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.

After a 2-2 deadlock in the no

The shadow-boxing in the World Women's Chess Championship continued as the second game of the mini-match ended in a draw between Anna Ushenina of Ukraine and Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria here.

Whi

Top-rated Grandmaster Koneru Humpy suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Natalia Zhukova of Ukraine in the first game of the second round of world women's chess championship here today.

It turned o

Grandmaster and highest rated in the fray, Koneru Humpy crashed out of the World Women’s Chess Championship after failing to capitalise on her chances against Natalia Zhukova of Ukraine in the second

GM Koneru Humpy will take on Natalia Zhukova of Ukraine in the second round of the women’s world chess championship here.

After winning the first round with an easy 2-0 whitewash against the lower-r