Zhaoqin | Peng Zhaoqin | ½ | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Peng Zhaoqin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Peng Zhaoqin | Peng Zhaoqin | ½ | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Bagyashree Thipsay | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Bagyashree Thipsay | 3 | Peng Zhaoqin | Peng Zhaoqin | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wang Lei | Wang Lei | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wang Lei | 3½ | Wang Lei | Wang Lei | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Olga Stjazhkina | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Olga Stjazhkina | 2½ | | | | Peng Zhaoqin | Peng Zhaoqin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Julia Demina | Julia Demina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Julia Demina | 2 | | | | | | | Julia Demina | Julia Demina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Zahira El Ghabi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Zahira El Ghabi | 0 | Julia Demina | Julia Demina | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Maritza Arribas | Maritza Arribas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Maritza Arribas | 4½ | Maritza Arribas | Maritza Arribas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Anna Zatonskih | 3½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Anna Zatonskih | 3½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Xie Jun | Xie Jun | 2½ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Qin Kanying | Qin Kanying | 1½ |
| 9 | Qin Kanying | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Qin Kanying | Qin Kanying | 1½ |
| 32 | Masha Klinova | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Masha Klinova | 1½ | Qin Kanying | Qin Kanying | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant | Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant | 2 | Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant | Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Jennifer Shahade | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Jennifer Shahade | 0 | | | | Qin Kanying | Qin Kanying | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska | Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska | 1½ | | | | | | | Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska | Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Lela Javakhishvili | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Lela Javakhishvili | ½ | Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska | Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Maria Manakova | Maria Manakova | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Maria Manakova | 2 | Maria Manakova | Maria Manakova | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Joara Chaves | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Joara Chaves | 0 | | | | | | | | Qin Kanying | Qin Kanying | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Corina Peptan | Corina Peptan | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Corina Peptan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Corina Peptan | Corina Peptan | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Mónica Calzetta | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Mónica Calzetta | 0 | Corina Peptan | Corina Peptan | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Maia Chiburdanidze | Maia Chiburdanidze | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Maia Chiburdanidze | | Maia Chiburdanidze | Maia Chiburdanidze | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | Corina Peptan | Corina Peptan | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nana Ioseliani | Nana Ioseliani | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nana Ioseliani | 1 | | | | | | | Nana Ioseliani | Nana Ioseliani | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Rusudan Goletiani | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Rusudan Goletiani | 0 | Nana Ioseliani | Nana Ioseliani | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Niina Koskela | Niina Koskela | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Niina Koskela | 2 | Niina Koskela | Niina Koskela | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Qin Kanying | Qin Kanying | 1½ | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alisa Marić | Alisa Marić | ½ | | | | |
| 18 | Alisa Marić | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alisa Marić | Alisa Marić | ½ | | | | |
| 61 | Sopio Tkeshelashvili | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Sopio Tkeshelashvili | ½ | Alisa Marić | Alisa Marić | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rakhil Eidelson | Rakhil Eidelson | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Rakhil Eidelson | 1½ | Rakhil Eidelson | Rakhil Eidelson | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Asma Houli | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Asma Houli | ½ | | | | Alisa Marić | Alisa Marić | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Viktorija Čmilytė | Viktorija Čmilytė | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Viktorija Čmilytė | 2 | | | | | | | Viktorija Čmilytė | Viktorija Čmilytė | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hoang Thanh Trang | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hoang Thanh Trang | 0 | Viktorija Čmilytė | Viktorija Čmilytė | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Inga Khurtsilava | Inga Khurtsilava | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Inga Khurtsilava | 2 | Inga Khurtsilava | Inga Khurtsilava | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Nona Gaprindashvili | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Nona Gaprindashvili | 0 | | | | | | | | Alisa Marić | Alisa Marić | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Almira Skripchenko | Almira Skripchenko | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Almira Skripchenko | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Almira Skripchenko | Almira Skripchenko | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Genrieta Lagvilava | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Genrieta Lagvilava | 0 | Almira Skripchenko | Almira Skripchenko | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marany Meyer | Marany Meyer | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Marany Meyer | 1½ | Marany Meyer | Marany Meyer | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Nino Gurieli | ½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Nino Gurieli | ½ | | | | Almira Skripchenko | Almira Skripchenko | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alisa Galliamova | Alisa Galliamova | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alisa Galliamova | | | | | | | | Alisa Galliamova | Alisa Galliamova | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | Alisa Galliamova | Alisa Galliamova | 2½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nataša Bojković | Nataša Bojković | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Nataša Bojković | 2 | Nataša Bojković | Nataša Bojković | 1½ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Dana Reizniece | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |