Chinese grandmaster Ju Wenjun secured her fifth consecutive Women’s World Chess Championship on Wednesday, defeating ...

Pentala Hariskrishna, once her second, attributes her supremacy to the knack of resetting and thriving under pressure.

Ju Wenjun defeated fellow chinese Grandmaster Tan Zhongyi to clinch her fifth FIDE Women’s World Championship title.

Ju Wenjun had defied the same opponent, Tan Zhongyi, in May 2018 to claim her first world championship crown. That was her ...

This marks the fifth time she has claimed the world title, placing her alongside legends such as Vera Menchik, Nona ...

China’s GM Ju Wenjun has etched her name deeper into chess history, capturing her fifth FIDE Women’s World Championship title ...

The 34-year-old Chinese GM became only the fourth player in history to win the Women’s World Chess Championship five times ...

Playing with Black pieces, Ju delivered a masterclass in controlled aggression to win Game 8 of the 2025 FIDE Women’s World ...

Ju is the reigning Women’s World Chess Champion as of 2025. She won the title in 2018 and successfully defended it in 2020 ...

Four-time defending champion GM Ju Wenjun beat challenger GM Tan Zhongyi in Game 3 to level the 12-match series at 1.5-1.5 in ...