Hou Yifan
World's number one woman chess player.
Hou Yifan (Chinese: 侯逸凡; pinyin: Hóu Yìfán pronunciation) is a chess grandmaster and former chess prodigy. She has been the Women's World Chess Champion three times, the youngest ever to win the title, as well as the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of Grandmaster.
Biography
- Born: Feb 27, 1994
- Location: Xinghua, China
- Peak Rating: 2627
- Blitz Rating: 2627
- Rapid Rating: 2607
Most Played Openings as White
- * Sicilian
- * Ruy Lopez
- * French Defense
- * Ruy Lopez, Closed
- * Caro Kann
Most Played Openings as Black
- * Sicilian
- * Nimzo Indian
- * Queen's Gambit Declined
- * Sicilian Scheveningen
- * French Defense
