<p>There has not yet been a female world champion in chess. According to Wikipedia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polg%C3%A1r" rel="noreferrer">Judit Polgár</a> is &quot;generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time&quot;; see the article for her many accomplishments.</p>

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Benjamin Cosman
<p>There's a correct <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship#World_champions" rel="noreferrer">list of World Champions</a> (preceded by a list of players regarded as the world's strongest before the title existed) on Wikipedia. All of them are men, there hasn't been any woman considered to be the strongest chess player at a certain point of time.</p>
<p>As for <em>regional</em> championships, Judit Polgar, mentioned by @BenjaminCosman, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polg%C3%A1r#Grandmaster" rel="noreferrer">won the Hungarian National Championships</a>. There are probably others who achieved this.</p>

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Glorfindel
<p>Well, there is a regional (and pretty famous) female chess player I have heard of. Her name is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koneru_Humpy" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Koneru Humpy</a>. Her Elo rating is 2606 according to Wikipedia.</p>

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Joby George
<p>Has there ever been a female world chess champion (or, before the title existed, any woman who was widely regarded as the best chess player in the community or region)?</p>

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Female world chess champion?
Kevin Ford The Submariner
# Female world chess champion?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-20)

Has there ever been a female world chess champion (or, before the title existed, any woman who was widely regarded as the best chess player in the community or region)?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-07-20. Score: 20

There's a correct [list of World Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship#World_champions) (preceded by a list of players regarded as the world's strongest before the title existed) on Wikipedia. All of them are men, there hasn't been any woman considered to be the strongest chess player at a certain point of time.

As for *regional* championships, Judit Polgar, mentioned by @username_1, [won the Hungarian National Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polg%C3%A1r#Grandmaster). There are probably others who achieved this.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-20. Score: 14

There has not yet been a female world champion in chess. According to Wikipedia, [Judit Polgár](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polg%C3%A1r) is "generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time"; see the article for her many accomplishments.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-07-21. Score: 1

Well, there is a regional (and pretty famous) female chess player I have heard of. Her name is [Koneru Humpy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koneru_Humpy). Her Elo rating is 2606 according to Wikipedia.


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