Profile details
- Born
- 27 Feb 1994
- Birthplace
- Xinghua
- Country
- China
- Sport
- Chess
- Discipline
- Mind
- Category
- Women
- Status
- Active
District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸BBC 100 Women
- ▸Rhodes Scholarship
- ▸Women's World Chess Championship
Competition Appearances
7 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·2010 Asian Games
- ·Women's Chess Olympiad 2016
- ·Women's Chess Olympiad 2014
- ·Women's Chess Olympiad 2012
- ·Women's Chess Olympiad 2010
- ·Women's Chess Olympiad 2008
- ·Women's Chess Olympiad 2006
Career Timeline
- 2006Competed at Women's Chess Olympiad 2006
- 2008Competed at Women's Chess Olympiad 2008
- 2010Competed at 2010 Asian Games
- 2010Competed at Women's Chess Olympiad 2010
- 2012Competed at Women's Chess Olympiad 2012
- 2014Competed at Women's Chess Olympiad 2014
- 2016Competed at Women's Chess Olympiad 2016
Statistics
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About
Hou Yifan (Chinese: 侯逸凡; pinyin: Hóu Yìfán ; born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion and professor at Peking University. She is the second-highest-rated female player of all time. A chess prodigy, she was the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of grandmaster (at the age of 14 years, 6 months, 16 days) and the youngest ever to win the Women's World Chess Championship (at age 16).
Biography adapted from Hou Yifan on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.