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GM Ju Wenjun will defend her Women's World Championship title against challenger GM Tan Zhongyi starting on April 3rd. Read our final preview blog and make sure to tune in on Twitch or YouTube with our hosts GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Jesse February, joined by a rotating panel of guests.

Our new Flipping Board feature is now available! Press Shift+F to flip the board, unleash the beast, and enjoy knowing that you totally would have won the game. Happy board flipping!

Learn more about the defending champion of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025, GM Ju Wenjun, in our second preview blog! We will stream every round from 3 to 20 April on YouTube and Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February and GM Toms Kantāns - more details coming soon.



GM Matthias Blübaum is the new European Chess Champion and now the only player to have won the title twice! He finished with 8.5/11 points, just like GM Frederik Svane in 2nd place and GM Maxim Rodhstein in 3rd place, but had the better tiebreak scores. The top 20 players who weren't already qualified have secured a spot in the FIDE World Cup.

Find out more about the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 challenger, GM Tan Zhongyi, in our first preview blog! We will stream every round of the Women's World Championship from 3 to 20 April on our Twitch and YouTube channels - more details coming soon.