The Women's World Chess Championship 2016 was a chess match played between Mariya Muzychuk, the defending champion, and the challenger Hou Yifan to determine the FIDE Women's World Champion. The scheduled 10-game match was held from 1 to 14 March 2016 in Lviv, Ukraine. It was originally scheduled from 11 to 31 October 2015, but was delayed because no host could be found. On March 14, Hou won the championship by defeating Muzychuk in Game 9, ending the match. As in her two previous championship matches, Hou Yifan won convincingly, not losing a single game.