Hou Yifan (Chinese: 侯逸凡; pinyin: Hóu Yìfán pronunciation ⓘ; born 27 February 1994) [1] [2] [3] is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion and professor at Shenzhen University. She is the second highest rated female player of all time. [4]

Jan 9, 2025 · Hou Yifan (born February 27, 1994, Xinghua, Jiangsu province, China) is a Chinese chess player who was the youngest person to win the women’s world championship, in 2010; she also won the event in 2011, 2013, and 2016.

Hou Yifan is a Chinese grandmaster who is considered by many as the second best female chess player in history. Learn more about her achievements.

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Sep 28, 2019 · Hou Yifan, the youngest women’s world champion in history, tells David Cox about her journey to become one of the strongest female players of all time. Find out her thoughts on a "battle of the sexes" match against Magnus Carlsen, and why she’s determined to combine her ambition to crack the 2700 rating...

Jul 26, 2021 · Even by the standards of chess prodigies, Hou Yifan stood out. It wasn’t so much the way she played the game—dynamically but not dazzlingly, with an aggressive but flexible style. It was that she...

Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and the second highest rated female player of all time.

Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess player, born on February 27, 1994, in Xinghua, Jiangsu. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest female chess players of all time. Hou began her professional career at a young age and won the Women's World Chess Championship four times.

Hou Yifan, from Xinghua, China, is one of the most accomplished female chess players in history. A four-time Women’s World Chess Champion, she earned the title of grandmaster at just 14, making her the youngest female to achieve this feat.

Feb 14, 2017 · Discover the online chess profile of GM Hou Yifan (yifan0227) at Chess.com. See their chess rating, follow their best games, and challenge them to play a game.