SCC News: Women's World Champion Crowned
Dear Silverdale Chess Club Friends and Families,
The 2025 FIDE Women’s World Championship Match concluded today. Friday, April 18, with a vibrant closing ceremony held at the Jinke Grand Hotel in Chongqing’s Fuling District.
Once again, the winner was GM Ju Wenjun (see photo above). The 34-year-old Chinese grandmaster became only the fourth woman in history to win the title five times
All of Ju's previous matches had gone to the final game, but this time, despite falling behind in game two, a four-game winning streak blew away her opponent.
The final score was 6.5 - 2.5 .
2025 Women's World Championship Match
| Name | Rating | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Score |
| Tan Zhongyi | 2555 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | . | . | 2.5 |
| Ju Wenjun | 2561 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | . | . | . | 6.5 |
Ju Wenjun first claimed the crown in 2018 by beating Tan in a match, before defending the title in a 64-player knockout later that year. Then she went on to win matches against GMs Aleksandra Goryachkina (2020) and Lei Tingjie (2023), and her already seven-year reign will now extend at least until the next match in 2026-7.
Previous Coverage
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- Game 8: Ju Wenjun Scores 4th Straight Win, Draw Away From Retaining Title
- Game 7: Ju Wenjun Closes In On Title As Tan Zhongyi Collapses
- Game 6: Ju Wenjun Powers Into 2-Point Lead
- Game 5: Ju Wenjun Wins Game 5 To Take World Championship Lead
- Game 4: Ju Wenjun Survives Heavy Pressure As Game 4 Goes To Bare Kings
- Game 3: Ju Wenjun Strikes Back To Win Game 3
- Game 2: Tan Zhongyi Stuns Ju Wenjun To Win Game 2
- Game 1: Tan Holds Ju To Draw As Women's World Championship Starts In Shanghai
- Can Ju Wenjun Win 5th World Championship?
- 2025 FIDE Women's World Championship: All The Information
- Gukesh Youngest Ever Candidates Winner, Tan Takes Women's By 1.5 Points
- Ju Wenjun Wins 4th Women's World Championship Title
Wa State Elementary Scholastic Championship One Week Away
For a fully-immersive chess experience featuring our state’s popular scholastic chess scene, head down to the Greater Tacoma Convention Center early on Saturday, April 26th for the Washington State Elementary School Championship and coinciding Middle School and High School Rapid Chess Events.
Over 1200 payers are expected from across the state, filling up an entire ballroom. If you haven't witnessed this event it is well worth attending as an observer if not with the young chess players in your family. It all begins at 8:00 AM on Saturday, April 26, 2025. For more info, see https://chessreg.com/wsecc
Bon Voyage to the Seafaring Keech Family
We want to extend our best wishes and a fond farewell to the Keech family (including John, Isaiah and Sadie) who will soon be making their way to South Africa to take ownership of their new sailing vessel, a boat that they will navigate from the tip of the African continent to the islands of the Caribbean before ultimately crossing the Atlantic to settle in the Chesapeake Bay area. It was a pleasure to get to know the family of redheaded renown. Grandad Dan Keech, a retired medical doctor, will still be situated in these Silverdale climes. We hope to see Dan at future Chess Club meetups.
The Silverdale Chess Club meets on Saturdays from 2:00/2:30-4:30 at Moment Brewing, 10876 Myhre Pl NW Suite 112, Silverdale, WA 98383
Check out the Silverdale Chess Club Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Silverdale%20Chess%20Club Thanks to John Brandmair.
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