Anna Ushenina of Ukraine has claimed the women's World Chess Championship crown. In the first set of tie-break games at Khanty Mansiysk in Russia, Ushenina defeated Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria. After a 2-2 deadlock in the normal games, the stage was set for an exciting finale and Ushenina came up triumph winning the second game under rapid time control after the first game had ended in a draw. The Ukrainian won 60,000 US Dollars for her efforts in the championship. She will play the next World Championship against Yifan Hou of China next year as part of the new cycle in the women's World Championship.