Hou, Yifan
Hou Yifan is a four-time Women's World Chess Champion who became the youngest female grandmaster in history at age 14 and the youngest Women's World Champion at 16. Rather than defending her women's titles, she chose to compete primarily in open events against the world's best, becoming the second highest-rated female player of all time. She later became a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and now serves as a university professor in China.
Total Games
20
Wins
12
Draws
3
Losses
5
60.0% wins15.0% draws25.0% losses
Most Played Openings
A37 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf32B92 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation2C90 - Ruy Lopez: Closed1B85 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line1C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall1C18 - French Defense: Winawer Variation, Warsaw Variation1B31 - Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation1B71 - Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation1C02 - French Defense: Advance Variation1C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed1
Games (20)
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1-0Asian Women 2004 C67
Zhang Jilin vs Hou,Y
1-0Asian Women 2004 C18
Ju Wenjun vs Hou,Y
1/2-1/2Asian Women 2004 A37
Hou,Y vs Karavade,E
0-1Asian Women 2004 B92
Hou,Y vs Vijayalakshmi,S
1-0Asian Women 2004 C90
Hou,Y vs Wang Yu1
0-1Asian Women 2004 C88
Meenakshi,S vs Hou,Y
1-0Asian Women 2004 E32
Ovezova,Mai vs Hou,Y
0-1Asian Women 2004 A47
Hou,Y vs Zigangirova,S
1-0Asian Women 2004 B42
Robson,Ray vs Hou,Y
0-1WYb10 2004 B84
Hou,Y vs Heung,Christopher
1-0WYb10 2004 B31
Khachykian,David vs Hou,Y
0-1WYb10 2004 A37
Shahinyan,Davit vs Hou,Y
0-1WYb10 2004 C02
Hou,Y vs Moussard,J
0-1WYb10 2004 B76
Zhao,P vs Hou,Y
1/2-1/2WYb10 2004 A46
Hou,Y vs Srinath,N
1-0WYb10 2004 B85
Hou,Y vs De la Rosa Lara,Armando Antonio
1-0WYb10 2004 B92
Bortnyk,Mykola vs Hou,Y
1/2-1/2WYb10 2004 B22
Galymzhanov,Alymzhan vs Hou,Y
0-1WYb10 2004 B50
Hou,Y vs Khvan,Boris
1-0WYb10 2004 B71