The 2018 Women's World Chess Championship Match was a match held between Tan Zhongyi, the 2017 Women's World Chess champion, and her challenger Ju Wenjun^[1] to determine the new women's world chess champion. Ju Wenjun qualified by winning the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16.^[2]

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Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018

Shanghai & Chongqing, China
3–18 May 2018
	Defending champion	Challenger
	Tan Zhongyi	Ju Wenjun
	4½ Scores 5½ Game 1 ½ 63 move draw ½ Game 2 0 55 moves → 1 Game 3 0 27 moves → 1 Game 4 1 ← 35 moves 0 Game 5 0 35 moves → 1 Game 6 1 ← 125 moves 0 Game 7 ½ 33 move draw ½ Game 8 ½ 32 move draw ½ Game 9 ½ 80 move draw ½ Game 10 ½ 70 move draw ½
	Born 29 May 1991 26 years old	Born 31 January 1991 27 years old
	Winner of the Women's World Chess Championship 2017	Winner of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16
	Rating: 2522 (World No. 10)	Rating: 2571 (World No. 2)
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The match took place from 2 to 20 May 2018 and was played in two halves, the first in Shanghai, the latter in Chongqing.^[3] Ju Wenjun won 5½ - 4½.

Prior to the match the two players had met 16 times at classical time control. Tan Zhongyi led the pairing, having won 3, drawn 11, and lost 2 games.^[9]

The match was contested over ten games at classical time control, with additional rapid and blitz tie-breaks if needed.^{[citation needed]}

Colors were drawn at the opening ceremony.^[10] Colors are also reversed after game 4 to even out any advantage of first playing White. The time control is set at 90 minutes for the first 40 moves with the addition of 30 minutes for the rest of the game. There is an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1.

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Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018^[11]

Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points
Tan Zhongyi (China)	2522	½	0	0	1	0	1	½	½	½	½	4½
Ju Wenjun (China)	2571	½	1	1	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	5½
Game Links		[12]	[13]	[14]	[15]	[16]	[17]	[18]	[19]	[20]	[21]

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Due to various hosting and timing issues, the championships had varied from their intended annual calendar, pushing the 2017 event into early 2018.^[1] FIDE's plan is to get back on schedule by holding a second Women's World Chess Championship 2018 (tournament), with the full 64-player knock-out in November, culminating with the final two players competing for the championship title.^[22] The event was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.^[1] Ju Wenjun entered the tournament as top rated player.