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The Fide Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 will see two of the best players compete in a 12 -game case to decide on the next world champion. It will also be an entirely Chinese affair with the world number 2 Ju Wenjun try to defend its title against the challenger and the world n ° 3 Tan Zhongyi.
With two Chinese stars participating in another fided women’s chess championship, China is expected to continue its domination in female failures. China has produced the greatest number of world champions in female failures – six.
The Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 has also been the third time that Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi have faced the competition that decides the world champion. Tan Zhongyi beat Ju Wenjun before winning the 2017 Women’s World Chess Championship which was played in a direct elimination tournament while Ju Wenjun won against Tan Zhongyi in Women’s World Chess Championship 2018.
The Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 will be played in a 12 -game format. The first player to reach 6.5 points will be declared world champion. The defending champion Ju Wenjun will start the match with the white pieces.
Time control
Each player will have 90 minutes for the first 40 movements, followed by an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the match. An increase of 30 seconds per movement will be applied from the very first movement.
The Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 will take place in two Chinese cities – the first six games in Shanghai, the hometown of Ju Wenjun, before moving to Chongqing, the hometown of the Challenger Tan Zhongyi.
The tournament begins in Shanghai
April 3: Match 1
April 4: Match 2
April 6: Match 3
April 7: match 4
April 9: Match 5
April 10: Match 6
Tournament moves to Chongqing
April 13: Match 7
April 14: match 8
April 16: Match 9
April 17: match 10
April 19: Match 11
April 20: match 12
April 21: equality break (if necessary) / closing ceremony
April 22: closing ceremony (if the equality break is necessary)
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