Women's World Championship in Tirana
Hou Yifan retains World Championship
| The final game |
 All the games (7 ko)
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A solid draw today was sufficient. Hou Yifan wins the Women's World Championship match against Humpy Koneru by the convincing margin of 5.5-2.5. The Chinese World Champion was never in any danger throughout the match and thoroughly deserved her victory.
So summing up the eighth match game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 0.5-0.5 | Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 29 | Queen's Gambit Ragozin |
So Hou Yifan has reached the target score of 5.5:
| Name | Rating | Country | Age | Highest ever rating | World rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | China | 17 | 2612 (May 2011) | 3 | 5.5 |
| Humpy Koneru | 2600 | India | 24 | 2623 (July 2009) | 2 | 2.5 |
Humpy Koneru will lose her status as World number 2. Not only has Hou Yifan won enough points off her challenger to overtake her, but Anna Muzychuk will also have gained more than enough rating points in Porto Carras to go ahead of the Indian!
The earlier games of the match went as follows:
The first game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 0.5-0.5 | Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 80 | Catalan Opening |
The second game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 0.5-0.5 | Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 42 | Petroff's Defence |
The third game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 0-1 | Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 37 | Queen's Gambit Ragozin |
The fourth game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 0.5-0.5 | Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 58 | Spanish Open |
The fifth game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 0.5-0.5 | Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 58 | Spanish Open |
The sixth game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 0-1 | Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 38 | Nimzoindian Defence |
The seventh game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 1-0 | Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 97 | Spanish Zaitsev |
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