2025 FIDE Women's World Championship: Official Discussion Thread - Chess Forums

Mar 25, 2025

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The FIDE Women's World Championship 2025 is a match between the current champion, GM Ju Wenjun, and challenger, GM Tan Zhongyi, taking place April 3-21 in China, featuring a €500K prize fund and the Women's World Chess Champion title.

The 2025 FIDE Women's World Championship match consists of up to 12 classical games and tiebreaks if needed. During the classical portion, the first player to reach 6.5 points wins and will be crowned Women's World Chess Champion.

Ju Wenjun (World Champion)

GM Ju Wenjun is the current women's world champion. Currently the second-highest-rated woman player in the world, Ju is a four-time Women's World Champion. She first gained the most coveted title in women's chess in 2018 after defeating Tan herself. Since then, she's proved to be a dominant force in women's chess and hasn't let go of her crown.

Tan Zhongyi (Challenger)

GM Tan Zhongyi is no stranger to world championships. Also a former women's world champion, Tan climbed to the top of the world in 2017 after defeating GM Anna Muzychuk in the final of a 64-player knockout tournament. However, her crown was taken from her by the current champion, Ju, just one year later. After a tremendous 2024 and a stellar Women's Candidates Tournament performance, Tan is ready to once again face the player who took her title away from her.

FIDE Women's World Championship Prediction Prizes

First place: 6-month FREE Diamond Membership

Second place: 3-month FREE Diamond Membership

Third place: 3-month FREE Diamond Membership

Randomly selected participant: 1-month FREE Diamond Membership

Results to be updated in the Chess.com Community club after the winner is declared.

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Find all relevant info below and use the comments for discussion on the event.

Events Page - Full info with Schedule, Format, Players, Games, Prizes, and more.
All Women's World Chess Champions - Full list with all previous champions & info.
Prediction Contest - Vote for the next champion and win Diamond. (deadline Apr/3)

Date - April 3 to 21
Prize Fund - €500K
Players - GM Ju Wenjun (current champion), GM Tan Zhongyi (challenger)
Locations - Chinese cities of Shanghai, Ju's hometown, and Chongqin, Tan's hometown.
Format - 12 Classical games, first to 6.5 points is the new Women's World Chess Champion
- Time Control - 90 min (first 40 moves), +30 min (move 41)
- Increment - 30 sec increment per move starting on move 1
- Tiebreaks - If tied after 12 classical rounds, tiebreaks on April 21 are as follows:
  - Four-game rapid playoff with a 15+10 time control
  - Two-game rapid playoff with a 10+5 time control
  - Two-game blitz playoff with a 3+2 time control
  - 3+2 individual games until there's a winner