Ju Wenjun is the reigning world champion in women’s chess and will face compatriot Lei Tingjie in July to defend her title. China also won the Chess Olympiad, the game’s most important ...

Ju Wenjun (second from left), the Women’s World Blitz Chess Champion, and Lei Tingjie (first from left), the runner-up, receive their awards of the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships in ...

"But this is our first Blitz title. It's a moment of immense pride for us." Ju Wenjun (left) faces Lei Tingjie in the final of the Women's World Blitz Chess Championship, held in New York on Dec 31.

Notably, there was no similar provision to share the title in the women's section, where Grandmaster Ju Wenjun defeated Lei Tingjie 3.5-2.5 to claim the women's blitz title. The controversy ...

In that division, Grandmaster Ju Wenjun defeated Lei Tingjie 3.5-2.5 to secure the title outright, highlighting inconsistencies in tournament rules. This incident comes on the heels of another ...

Ju Wenjun won the Women's Blitz Championship, beating Lei Tingjie in a nail-biting final. The tournament, which was held to celebrate 100 years of FIDE, took two years to organize and included ...

IMAGE: (Left to right:) Champion Ju Wenjun, bronze winner Kateryna Lagno, silver medallist Lei Tingjie and bronze winner Rameshbabu Vaishali. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE India's Rameshbabu ...

In an event completely dominated by the Chinese, Ju Wenjun went on to snare the world title defeating compatriot Lei Tingjie 3.5-2.5. Five-time world champion and International Chess Federation ...

In an event completely dominated by the Chinese, Ju Wenjun went on to snare the world title defeating compatriot Lei Tingjie 3.5-2.5. Also Read: IND vs AUS 5th Test: Pat Cummins and Co. gear up ...

Lei Tingjie and Ju Wenjun draw their second game of the final. After the game they left the stage together and as Maurice Ashley said: "They're acting like sisters! #RapidBlitz ...

Wenjun showcased her mastery, defeating Vaishali 2.5-0.5. The Chinese grandmaster continued her dominant form in the finals, overcoming her compatriot Lei Tingjie 3.5-2.5 to claim the world title.