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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◼️she has been the highest-rated female player since 2015,
◻️she is the only female player in the top 100,
◼️she has won 5 team Olympic medals.
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◻️she is the only female player in the top 100,
◼️she has won 5 team Olympic medals.
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