Anna Ushenina of Ukraine claimed the women's World Championship crown, defeating Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the first set of tie-break games in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.
After a 2-2 deadlock in the normal games, the stage was set for an exciting finale and Ushenina came up triumph winning the second game under rapid time control after the first game had ended in a draw.
The
Ukrainian won 60000 USD for her efforts in the championship and gets to
play the next World Championship against Yifan Hou of China next year
as part of the new cycle in the women's World Championship.
The
64-players championship ended in a tie-break much like the men's World
Championship earlier this year where Vishwanathan Anand won defeating
Boris Gelfand of Israel in the rapid tie-break.
The
Indian challenge in the championship had lasted till the semi-finals
where D Harika went down to Stefanova after an intense struggle.
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