Women's World Champion · 2006-2008 · 🇨🇳
Xu Yuhua
China's third Women's World Champion won the 2006 knockout championship, consolidating China's dominance in women's chess.
1976
Born (Jinhua)
2 years
As champion
GM
Title earned
3rd
Chinese women's champion
Consolidating Chinese Dominance
Xu Yuhua was born on May 18, 1976, in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China. She won the 2006 Women's World Championship knockout in Ekaterinburg, Russia, becoming China's third Women's World Champion after Xie Jun and Zhu Chen. Her positional, methodical style was perfectly suited to the knockout format, where steady play and minimal errors are rewarded. She held the title until 2008, when Kosteniuk won the next knockout championship. Xu Yuhua's reign further cemented China's position as the dominant nation in women's chess.