Xie Jun
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 54 |
Date of birth | October 30,1970 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Baoding |
China | |
FIDE rating | 2574 |
Peak rating | 2574 |
Women's World Champion | 1991–1996; 1999–2001 |
Nationality | Chinese |
Books | Chess Champion from China: The Life and Games of Xie Jun |
Education | Beijing Normal University |
Fide rate | 2574 |
Peak rate | 2574 |
Women world champion | 1991–1996; 1999–2001 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1760097 |
Xie Jun Life story
Xie Jun is a Chinese chess grandmaster and is the first Asian female to become a chess grandmaster. She had two separate reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2001. Xie is one of three women to have at least two separate reigns, besides Elisaveta Bykova and Hou Yifan.