Xie Jun

Chess Player

1970 –

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Who is Xie Jun?

Xie Jun 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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Born
Oct 30, 1970
Baoding

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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