From East to West

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) will play third board for the Chinese team in the 2nd Online Chess Olympiad which is being held online at chess.com from August 20 to September 15, 2021, under the patronage and sponsorship of 深圳市龙岗区文化广电旅游体育局 (Shēnzhèn Lónggǎng District Culture Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau), 深圳北理莫斯科大学 (Shēnzhèn MSU-BIT University), 深圳棋院 (Shēnzhèn Chess Academy), 深圳鹏城国际象棋俱乐部 (Shēnzhèn Péngchéng Chess Club) and “SIMA-LAND”. More precisely, the acclaimed Queen is going to make her début either soon after or concurrently with the start of the Top Division — from September 8 onwards.

No matter what year it is, the pluri-awarded Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) continues to be a pillar of the Chinese national team.