List of female chess players

This article lists female chess players who have received official World Chess Federation (FIDE) titles or are otherwise renowned as women in chess.

Grandmasters
Main article: List of female chess grandmasters

There are 40 female players who have been awarded the title of Grandmaster,[1][2] the highest lifetime title in chess, all of whom are living as of September 2022.

International Masters

As of May 2023, there are 139 women who hold the International Master title, all but seven of whom are living.[3] (Deceased players noted by † symbol.)

Alphabetical list

This list of female chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia. It includes the preceding lists of Grandmasters and International Masters.

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  • Xie Jun (1970) People's Republic of China – Women's World champion, GM 1994
  • Xu Yuanyuan (1981) China – WGM
  • Xu Yuhua (1976) People's Republic of China – Women's World champion, GM 2007

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See also

References
  1. McClain, Dylan Loeb (November 10, 2020). "How 'The Queen's Gambit' Started a New Debate About Sexism in Chess". The New York Times.
  2. List of female GMs at fide.com
  3. "FIDE Players Advanced Search". ratings.fide.com.
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