时空 (Spacetime)

Standing, from left, is four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) posing with a (radiant) fan for a picture likely taken during her recent tournée in the United States and British overseas territories, even if her euphoric admirer – who posted the photo on Reddit – jokingly suggests that it might have been even taken in China in the last few days. Well, after all, who does it care about geography? The only thing worth noting here is that the Chess Queen’s only sartorial concession was to wear the same summer dress as she did on her 20-board simultaneous exhibition in the Second Grandmaster Junior Challenge fundraiser at the GT Public Library in George Town, Cayman Islands on Monday, June 18, 2018. Photo: Reddit/rekognise.

闪回 (Flashback)

The Cayman Chess Club’s sponsors – including Ogier, BDO, and Dart Minds Inspired – expressed great satisfaction with the success – both material and spiritual – of four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) (pictured above, first from right), who performed both in the Second Grandmaster Corporate Challenge fundraiser at the Kimpton Seafire in Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman and in the Second Grandmaster Junior Challenge fundraiser in George Town in support of the Chess in Schools programme. Photo © Dart Minds Inspired.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) performing her 22-game simultaneous exhibition in the Second Grandmaster Corporate Challenge fundraiser at the Kimpton Seafire in Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Photos: Dart Minds Inspired.

A Visit to the Sneaker Room

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) performing her 20-board simultaneous exhibition in the Second Grandmaster Junior Challenge fundraiser at the GT Public Library in George Town, Cayman Islands on Monday, June 18, 2018. Video and photos by the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture & Lands (Cayman Islands Government).

At Twenty-Two

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) facing Sandipan Bhowmik (left) and Denis Thilbeault during her 22-game simultaneous exhibition in the Second Grandmaster Corporate Challenge fundraiser at the Kimpton Seafire in Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. She won all 22 games. Photo: Carlo Lee.

The Queen’s Other Realms

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is still enjoying her honeymoon in the Cayman Islands. The picture above shows her giving her 22-board simultaneous exhibition in the Second Grandmaster Corporate Challenge fundraiser at the Kimpton Seafire in Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Photo © Melissa Wolfe.

Grand Cayman

Pictured above is four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) giving her 20-board simultaneous exhibition in the Second Grandmaster Junior Challenge fundraiser at the GT Public Library in George Town, Cayman Islands on Monday, June 18, 2018. Photo: Cayman Chess Club.

The Caiman

The Cayman people are looking forward with great enthusiasm to four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s visit to the Cayman Islands on 16–20 June 2018, to expressly support the Cayman Chess Club’s Chess in Schools programme. On Monday, June 18 15,30 at the GT Public Library in George Town 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) will take on 30 young players simultaneously in the Second Grandmaster Junior Challenge fundraiser. Likewise, on Tuesday, June 19 17,30 at Venue TBC she will take on 30 players simultaneously in the Second Grandmaster Corporate Challenge fundraiser. Event sponsors, including Ogier, BDO, and Dart Minds Inspired will enter challengers to take on the Women’s Champion at a venue to be announced.

Treasure Island

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) will visit the Cayman Islands on 16–20 June, in support of the Cayman Chess Club’s Chess in Schools programme. The Second Grandmaster Corporate Challenge fundraiser will take place on June 19 17,30 at Venue TBC, while the Second Junior Challenge fundraiser will be held on the afternoon of June 18.