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Happy Birthday to Swedish chess legend Pia Cramling, who turns 59 today! In 1992 she became the 5th woman to earn the title of chess Grandmaster. Since the early 80s, she has been one of the strongest female players in the world, having topped the rating list on several occasions 
Pia joined a chess club in Stockholm when she was 10 and played in her first tournament at 12. Just three years later, she was part of Sweden’s team at the women’s Olympiad. Four times, from 1990-2000, she also made it into the Swedish team in the open section of the Olympiad.
At 59, Pia is pretty much an active player and a tireless fighter at the board. Her love for the game knows no boundaries. #womeninchess
On this day, 28 years ago, Hou Yifan, one of the strongest and most emblematic women chess players, was born in China. #womeninchess
📷 Andreas Kontokanis, Source: Wikipedia
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📷 Andreas Kontokanis, Source: Wikipedia
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What you need to know about Hou Yifan:
◻️she is a 4-time Women's World Chess Champion,
◼️she is the 2nd-highest rated female player of all time,
◻️at the age of 14 years, 6 months, 2 days, she became the youngest female player to earn the Grandmaster title,
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◻️she is a 4-time Women's World Chess Champion,
◼️she is the 2nd-highest rated female player of all time,
◻️at the age of 14 years, 6 months, 2 days, she became the youngest female player to earn the Grandmaster title,
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◼️at age 16, she became the youngest player to win the Women's World Chess Championship,
◻️at age 26, she became the youngest ever professor at Shenzhen University, at the School of Physical Education, which includes chess in its Sports Training Program,
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◻️at age 26, she became the youngest ever professor at Shenzhen University, at the School of Physical Education, which includes chess in its Sports Training Program,
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