Tuesday, February 09, 2010

The history of women's chess


Here are the list of all the women who achieved or earned the Grandmaster title:
Name Country
Date Age Earned World Champion Peak
Rating
Notes
Nona Gaprindashvili Georgia
1978 37 WCC 1962–1978 ?? First female grandmaster
Maia Chiburdanidze Georgia
1984 23 WCC 1978–1991 2550
Susan Polgar Hungary
United States

1991 22 norms 1996–1999 2577 First to be awarded the title traditionally
Judit Polgár Hungary
1991 15 norms 2735 Youngest grandmaster ever at the time
Xie Jun China
1991 21 WCC 1991–1996,1999–2001 2574
Pia Cramling Sweden
1992 29 norms 2550
Zhu Chen China
Qatar

2001 25 norms 2001–2004 2548
Koneru Humpy India
2002 15 norms 2622
Antoaneta Stefanova Bulgaria
2003 25 norms 2004–2006 2560
Alexandra Kosteniuk Russia
2004 20 EWC 2008–current 2540
Peng Zhaoqin China
Netherlands

2004 36 EWC 2472
Hoang Thanh Trang Vietnam
Hungary

2007 27 norms 2501
Kateryna Lahno Ukraine
2007 17 norms 2509
Xu Yuhua China
2007 30 WCC 2006–2008 2517
Marie Sebag France
2008 21 norms 2533
Zhao Xue China
2008 23 norms 2544
Hou Yifan China
2008 14 norms 2590 Youngest ever female grandmaster
Nana Dzagnidze Georgia
2008 21 norms 2536
Monika Soćko Poland
2008 30 norms 2505
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Georgia
Scotland

2009 40 norms 2506
Tatiana Kosintseva Russia
2009 23 norms 2539
Source: Wiki

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