Mistzynie świata w szachach - historia

1 Vera Menchik 1927–1944 (M) Czechoslovakia / United Kingdom

2 Lyudmila Rudenko 1950–1953 (M) Soviet Union (Ukraine)

3 Elisabeth Bykova 1953–1956 (M) Soviet Union (Russia)

4 Olga Rubtsova 1956–1958 (M) Soviet Union (Russia)

5 Elisabeth Bykova 1958–1962 (M) Soviet Union (Russia)

6 Nona Gaprindashvili 1962–1978 (M) Soviet Union (Georgia)

7 Maya Chiburdanidze 1978–1991 (M) Soviet Union (Georgia)

8 Xie Jun 1991–1996 (M) China

9 Susan Polgar 1996–1999 (M) Hungary / USA

10 Xie Jun 1999–2001 (KO) China

11 Zhu Chen 2001–2004 (KO) China

12 Antoaneta Stefanova 2004–2006 (KO) Bulgaria

13 Xu Yuhua 2006–2008 (KO) China

14 Alexandra Kosteniuk 2008 (KO) Russia