World champions in chess 2023

 

Ju Wenjun (Chinese: 居文君; pinyin: Jū Wénjūn, born January 31, 1991 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese chess player, current Women's World Chess Champion. In March 2017, Ju Wenjun became the fifth woman to surpass an elo ranking of 2600.3 She has won the last four women's world chess championships, in May 2018, November 2018, and 2020. Most recently, Ju Wenjun defended her world champion title in 2023.

Ding Liren (Chinese: 丁立人; born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China on October 24, 1992) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. He is the current world champion, having defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 World Chess Championship. In August 2015, he became the second Chinese player, after Wang Yue, to reach the top ten of the FIDE rankings. . Ding is the Chinese player to have achieved both the highest FIDE ranking and the third highest Elo rating.