Elsewhere on the Web : New Women's World Champion
Saturday June 12, 2004
Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria became the new Women's World Chess Champion by beating Ekaterina Kovalevskaya of Russia (+2-0=1) in the final round of the FIDE knockout tournament at Elista, Kalmykia. Kovalevskaya eliminated 17-year old top seed Koneru Humpy in the semifinal round, while Stefanova beat Maia Chiburdanidze. See Stefanova new Women's World Champion from ChessBase.com for details (follow the links for previous rounds). • Georgian Sports published interviews with four participants in the competition. See the first interview with former World Champion Maia Chiburdanidze, then follow the numbered links above the article for interviews with Nana Dzagnidze, Maia Lomineishvili, and Ketino Kakhiani-Gersinska. • Previous report : Elsewhere on the Web 29 May 2004.