Yifan Hou
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About
Chinese chess grandmaster who became one of the highest rated female players of all time. She has won the Women's World Chess Championship numerous times. At the age of 14, she became the youngest female player ever to earn the title of grandmaster.
Before Fame
She developed an interest in chess at the age of 3 and began playing the game on a regular basis at the age of 5.
Trivia
She took a job as a professor at Shenzhen University in 2020. At just 26, she was the school's youngest professor ever up to that point. She semi-retired in 2018. Her honors also include being named in one of the BBC's 100 Women program in 2017, a series that examines the role of women in the 21st century.
Family Life
Her parents, Xuejian Hou and Wang Qian, encouraged her early interest in chess.
Associated With
She has competed against Gabriel Sargissian.
