CHESS PLAYER

Hou Yifan

1994 - Today

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Hou Yifan (Chinese: 侯逸凡; pinyin: Hóu Yìfán ; born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, three-time Women's World Chess Champion and professor at Peking University. She is the second highest rated female player of all time. A chess prodigy, she was the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of grandmaster (at the age of 14 years, 6 months, 16 days) and the youngest ever to win the Women's World Chess Championship (at age 16). At the age of 12, Hou became the youngest player ever to participate in the Women's World Championship (Yekaterinburg 2006) and the Chess Olympiad (Torino 2006). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hou Yifan is the 295th most popular chess player (down from 290th in 2019), the 1,151st most popular biography from China (up from 1,188th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Hou Yifan ranks 295 out of 461. Before her are Yoshiharu Habu, Eduardas Rozentalis, Ju Wenjun, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ivan Cheparinov, and Alireza Firouzja. After her are Sergei Movsesian, Gabriel Sargissian, Vidit Gujrathi, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Ilya Smirin, and Karen Asrian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Hou Yifan ranks 211. Before her are Gong Myung, Brice Samba, Shroud, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Takuya Hashiguchi, and Shota Saito. After her are Kaan Ayhan, Vidit Gujrathi, Junior Malanda, Rani Khedira, Lucas Pouille, and Albert Rusnák.

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In China

Among people born in China, Hou Yifan ranks 1,151 out of 1,610. Before her are Hu Ge (1982), Ma Mingyu (1970), Dong Fangzhuo (1985), Simu Liu (1989), Eric Yuan (1970), and Shen Xue (1978). After her are Chen Yueling (1968), Yang Yang (1976), Elizabeth Williams (null), Zhuang Xiaoyan (1969), Sun Fuming (1974), and Chen Longcan (1965).

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  • Photo of Hu Ge

    Hu Ge

    ACTOR

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 46.45

    Rank: 1,145

  • Photo of Ma Mingyu

    Ma Mingyu

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 46.41

    Rank: 1,146

  • Photo of Dong Fangzhuo

    Dong Fangzhuo

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 46.35

    Rank: 1,147

  • Photo of Simu Liu

    Simu Liu

    ACTOR

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 46.35

    Rank: 1,148

  • Photo of Eric Yuan

    Eric Yuan

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 46.29

    Rank: 1,149

  • Photo of Shen Xue

    Shen Xue

    SKATER

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 46.16

    Rank: 1,150

  • Photo of Hou Yifan

    Hou Yifan

    CHESS PLAYER

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 46.15

    Rank: 1,151

  • Photo of Chen Yueling

    Chen Yueling

    ATHLETE

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 46.11

    Rank: 1,152

  • Photo of Yang Yang

    Yang Yang

    SKATER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 46.09

    Rank: 1,153

  • Photo of Elizabeth Williams

    Elizabeth Williams

    ATHLETE

    HPI: 46.06

    Rank: 1,154

  • Photo of Zhuang Xiaoyan

    Zhuang Xiaoyan

    COACH

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 46.01

    Rank: 1,155

  • Photo of Sun Fuming

    Sun Fuming

    WRESTLER

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 45.97

    Rank: 1,156

  • Photo of Chen Longcan

    Chen Longcan

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 45.93

    Rank: 1,157

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In China

Among chess players born in China, Hou Yifan ranks 6. Before her are Xie Jun (1970), Zhu Chen (1976), Ding Liren (1992), Xu Yuhua (1976), and Ju Wenjun (1991). After her are Ye Jiangchuan (1960), Wang Yue (1987), Qin Kanying (1974), Peng Zhaoqin (1968), Tan Zhongyi (1991), and Zhang Zhong (1978).

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