Friday, September 19, 2008

Kosteniuk New Women World Champion

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Women World Champions

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 

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All Women's World Champions

1 Vera Menchik 1927–1944 Czechoslovakia / United Kingdom
2 Lyudmila Rudenko 1950–1953 Soviet Union (Ukraine)
3 Elisabeth Bykova 1953–1956 Soviet Union (Russia)
4 Olga Rubtsova 1956–1958 Soviet Union (Russia)
5 Elisabeth Bykova 1958–1962 Soviet Union (Russia)
6 Nona Gaprindashvili 1962–1978 Soviet Union (Georgia)
7 Maya Chiburdanidze 1978–1991 Soviet Union (Georgia)
8 Xie Jun 1991–1996 China
9 Susan Polgar 1996–1999 Hungary / USA
10 Xie Jun 1999–2001 China
11 Zhu Chen 2001–2004 China
12 Antoaneta Stefanova 2004–2006 Bulgaria
13 Xu Yuhua 2006–2008 China
14 Alexandra Kosteniuk  2008 Russia

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