Ju Wenjun
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. She is a four-time Women's World Chess Champion, having won the title first in May 2018 (against Tan Zhongyi). She then defended her title in November 2018 (against Kateryna Lagno), 2020 (against Aleksandra Goryachkina), and 2023 (against Lei Tingjie).
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Ju Wenjun at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1991 Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Grandmaster (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's World Champion | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIDE rating | 2559 (April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Peak rating | 2604 (March 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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