Women's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Chess Championship, which only came under FIDE's control in 1948.
| Tournament | Year | Location | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2023 | 2023 | Shanghai/Chongqing |
Ju Wenjun
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2020 | 2020 | Shanghai/Vladivostok (China/Russia) |
Ju Wenjun
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2018 May | 2018 | Shanghai/Chongqing (China) |
Ju Wenjun
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2018 Nov | 2018 | Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |
Ju Wenjun
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2017 | 2017 | Tehran (Iran) |
Tan Zhongyi
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2016 | 2016 | Lviv (Ukraine) |
Hou Yifan
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2015 | 2015 | Sochi (Russia) |
Mariya Muzychuk
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2013 | 2013 | Taizhou (China) |
Hou Yifan
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2012 | 2012 | Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |
Anna Ushenina
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2011 | 2011 | Tirana (Albania) |
Hou Yifan
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2010 | 2010 | Hatay (Turkey) |
Hou Yifan
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2008 | 2008 | Nalchik (Russia) |
Alexandra Kosteniuk
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2006 | 2006 | Yekaterinburg (Russia) |
Xu Yuhua
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2004 | 2004 | Elista (Russia) |
Antoaneta Stefanova
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2001 | 2001 | Moscow (Russia) |
Chen Zhu
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 2000 | 2000 | New Delhi (India) |
Xie Jun
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1999 | 1999 | Kazan/Shenyang (Russia/China) |
Xie Jun
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1996 | 1996 | Jaén (Spain) |
Zsuzsa Polgar
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1993 | 1993 | Monaco (Monaco) |
Xie Jun
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1991 | 1991 | Manila (Philippines) |
Xie Jun
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1988 | 1988 | Telavi (Soviet Union) |
Maia Chiburdanidze
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1986 | 1986 | Sofia (People's Republic of Bulgaria) |
Maia Chiburdanidze
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1984 | 1984 | Volgograd (Soviet Union) |
Maia Chiburdanidze
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1981 | 1981 | Borjomi/Tbilisi (Soviet Union) |
Maia Chiburdanidze
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1978 | 1978 | Tbilisi (Soviet Union) |
Maia Chiburdanidze
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1975 | 1975 | Pitsunda/Tbilisi (Soviet Union) |
Nona Gaprindashvili
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1972 | 1972 | Riga (Soviet Union) |
Nona Gaprindashvili
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1969 | 1969 | Tbilisi/Moscow (Soviet Union) |
Nona Gaprindashvili
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1965 | 1965 | Riga (Soviet Union) |
Nona Gaprindashvili
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1962 | 1962 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
Nona Gaprindashvili
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1959 | 1959 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
Elisaveta Bykova
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1958 | 1958 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
Elisaveta Bykova
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1956 | 1956 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
Olga Rubtsova
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| Women's World Chess Championship 1953 | 1953 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
Elisaveta Bykova
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| Women's World Chess Championship 1950 | 1950 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
Lyudmilla Rudenko
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1939 | 1939 | Buenos Aires (Argentina) |
Vera Menchik
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1937 Jul | 1937 | Semmering (Austria) |
Vera Menchik
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1937 Aug | 1937 | Stockholm (Sweden) |
Vera Menchik
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1935 | 1935 | Warsaw (Poland) |
Vera Menchik
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1934 | 1934 | Rotterdam (Netherlands) |
Vera Menchik
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1933 | 1933 | Folkestone (United Kingdom) |
Vera Menchik
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1931 | 1931 | Prague (Czechoslovakia) |
Vera Menchik
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| Women's World Chess Championship 1930 | 1930 | Hamburg (Weimar Republic) |
Vera Menchik
|
| Women's World Chess Championship 1927 | 1927 | London (United Kingdom) |
Vera Menchik
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