Xie Jun is a Chinese chess Grandmaster, twice Women's World Chess Champion, and prominent chess official. She was responsible for breaking the Soviet/Russian domination of women's chess when she won the world championship in 1991. After retirement as an active competitor, Xie Jun later became president of the Chinese Chess Association, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and she served as a representative in the 10th National People's Congress.
Her accomplishments in chess include winning the Women's World Chess Championship two times, in 1991 and 1999, and the Women's Chinese Chess Championship four times, in 1984, 1986, 1994, and 2000. Xie Jun also represented China in numerous Chess Olympiads and won several medals. She was the second woman after Hungarian grandmaster Judit Polgár to enter the top 100 in the FIDE World rankings, gaining her Grandmaster title in 1994.
Xie Jun's playing style, considered aggressive, is known for demonstrating deep calculation and tactical skills. Her victory against Alisa Galliamova in the Women's World Chess Championship, 1999, demonstrates her capabilities in handling dynamic and tactical positions during games.
In 2001, she published an autobiography in Chinese titled "Chess, My Life".