<page_title> Women's World Chess Championship </page_title> <section_title> List of Women's World Chess Championships </section_title> <table> <cell> 2011 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1927–1944) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1944–1950) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1950–1999) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (2000–present) (addition of the knockout format) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Albania <col_header> Host country </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1927–1944) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1944–1950) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1950–1999) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (2000–present) (addition of the knockout format) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tirana <col_header> Host city </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1927–1944) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1944–1950) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1950–1999) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (2000–present) (addition of the knockout format) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Hou Yifan <col_header> World champion </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1927–1944) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1944–1950) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1950–1999) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (2000–present) (addition of the knockout format) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Humpy Koneru <col_header> Runner-up(s) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1927–1944) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1944–1950) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (1950–1999) </col_header> <col_header> Women's World Chess Championship (2000–present) (addition of the knockout format) </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2011, Hou Yifan won the Women's World Chess Championship in Tirana, Albania against Koneru Humpy.