As of April 2024, the world's top-ranked female blitz chess player was Yifan Hou from China, who had a FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs/International Chess Federation) rating of 2,561. Following behind in second place was the Chinese player Wenjun Ju, with a rating of 2,500.
Highest ranked female blitz chess players worldwide as of April 2024, by FIDE rating
* La Fédération Internationale des Échecs also referred to as the International Chess Federation (FIDE) uses a variation of the Elo rating system to rank players.
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