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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!
