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Ukrainian Anna Ushenina has claimed the World Women`s Chess Championships, beating Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the four-game finals.

The match concluded with the same rapid tiebreaker that decided the men’s finals earlier this year between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand. The women’s crown reached deadlock when both players arrived at 2-2, after 4 games under normal time control. 

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