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2025 Womens World Chess Championship Game 9: Ju wins her 5th World Championship!

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Open tournaments
More »Tarrasch Defense Rapid | 1h 57m | 486 | |
Hourly Antichess | 57m | 90 | |
Hourly SuperBlitz | 57m | 729 | |
Hourly Three-check | 57m | 69 | |
Hourly Blitz | 57m | 401 | |
≤1500 Blitz | 57m | 112 | |
≤1300 Rapid | 57m | 91 | |
≤1700 SuperBlitz | 57m | 125 | |
≤2000 Bullet | 27m | ||
Hourly Bullet | 27m | ||
Hourly UltraBullet | 27m | ||
Titled Arena Warm-up April '25 | 1h 50m | 577 | |
Weekly HyperBullet | 2h | ||
Yearly Racing Kings | 5h | 455 | |
Elite SuperBlitz | 2h | ||
Titled Arena April '25 | 2h | 72 |

Our April 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 17:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena.

We interviewed GM Ju Wenjun after she won her fifth Women's World Chess Championship title against GM Tan Zhongyi! Read the interview in our blog or watch the video on YouTube.

GM Ju Wenjun won the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 and is now a five-time Women's World Chess Champion, just like the legendary GM Nona Gaprindashvili! A draw in Game 9 against challenger GM Tan Zhongyi was enough to secure the title with 6.5 to 2.5 points. Read our final recap blog, again with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.

Join us now on YouTube or Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February & GM Toms Kantāns, and our guest GM Rasmus Svane, for Game 9 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025!

GM Ju Wenjun won her fourth game in a row with her victory over GM Tan Zhongyi in Game 8 of the Women's World Championship! Now she only needs to draw one of the remaining four games to become a five-time World Champion. Read our recap blog and replay the game with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.

Join us now on YouTube or Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February & GM Toms Kantāns, and our guest WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea again, for Game 8 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025!

5-2 for GM Ju Wenjun after Game 7 of the Women's World Championship! She is now only 1.5 points away from defending her title against challenger GM Tan Zhongyi. Read our recap blog and replay the game with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.