- Dagobert Kohlmeyer, An interview with 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), ChessBase.com, July 16, 2015
— What do you think about the reigning FIDE Women’s World Champion Mariya Muzychuk? Did her win in the knockout tournament came as a surprise for you?
— There are always surprises in such an event. We have only played a couple of games against each other. Up to now I have played more often against her sister Anna. Mariya did pretty well in the knockout format and had a good approach to it. But a World Championship match is different.
— FIDE President Ilyumzhinov recently announced that your World Championship match will take place March 2016 in Lviv, Ukraine. Did the FIDE inform you or the Chinese Chess Federation about this beforehand?
— No, they did not. Neither was there a bidding process for potential organisers interested to host the match. Initially, we were supposed to play in October 2015. But there are many tournaments at that time. For me, it is always important to know the date in time because I have to prepare — three months are a very short period for proper preparation. [Read more].
— There are always surprises in such an event. We have only played a couple of games against each other. Up to now I have played more often against her sister Anna. Mariya did pretty well in the knockout format and had a good approach to it. But a World Championship match is different.
— FIDE President Ilyumzhinov recently announced that your World Championship match will take place March 2016 in Lviv, Ukraine. Did the FIDE inform you or the Chinese Chess Federation about this beforehand?
— No, they did not. Neither was there a bidding process for potential organisers interested to host the match. Initially, we were supposed to play in October 2015. But there are many tournaments at that time. For me, it is always important to know the date in time because I have to prepare — three months are a very short period for proper preparation. [Read more].
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