WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONS

women world chess 2010

1927-1944 Stevenson-Menchik, Vera Francerna (CSR-GB), b-day 06.02.1904, † 26.06.1944

1944-1950 Vacant

1950-1953 Rudenko, Liudmila (USSR), b-day 27.07.1904, † 26.02.1986

1953-1956 Bykova, Elisaveta (USSR), b-day 04.11.1913, † 08.03.1989

1956-1958 Rubtsova, Olga (USSR), b-day 20.08.1909, † 13.12.1994

1958-1961 Bykova, Elizaveta (USSR-GEO), b-day 04.11.1913, † 08.03.1989

1962-1978 Gaprindashvili, Nona (USSR-GEO), b-day 03.05.1941

1978-1991 Chiburdanidze Maya (USSR-GEO), b-day 17.01.1961

1991-1997 Xie, Jun (CHN), b-day 30.10.1970

1997-1999 Polgar Zsuza (HUN), b-day 19.04.1969

1999-2001 Xie Jun (CHN), b-day 30.10.1970

2001-2004 Zhu Chen (CHN), b-day 16.03.1976

2004-2006 Stefanova Antoaneta (BUL), b-day 19.04.1979

2006-2008 Xu Yuhua (CHN), b-day 29.10.1976

2008-2010 Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS), b-day 23.04.1984

2010-2012 Hou, Yifan (CHN), b-day 27.02.1994

2012-2013 Ushenina Anna (UKR), b-day 30.08.1985

2013-2015 Hou Yifan (CHN), b-day 27.02.1994

2015-2016 Muzychuk Mariya (UKR), b-day 21.09.1992

2016-2017 Hou Yifan (CHN), b-day 27.02.1994

2017-2018 Tan Zhongyi (CHN), b-day 29.05.1991

2018-           Ju Wenjun (CHN), b-day 31.01.1991