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Chinese grandmaster Ju Wenjun secured her fifth consecutive Women’s World Chess Championship on Wednesday, defeating ...
Ju Wenjun defeated fellow chinese Grandmaster Tan Zhongyi to clinch her fifth FIDE Women’s World Championship title.
Pentala Hariskrishna, once her second, attributes her supremacy to the knack of resetting and thriving under pressure.
Ju Wenjun had defied the same opponent, Tan Zhongyi, in May 2018 to claim her first world championship crown. That was her ...
Ju Wenjun has secured her fifth FIDE Women’s World Championship title, defeating Tan Zhongyi with a dominant 6.5-2.5 score in ...
The FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 will see defending champion Ju Wenjun take on challenger Tan Zhongyi in an all-China showdown. The 12-game match will be played across Shanghai and ...
Ju is the reigning Women’s World Chess Champion as of 2025. She won the title in 2018 and successfully defended it in 2020 ...
This marks the fifth time she has claimed the world title, placing her alongside legends such as Vera Menchik, Nona ...
Contender Tan Zhongyi will challenge title holder Ju Wenjun in the Women's World Chess Championship 2025. Here's everything you need to know about the prize money.
Ju Wenjun’s victory in the Women’s World Chess Championship is nothing short of legendary. By winning her fifth title, Ju has joined an exclusive club of only three other women—Vera Menchik, Nona ...