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 ...

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

All Ju Wenjun needs a draw in the next game against Tan Zhongyi to reach 6.5 points and win her fifth championship.

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 ...

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

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 ...