The Lucky One

The clash of the Queens ended in a victory for four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) by three points, who thus goes forward to the semifinals of the 4th Online Women’s Speed Chess Championship Main Event. In a subsequent interview by Woman Grandmasters Jennifer Shahade and Keti Tsatsalashvili for ChesscomLive, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) said she really didn’t do any systematic preparation for this event; and so, whether true or not, one cannot but believe her — even when she humbly suggested that “I was lucky at some moments”. Screenshot from the live stream.