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Ju Wenjun was born on 31 January, 1991 in Shanghai, China, is a Chinese chess grandmaster (born 1991). Discover Ju Wenjun's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 33 years old?
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Aquarius |
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31 January 1991 |
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31 January |
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Shanghai, China |
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China
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Ju Wenjun Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Ju Wenjun Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ju Wenjun worth at the age of 33 years old? Ju Wenjun’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from China. We have estimated Ju Wenjun's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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With six GM norms, including three norms from the Women's Grand Prix (1 from each series), she is now a fully fledged grandmaster, China's 31st grandmaster and the 31st woman to hold the title.
Ju Wenjun (born 31 January 1991) is a Chinese chess grandmaster.
She is the current Women's World Chess Champion.
In December 2004, Ju Wenjun placed third in the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Beirut.
This result qualified her to play in her first Women's World Chess Championship in 2006.
She competed in this event also in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017.
Ju Wenjun has played for the Chinese national women's team since 2008.
She won the Women's Chinese Chess Championship in 2010 and 2014.
In July 2011 she won the Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament undefeated with a score of 6½/9 points, ahead of the then women's world champion Hou Yifan.
In October 2011 she took the second place at the Nalchik stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–12 with 7/11, ranked only after her compatriot Zhao Xue; her performance was enough to acquire her third and final norm required for the Grandmaster title.
However, one of the three norms was missing the signature of the arbiter, disqualifying her for consideration for the title.
In 2013, she won the silver medal with team Shanghai in the Asian Cities Chess Championship in Dubai.
She plays for the Shanghai chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).
From June 18 to July 2, 2014, in the 5th stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14 held in Lopota Resort, Georgia she finished jointly second with Elina Danielian and a 7/11 score.
This marks her fourth GM norm.
In the 6th stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14 held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, from August 24 to September 7, 2014 she placed joint first with Hou Yifan with a score of 8.5/11, winning the event thanks to a better tiebreak score.
In November 2014, FIDE awarded her the GM title in the 4th quarter Presidential Board meeting in Sochi, Russia.
Also in 2014, she tied for first with Lei Tingjie in the 4th China Women Masters Tournament in Wuxi.
Ju Wenjun won FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16.
This qualified her for a match for the women's world championship against incumbent champion Tan Zhongyi.
Ju graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in 2015.
Her team has won the gold medal in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in 2016, Women's World Team Chess Championship in 2009 and 2011, Women's Asian Nations Chess Cup in 2012, 2014 and 2016, gold medal in the Olympiad at 2018, and 2010 Asian Games.
In March 2017 she became the fifth woman to achieve a rating of 2600.
In December 2017, Ju won the Women's World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh, and won in the same championship held in St. Petersburg in December 2018, scoring 11½/15 (+8=7) and 10/12 (+8=4), respectively.
Ju earned the biggest win of her career in the fifth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024, defeating then world number 6 Alireza Firouzja.
She is a four-time Women's World Chess Champion, having won the title first in May 2018 (against Tan Zhongyi).
Ju started learning to play chess at the age of seven.
Ju won the match in May 2018, becoming women's world champion.
The next women's world championship was decided by a 64-player knockout tournament.
Ju won the tournament, which was held in November 2018, retaining the women's world chess champion title.
Since then, she has defended her title in matches twice: first against Aleksandra Goryachkina in the Women's World Chess Championship 2020 (6-6; 2.5–1.5 in tiebreaks), then against Lei Tingjie in the Women's World Chess Championship 2023 (6.5-5.5).
