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.

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

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Ju Wenjun has secured her fifth FIDE Women’s World Championship title, defeating Tan Zhongyi with a dominant 6.5-2.5 score in ...

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

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

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

In the ongoing FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship, Ju Wenjun won the fifth game against fellow GM Tan Zhongyi to attain an ...

GM Ju Wenjun on Wednesday, April 16, beat compatriot GM Tan Zhongyi 6.5-2.5 to win the 2025 FIDE Women's World Championship and become only the fifth woman in history to win the title five times. The ...

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 ...