Cast a Diva

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) will be one of the stars at 2022 深圳 (Shēnzhèn) Lunar New Year Cup World Chess Stars Invitational Tournament January 29, an online show challenge featuring a lively series of rapid (25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move) & blitz (5 minutes plus 3 seconds per move) games among two men, 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) and 余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī), and four women, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn), 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) and 赵雪 (Zhào Xuě). Yet the women’s tournament features a novel format for online chess as the four girls are divided by drawing into two opposing pairs to play a rapid double match.