The FIDE Women's World Chess Championship Match is the match between the current World Champion and her challenger. The 2 qualifiers are the current Women's World Champion Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) and her challenger Hou Yifan (China) who qualified from the FIDE Women's Grand-Prix 2011-2012.

The winner of the FWWCM 2013 will be declared Women's World Champion for the period 2013-2014.

Match System: The Women's World Chess Championship Match 2013 will consist of 10 games and if necessary, tie-break games.