The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Ches
Current Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun from China
1981 Women's World Championship, Maia Chiburdanidze vs. Nana Alexandria
Women's World Chess Championship, Tirana 2011
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Ju Wenjun is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the reigning five-time Women's World Champion, a former Women's World Blitz Chess Champion, and a two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. In March
Women's World Chess Championship
…21 titles, spread across six different champions, including two four-time champions Xie Jun and Hou Yifan, and the reigning five-time World Champion Ju Wenjun. The championship has not always used a match format, instead originating as a round-robin tournament. A lone championship match was played in 1937…
Ju Wenjun playing Anish Giri in Round 1 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024