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Ju Wenjun (Chinese: 居文君; pinyin: Jū Wénjūn; born 31 January 1991) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the current Women's World Chess Champion . In March 2017 she became the fifth woman to achieve a rating of 2600. [2]
GM Ju Wenjun is a Chinese grandmaster and the reigning Women’s Champion since May 2018, when she defeated GM Tan Zhongyi in a match. Ju has defended her title successfully three times: in a November 2018 tournament, a 2020 match against GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, and a 2023 match against GM Lei Tingjie. Early Life And Career.
Jun 7, 2024 · Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun took the Women’s Norway Chess title and a prize of around $65,000 after scoring a smooth classical win against her great rival GM Lei Tingjie. That allowed GM Anna Muzychuk to climb into second place with an armageddon win over GM Koneru Humpy .
Ju Wenjun is the current Women's World Chess Champion. She won this title in May 2018 by defeating her fellow compatriot Tan Zhongyi with score 5,5:4,5. In November 2018, Ju Wenjun defended her title after winning the World Women's Championship.
Jul 22, 2023 · Ju Wenjun (32) claimed her fourth Women’s World Champion title after clinching a crucial victory in the decisive, final, 12th game of the match against challenger Lei Tingjie. With this victory, Ju has now equalled the record set by her compatriot Hou Yifan, both having won the world crown four times.
Jul 22, 2023 · GM Ju Wenjun has won a wild final game of the 2023 FIDE Women's World Championship to claim her fourth title with a 6.5-5.5 victory over GM Lei Tingjie. The 17th women's world champion, who has held the title since 2018, also picks up the €300,000 ($334,000) winner's prize, while Lei takes €200,000.
Jun 9, 2024 · Ju Wenjun (born January 31, 1991, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese chess player who became the women’s world chess champion in 2018. Ju learned to play chess at the age of seven, when she chose lessons as something interesting to do after school.
The closing ceremony of the Women’s World Championship match was held at the grand hall of the Changshou District Office Service Centre, the same venue where just two days earlier, Ju Wenjun defeated challenger Lei Tingjie in the crucial twelfth game of the match.
July 5th - 22nd | GM Ju Wenjun vs. GM Lei Tingjie | 12-game match Chinese League 2023 June 5 – 17 | 12-team round-robin | Classical time control | Wang Hao, Wei Yi, Bu Xiangzhi
Jul 4, 2023 · Women's World Champion since 2018, Chinese star Ju Wenjun first won the crown in a match against her compatriot Tan Zhongyi. She defended her title twice, winning the 64-player knockout tournament in 2018 and a match against Aleksandra Goryachkina in 2020.
