Women's World Champions
| Name | Years | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Vera Menchik | 1927–1941 | Russia (in exile) / Czechoslovakia / England |
| none | 1941–1950 | World War II |
| Lyudmila Rudenko | 1950–1953 | Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) |
| Elisabeth Bykova | 1953–1956 | Soviet Union (Russian SFSR) |
| Olga Rubtsova | 1956–1958 | Soviet Union (Russian SFSR) |
| Elisabeth Bykova | 1958–1962 | Soviet Union (Russian SFSR) |
| Nona Gaprindashvili | 1962–1978 | Soviet Union (Georgian SSR) |
| Maya Chiburdanidze | 1978–1991 | Soviet Union (Georgian SSR) |
| Xie Jun | 1991–1996 | China |
| Susan Polgar | 1996–1999 | Hungary |
| Xie Jun | 1999–2001 | China |
| Zhu Chen | 2001–2004 | China |
| Antoaneta Stefanova | 2004–2006 | Bulgaria |
| Xu Yuhua | 2006–2008 | China |
| Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2008–2010 | Russia |
| Hou Yifan | 2010–2012 | China |
| Anna Ushenina | 2012– | Ukraine |
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