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Kosteniuk won the title from 14 year old Hou Yifan, who was under tremendous pressure of expectations of the billion plus Chinese citizens. Kosteniuk completely dominated the finals and was in winning positions in all the four games. It is redemption in a way since Kosteniuk tasted defeat in one of her earlier attempts at winning the title. Yifan will almost definitely get several shots at the title provided she is interested. For all you know, she'll probably be seen in more Open events than women only events. World women's championship results: Alexandra Kosteniuk beat Hou Yifan 2.5-1.5

World Champion V Anand of India and V Kramnik of Russia battle it out for the world championshiop title in 2008. The details have just been announced. The winner of this match will play the winner of Kamsky and Topalov in a bid to find a solid world champion. When: From October 11 – 30, 2008 Where: Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn Overall Prize fund: 1,5 Million Euro Patron: German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück Main sponsor: Evonik Industries AG As per the announcement on the official site , the match will consist of twelve games, played under classical time controls, in the period from October 11 to October 28, 2008. If there is a tie at the end of these games a tiebreak will be played on October 30, 2008. The prize fund, which will be split equally between the players, is 1,5 million Euro (approximately 2,1 million US Dollars) including taxes and FIDE licensee fees. More details on this link - http://www.uep-worldchess.com/ Click the News link on ...