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Xie Jun's seminal work, Chess Champion from China: The Life and Games of Xie Jun , is available as a PDF and digital read on platforms like the Internet Archive and Scribd . The Queen’s Gambit of the East: The Legacy of Xie Jun Download Jun, Xie Chess Champion from China pdf

In the late 1980s, the Soviet Union held a 41-year stranglehold on the Women's World Chess title. That dominance shattered in 1991 when a 20-year-old from Beijing, who had only transitioned to international chess a decade earlier, dethroned the legendary Maya Chiburdanidze. Xie Jun didn't just win a title; she ignited a "chess boom" in China that continues to define the modern game. From Xiangqi to the World Stage The Life and Games of Xie Jun (Gambit