Back on the hamster wheel
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2015/2016 has started spectacularly in the premises of Monte Carlo Casino, in Monaco, on the coastal road to Nice and St. Tropez. OK, there are maybe more pittoresque places on...
View ArticleCorsican Chess Circuit 2015
Only two days after the closing ceremony in Monte Carlo, Yifan played the Corsican Chess Circuit 2015, held in Bastia and Ajaccio from 17 to 21 October 2015. After winning this prestigious tournament...
View ArticleShowdown in Saint Louis 2015
The Showdown in Saint Louis, hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, is a pair of exhibition matches held from November 12-15. Hikaru Nakamura faces Fabiano Caruana and Yifan Hou...
View ArticleIn the desert
. From December 19 to 30 Yifan is expected to participate in the Qatar Masters Open 2015. As a Buddhist monk you know Qatar first of all from its Hamad International Airport, where, travelling with...
View ArticleQatar Masters Open 2015
The last event in 2015 is one of the strongest open tournaments ever. Besides Yifan Hou we will see Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Anish Giri, Chao Li, Yangji Yu, Yi Wei, Hua Ni, and more than 100...
View ArticleSteel and so much more
. From 15 to 31 January 2016 Yifan will participate in the 78th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Holland. We present you some basic background information and this year’s...
View ArticleTata Steel Masters 2016
From 15 to 31 January Yifan participates in the Tata Steel Masters 2016 in Wijk aan Zee, Holland, the country of windmills and Gouda. The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is one of the most prestigious...
View ArticleMañana… Game in Antártica Chilena cancelled
. Things have cleared up in Punta Arenas. What was boastfully announced as an historic event, as a bicontinental match, as the first ever federated chess game on the Antarctic continent, finally turned...
View ArticleWWCC 2016 in Lviv: “Frankly, this is a kind of political solution”
. “Frankly, this is a kind of political solution. Lviv was opposed by Beijing, whose members not only filed their bid in good time under the rules, but also reinforced it with a bank guarantee for the...
View ArticleSimply the best
. Yes, these moments of success are the best opportunities to train in modesty. The work is done, that’s all. As expected by the experts of the scene and by all friends of Yifan, the basically...
View ArticleAltibox Norway Chess Qualifier 2016
Little time was available for Yifan to celebrate her victory in Lviv. After recapturing her title as Women’s World Champion she continued on to Norway, where she participates in the Altibox Norway...
View ArticleWWCC 2016 in Lviv
. . WWCC 2016 in Lviv Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Yifan Hou ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6.0 Ilyumzhinov’s Latest Rose ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ … Continue reading →The post WWCC 2016 in Lviv appeared first on Yifan Hou.
View ArticleThe Mummy Returns
Matt & Patt, a Norwegian chess magazine, has the story of the day. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the man who had announced on 6 December 2015 the temporary withdrawal from ANY legal, financial and business...
View Article到底是怎么回事？
. To our surprise Yifan doesn’t participate in the third leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series that is played from April 19 to May 3 in Batumi, Georgia. After she has already skipped the event in...
View Article“I suffered for six years, and now I am fed up.”
. Things have cleared up in Beijing. Yifan has confirmed her withdrawal from the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series: 后侯逸凡说:”我忍了6年了,现在是忍无可忍了! “I suffered for six years, and now I am fed up.” With her...
View ArticleVugar Gashimov
. From May 26 to June 4, Yifan Hou is expected to participate in the 3rd Vugar Gashimov Memorial, the Shamkir Chess 2016, in Azerbaijan’s region of Shamkir. She will compete with Fabiano Caruana, Anish...
View ArticleShamkir Chess 2016
. Yifan’s withdrawal from the FIDE Grand Prix is the hot topic of these days. For all those who like Yifan it only needed a little empathy to read her mind much earlier, even without Skype. However,...
View ArticleEurasian Blitz Chess Cup
. On June 18 and 19 Yifan Hou participates in the Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup. The tournament is held in the in the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city. About 100 chess players from...
View ArticleYifan launches ‘Chess in schools’ campaign
On June 12, Yifan Hou officially launched the “Chess in Schools” campaign in Beijing’s Xicheng District. 20 students from Beijing Hongshan primary school were delighted to meet their beloved chess...
View ArticleThe Chinese Way
. . On June 21, a press conference was held under the chairmanship of Hongwei Tian (Chinese Chess Association) to announce the 7th Hainan Danzhou GM chess tournament. The deputy director of the State...
View ArticleWenjun Ju
. 恭喜! With her strong performance in the Chinese Chess League Wenjun Ju has become the new number two in women’s chess: . . The banner from 2700chess.com with the current live ratings illustrates the...
View Article7th Hainan Danzhou Super GM Tournament
. The 7th Hainan Danzhou Super GM Tournament is held from July 6 to 18. The event is played since 2010 with growing attention of the Chinese media. This year ten players with an average rating of 2727...
View ArticleSecrets of the Silk Road
On the day of the closing ceremony of the 7th Hainan Danzhou Super GM Tournament Yifan Hou is expected to arrive in Hancheng, where she will participate in the 1st Hancheng Cup – Silk Road Grandmaster...
View Article1st Hancheng Cup – Silk Road Grandmaster Chess Match
. From July 18 to 22 Yifan participates in the 1st Hancheng Cup, a grandmaster tournament for women. Featuring four Women’s World Champions, the event can be considered as one of the strongest...
View Article10th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Alcubierre
. . At the end of July Yifan was the guest of honour at the 10th edition of the Adjedrez Alcubierre International Tournament in Spain. The tournament was organized by the City of Alcubierre and...
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