SHANGHAI & CHONGQING, CHINA
ABOUT THE MATCH
The 2025 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship, featuring a highly anticipated rematch between two of China’s top Grandmasters: the reigning Champion, Ju Wenjun, and the Challenger, Tan Zhongyi, is the culmination of the FIDE Women’s World Championship Cycle 2023-2025. The title of the women’s World Chess Champion is decided in 12 games and a tiebreak in case of a tie.
The title match is scheduled to take place from April 1 to 23, 2025, across two Chinese cities: Shanghai and Chongqing.
The time control for each game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
For the first stage in Shanghai, the official venue is Shanghai Chess Academy (6FJ8+29 Jing'An, Shanghai, China).
For the second stage in Chongqing, the official venue is Fuling District Library (P94X+PQ6, Renmin E Rd, Fuling District, China).
The title match is scheduled to take place from April 1 to 23, 2025, across two Chinese cities: Shanghai and Chongqing.
The time control for each game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
For the first stage in Shanghai, the official venue is Shanghai Chess Academy (6FJ8+29 Jing'An, Shanghai, China).
For the second stage in Chongqing, the official venue is Fuling District Library (P94X+PQ6, Renmin E Rd, Fuling District, China).