| Women's World Chess Championship 2018 | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Fondation_Neva_Women%27s_Grand_Prix_Geneva_11-05-2013_-_Ju_Wenjun_during_the_press_conference.jpg) Ju Wenjun successfully defended her world chess championship title. | |
| Venue | Yugra Chess Academy |
| Location | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia |
| Dates | 2–23 November 2018 |
| Competitors | 64 |
| Champion | |
 Ju Wenjun | |
The Women's World Chess Championship 2018 was a knock-out tournament to crown a new women's world champion in chess. It was the second world championship held in 2018, after Ju Wenjun had defeated Tan Zhongyi to win the title in May 2018. The tournament was played as a 64-player knockout type from 2 to 23 November in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Ju Wenjun won the tournament, and so retained the Women's World Championship.
The remaining three semi-finalists qualified for the 2019 Candidates Tournament, which decided the challenger for the 2020 World Championship.[1]
- ^ AM. "Ju Wenjun defends Women's World Champion's title". www.fide.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.