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Women World Chess Champions

Women  chess champions and the years they held the crown.

Vera Menchik Britain 1927-1944


Elizaveta Bikova USSR 1953-1956, 1958-1962

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Nona Gaprindashvili USSR 1962-1978


Xie Jun China 1991-1996, 1999-2000


Zhu Chen China 2001



Liudmila Rudenko USSR 1950-1953


Olga Rubtsova USSR 1956-1958


Maya Chiburdanidze USSR 1978-1991


Szusza (Susan) Polgar Hungary 1996-1999