The people behind the game
Anna Ushenina
Won the knockout championship in Khanty-Mansiysk after defeating Antoaneta Stefanova in the final.
- Born
- 1985
- Country connections
- Ukraine
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The games. The ideas.
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2013 · Women’s world championship · Game 7
Hou regains the crown
Hou’s seventh-game victory in the 2013 match returns the women’s title to her. Watch the rooks switch between the kingside and center.
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Complete move list 40 moves
The journey
A remarkable path.
Ushenina became women’s world champion in November 2012 and held the crown until September 2013. Her final victory over Stefanova was decided in tie-breaks; Hou Yifan won their subsequent championship match. [1]
Explore the championship record →The championship record
Time with the crown.
- 2012–2013Women’s world championship
Reigns are periods of title ownership, not a count of championship victories. Open-ended reigns reflect the record checked on 18 October 2026.
Sources & credits
Biographical details and title records checked . Country connections describe the player’s career and background, rather than a live federation listing.
Portrait: Andreas Kontokanis from Piraeus, Greece · CC BY-SA 2.0. Displayed in monochrome and cropped.
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