Xu Yuhua

Xu Yuhua
Xu Yuhua in 2008
CountryChina
Born (1976-10-29) 29 October 1976
Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
TitleGrandmaster (2006)
Women's World Champion2006–08
FIDE rating2465 (June 2025) [inactive]
Peak rating2517 (April 2006)
Xu Yuhua
Traditional Chinese許昱華
Simplified Chinese许昱华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Yùhua
Wade–GilesHsü34hua2
IPA[ɕù ŷ xwǎ]

Xu Yuhua (born 29 October 1976) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and former Women's World Champion (2006–2008). She was China's third women's world chess champion after Xie Jun and Zhu Chen. She has been followed by Chinese women's world chess champions Hou Yifan, Tan Zhongyi, and Ju Wenjun.