Xie Jun (simplified Chinese: 谢军; traditional Chinese: 謝軍; pinyin: Xiè Jūn; born October 30, 1970, Baoding, Hebei) is a chess grandmaster from China. She had two reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2001. Xie is only the second woman to have two reigns, the other being Elisabeth Bykova.
In 1991, Xie became China's second Grandmaster, after Ye Rongguang. Xie Jun is married to her former coach GM Wu Shaobin.
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Chess In China - Modern History
... played in Shanghai, he was held to two draws, one to Xie Xiashun, the leading xiangqi player of first half of 20th century and later nicknamed "Centurian ... Xie, not related to former women's world champion Xie Jun, helped to promote the game and was the top player in China after the 2nd World War ... Xie won the tournament convincingly by drawing one and winning the other 18 games ...
... played in Shanghai, he was held to two draws, one to Xie Xiashun, the leading xiangqi player of first half of 20th century and later nicknamed "Centurian ... Xie, not related to former women's world champion Xie Jun, helped to promote the game and was the top player in China after the 2nd World War ... Xie won the tournament convincingly by drawing one and winning the other 18 games ...
36th Chess Olympiad - Women's Results
... China, led by first board Xie Jun (ex-World Champion) and second board Xu Yuhua (future champion), entered the competition as top seed and defending triple champions and quickly took the lead, conceding just two ... achieved the best performance rating of all, drew Xie Jun, while Irina Krush won her second board game against Xu Yuhua ... Country Players Average rating Points Buchholz 1 China Xie Jun, Xu Yuhua, Zhao Xue, Huang Qian 2 ... United States Polgar, Krush, Zatonskih, Shahade 28. 3 ...
... China, led by first board Xie Jun (ex-World Champion) and second board Xu Yuhua (future champion), entered the competition as top seed and defending triple champions and quickly took the lead, conceding just two ... achieved the best performance rating of all, drew Xie Jun, while Irina Krush won her second board game against Xu Yuhua ... Country Players Average rating Points Buchholz 1 China Xie Jun, Xu Yuhua, Zhao Xue, Huang Qian 2 ... United States Polgar, Krush, Zatonskih, Shahade 28. 3 ...
Xie Jun - Career
... At the age of six Xie began to play Chinese chess, and by the age of 10 she had become the girls' xiangqi champion of Beijing ... indifferent training opportunities, Xie became the Chinese girls' chess champion in 1984 ... At the age of 20 Xie won the right to challenge for the women's world title, and in 1991 she defeated Maya Chiburdanidze of Georgia, who had held the ...
... At the age of six Xie began to play Chinese chess, and by the age of 10 she had become the girls' xiangqi champion of Beijing ... indifferent training opportunities, Xie became the Chinese girls' chess champion in 1984 ... At the age of 20 Xie won the right to challenge for the women's world title, and in 1991 she defeated Maya Chiburdanidze of Georgia, who had held the ...
Alisa Marić - World Championship
... for the Women's World Chess Championship in Borzhomi, Georgia, USSR (together with Xie Jun) ... In 1991, Alisa Marić and Xie Jun played Final challenger match in two parts, first in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, second in Beijing, China ... Chinese Xie Jun won 4,52,5 and later that year became Women's World Chess Champion by defeating Maya Chiburdanidze of USSR ...
... for the Women's World Chess Championship in Borzhomi, Georgia, USSR (together with Xie Jun) ... In 1991, Alisa Marić and Xie Jun played Final challenger match in two parts, first in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, second in Beijing, China ... Chinese Xie Jun won 4,52,5 and later that year became Women's World Chess Champion by defeating Maya Chiburdanidze of USSR ...
Susan Polgar - Chess Career
... Two years later, her title defense against Xie Jun of China was scheduled to take place in November 1998 ... the title, and instead organized a match between Xie Jun and Alisa Galliamova for the Women's World Chess Championship, which was won by Xie Jun ... Since Xie Jun had already been crowned Women's World Champion, FIDE could not restore the title to Polgar ...
... Two years later, her title defense against Xie Jun of China was scheduled to take place in November 1998 ... the title, and instead organized a match between Xie Jun and Alisa Galliamova for the Women's World Chess Championship, which was won by Xie Jun ... Since Xie Jun had already been crowned Women's World Champion, FIDE could not restore the title to Polgar ...