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| Women's World Chess Championship 2015 | |
|---|---|
 Mariya Muzychuk, winner of the 2015 championship | |
| Location | Sochi, Russia |
| Dates | 16 March – 7 April 2015 |
| Competitors | 64 |
| Champion | |
 Mariya Muzychuk | |
The Women's World Chess Championship was held from 16 March to 7 April 2015 in Sochi, Russia. It was a 64-player knockout tournament. It was originally scheduled from 11 to 31 October 2014 but problems in finding a sponsor and host city eventually forced international chess organisation FIDE to announce the postponement of the Championship on 24 September 2014,[1] scheduling it for early 2015 in Sochi.[2] The unclear state of the tournament was highly criticised by the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP).[3]
In the final, Ukrainian Mariya Muzychuk, seeded 8th, defeated Russian Natalia Pogonina, seeded 31st. As a result of this victory, Muzychuk was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM), qualified for the FIDE World Cup 2015, and earned the right to defend her title in a 2016 match against the winner of the Women's FIDE Grand Prix Series 2013-14, Hou Yifan.
- ^ "Women's World Championship 2014". FIDE. 2014-09-24. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ "Women's World Championship to Take Place in Sochi". chess-news.ru. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Open Letter to FIDE President Mr.Kirsan Ilyumzhinov". chessprofessionals.org. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.