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Portrait of Xie Jun, the seventh Women's World Chess Champion

From FIDE archive1991

International Chess Federation (FIDE)

International Chess Federation (FIDE)
Lausanne, Switzerland

Xie Jun, born in 1970, is a Chinese chess grandmaster and the first Asian woman to achieve this title. She was Women’s World Chess Champion twice, from 1991 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2001.

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  • Title: Portrait of Xie Jun, the seventh Women's World Chess Champion
  • Creator: From FIDE archive
  • Date Created: 1991
International Chess Federation (FIDE)

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