In a long, exclusive — though not too recent — interview to David Cox for the Chess.com web site, four time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) gave an updated account on her academic experiences at Oxford University while temporarily putting a “period” on her professional chess career. It’s the story of a long journey, which started long ago and which will go on for a very long time, constantly challenging herself to overcome the gender inequalities which women face in society. And since (as they say) “life is a journey, not a destination”, when Cox asked her about the fantasy of an epic showdown with her female nemesis Judit Polgár, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) did not put limits to providence: “Yes, sure, I would be happy to accept, if there was an invitation for a match like this. Why not?”.
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