Through his lively blog, Canadian Grandmaster Kevin Spraggett gallantly offered to the young Chinese superstar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) one of his Monday coffees:
The Grand Prix in Geneva has, so far, been a serious setback for the Chinese star 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), who is at present the best female player in the world (except for, arguably of course, Judit Polgár).
Yìfán stands at 50% with 3 rounds to go. It is unlikely she will finish in the top 4 places, but who really knows? Some have talked of a crisis of form. I think that might be part of the problem, but I would consider lack of motivation to be a more serious factor. She probably feels that she has nothing to prove in women’s chess anymore... people expect her to win all the time.
Geneva, May 15, 2013
Photo: Anastasiya
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