Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), on occasion of her informal lecture at 深圳书城 (Shēnzhèn Book City) in 龙岗区 (Lónggǎng District), 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), China on Sunday, December 23, 2018, advised her younger audience to give always priority to scholastic studies rather than to chess, bringing her own experience as a lucky example. She encountered her first “conflict” at eighteen years, particularly when most chess officials besieged her to make her recede from her intention to enter the Peking University, which could have eclipsed her professional career as a player. “I have always had a clear idea in my heart. That is, no matter how far I go in chess, I don’t want my future life to be only chess. That’s an indispensable part of my life, but nevertheless, I still hope that my studies will offer me new experiences and perspectives in other fields as well, so as to make my life more colourful”, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) said. Photo: szlg.com.
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