Less than two weeks are left before the queen and king of chess, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and Magnus Carlsen, make their grand debut at 4th FIDE World Rapid Team Championship and 3rd FIDE World Blitz Team Championship at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in 香港 (Hong Kong), China, on June 16–22, 2026. Playbill: 香港棋藝青訓學院 (Hong Kong Chess Academy). |
Pilnik emigrated from Germany to Argentina in 1930, where he lived about forty years, followed by a ten year sojourn in Chile as Minister of Health. He then went to Venezuela, where he wrote a newspaper column, taught chess and was a professor at the Military Academy. |
Pictured standing, from left, are General Secretary of the Asian Chess Federation Hisham Al Taher, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Mongolia 沈敏娟 (Shěn Mǐnjuān), four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), and President of Mongolian Chess Federation Gombojavyn Zandanshatar officiating the kick-off ceremonies for Round 3 of 28th Asian Chess Championship in Ulaanbaatar, May 31, 2026. Photos: 中华人民共和国驻蒙古国大使馆 (Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Mongolia). |
Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) as special guest commentator in Round 3 of 28th Asian Chess Championship in Ulaanbaatar, May 31, 2026, 2026.Photos: Asian Chess Federation. |
Pro Counter-Strike player and FIDE chess Master Garidmagnai “bLitz” Byambasuren takes lessons and advice from four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 31, 2026. Photo: The MongolZ. |
Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and President of Mongolian Chess Federation Gombojavyn Zandanshatar as guests at the livestream of 28th Asian Chess Championship which is currently underway in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from May 28 to June 7, 2026. |
Trees and fairies in Piazza della Costituzione at San Donnino, Campi Bisenzio, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy. |
Il balen del suo sorriso d’una stella vince il raggio! Il fulgor del suo bel viso nuovo infonde a me coraggio! The flash of her smile outdoes the beam from a star! The brightness of her beautiful face inspires me with fresh daring! 她的微笑光辉照耀 胜过星辰的光芒！ 她的美貌散发的光芒 赋予了我新的勇气！ |
Leone, Niccolò, and Riccardo play chess at Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” almost every Saturday afternoon. |
Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is announced on stage at 4th FIDE World Rapid Team Championship and 3rd FIDE World Blitz Team Championship in 香港 (Hong Kong), China, from June 17–21, 2026. Photocollage: FIDE. |
Just time for a coffee at service area Titignano Nord on the freeway Florence-Pisa-Livorno. Maria’s orchids are as wonderful as in a botanic garden with the sun shining on it. |
“I’ve always felt that chess is my passion, but not all my life. First and foremost, I am a person, and then a chess player. No matter what I get or don’t get — higher education is essential in life”, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) said. |
