Saturday, May 2, 2026

The King Hunt

Resisting rigid career templates, four-time women’s world chess champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) balances a spontaneous lifestyle with clear-eyed purpose — from helping drive women’s competition reforms to her PhD research into the cognitive benefits of her game. [Read more].

“I won’t let my life be only about chess”, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) said. Photo: Edmond So/South China Morning Post.