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Women's World Chess Championship 1996

The 1996 Women's World Chess Championship was won by Hungarian Zsuzsa Polgar, who defeated the incumbent champion Xie Jun in the title match. Polgar was seeking American Citizenship at the time.

1993 Interzonal Tournament

As part of the qualification process, an Interzonal tournament was held in Jakarta in July and August 1993, featuring the best players from each FIDE zone. 39 players took part with the top seven qualifying for the Candidates Tournament (Sofieva was eliminated after a playoff against Cramling and Foisor). For the second time, the Interzonal was played as a 13-round Swiss system tournament.

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Starr forfeited her last round game, so no bye was needed for that round.

1994–95 Candidates Tournament

The seven qualifiers from the Interzonal Tournament were joined by the two finalists from the previous tournament, Ioseliani and Polgar. These nine players contested a double round-robin tournament in Tilburg in September 1994, from which the top two would advance to the final to determine the challenger. Polgar and ex-champion Chiburdanidze shared first place two points ahead of the competition. The final was played in Saint Petersburg in March 1995 and dominated by Polgar who won the match 5½–1½ without losing a single game.

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1996 Championship Match

The championship match was played in Jaén in 1996 and, like the Candidates Tournament, dominated by Polgar who won 6 games (against 2) and in the end defeated champion Xie Jun by four points. The match was set for 16 matches, but ended early, when Polgar reached 8.5 points. The organizer apparently threatened to fine both players after draws in game 2 and 3.

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References

References

  1. (12 March 1996). "Chess". NY Times.
  2. "World Chess Championship (women) : 1993 Jakarta Interzonal Tournament". Mark-weeks.com.
  3. "World Chess Championship (women) : 1994 Tilburg Candidates Tournament". Mark-weeks.com.
  4. "World Chess Championship (women) : 1996 Polgar – Xie". Mark-weeks.com.
  5. "The Week in Chess 113".
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