On this day, 34 years ago, on February 25, 1991 (January 11, 1991 in the lunar calendar), Xie Jun defeated Yugoslav players and qualified to challenge for the world championship. On February 25, 1991, in the final of the candidates for the Beijing Women's Chess World Championship, 21-year-old China girl Xie Jun defeated her opponent Yugoslav famous Alyssa Maric with a total score of 3 wins, 3 losses and 1 loss, with 4.5 points. She was awarded the right to challenge the world championship, breaking the situation that women's chess champions and challengers had been monopolized by Soviet players for 40 years.