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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is the Golden Girl!
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It goes without say that in the women’s [blitz] event; Hóu Yìfán is the player to beat. Her play is astoundingly good and her winning streak unmatchable. This time around she beats Gunina with 22½ out of 30. When asked about the blitz event, she calmly said “there are so many different positions and you always need time to recover”. Pia Cramling came out in the last round and put in an impeccable performance to beat Muzychuk, who loses out on grabbing silver. [Read more]

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