Report from the 2025 Women’s World Chess Championship

The 2025 Women’s World Chess Championship is a battle between last year’s TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament participant, world champion Wenjun Ju, China, and this year’s participant Zhongyi Tan, also China.

After 7 games out of 12, Ju has a 5-2 lead, and looks set to retain her title.

Photos by Lennart Ootes.

Wenjun Ju

Zhongyi Tan