The Oxford University Chess Club (OUCC) recently published some pictures of the 24-board simultaneous exhibition which four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) performed in the Old Library at Wadham College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England on the evening of Thursday, June 20, 2019. Photos: Oxford University Chess Club (OUCC).
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On Sunday morning, December 22, 2019 at 9 A.M., the awards ceremony of the 1st “一带一路” (“One Belt One Road”) Women’s World Chess Summit “秦农银行杯” (“Qín Nóng Bank Cup”) took place at 建国饭店 (Jiànguó Hotel) in 西安 (Xī’ān), 陕西省 (Shǎnxī province), China, with four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) going up on stage to receive first prize. Photos: International Mind Sports Association.
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Chinese international English-language channel CGTN (China Global Television Network) gives news of the victory of four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) in the 1st “一带一路” (“One Belt One Road”) Women’s World Chess Summit “秦农银行杯” (“Qín Nóng Bank Cup”) which took place in 西安 (Xī’ān), 陕西省 (Shǎnxī province), China on 19–20 December, 2019.
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Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) (first row, third from right) celebrates her graduation from St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford on November 9, 2019 with a Master’s Degree in Public Policy (MPP). Photo: St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford.
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Pictured above from left to right are the participants in the 7th Karpov Trophy held in Cap d’Agde, France from October 24, 2019 to November 2, 2019: Marie Rachel Sebag, four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), Jean-Michel Péchiné (journalist), Elisabeth Pähtz, Étienne Bacrot, Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, Bob Textoris (CapÉchecs Association President), Nihal Sarin, Alexey Vasilyevich Sarana, and Bassem Amin. Photo: CapÉchecs.
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Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) interviewed by Georges Bertola for Le Récap’, No. 5, Wednesday, October 30, 2019.
Georges Bertola: The conditions of the Women’s World Chess Championship have significantly improved since a new FIDE President came into office. Since you are number one, are you tempted to try to take back the world title for the fifth time? 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán): Indeed, it’s a long and complicated story. Since Mr. Dvorkovich was elected, some real changes have actually taken place, which is pretty good for professionals and non-professionals. This is very favourable to the promotion of chess in general. I’m very happy that the President took seriously my advice regarding the organisation of the Women’s World Chess Championship and that FIDE finally changed the rules as I wished for three years ago. If I had planned that, I could have continued to play without having every time to go through qualifications to defend my title. |
Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) interviewed by France 3 Occitanie TV channel in the backstage of the 7th Karpov Trophy in Cap d’Agde, France on Sunday, October 27, 2019. Screen capture from Débutants ou stars, 900 joueurs au Cap d’Agde pour le tournoi international CapÉchecs/France 3 Occitanie Youtube Channel.
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The chess festival CapÉchecs, which has come to its 25th anniversary, is officially started yesterday with the presentation of the eight participants to the 7th Karpov Trophy, namely (as pictured above from left to right): Marie Rachel Sebag, Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, Elisabeth Pähtz, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), Bassem Amin, Alexey Vasilyevich Sarana, Étienne Bacrot, and Nihal Sarin. Photos: Le Récap’, No. 0, Friday, October 25, 2019/capechecs.com.
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The 2nd Chess Festival Eighth Centenary 2019 of Salamanca University (II Festival de Ajedrez VIII Centenario 2019 de la Universidad de Salamanca) has been confirmed for November 25–30, 2019 featuring two former FIDE World Champions and a worldwide Women’s Champion, namely, Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov (who was the winner of the inaugural edition), Ruslan Olegovich Ponomariov, and, least, but not last, four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), who has apparently returned to chess after one year’s study at Oxford University.
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In her new role of tourism ambassador for her birth city of 兴化 (Xīnghuà), four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) invites everyone to take part in the 兴化 (Xīnghuà) International Half Marathon, to be held on next November 24, 2019.
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Just before leaving for France, four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) attended, as an ethereal guest of honour, at the awarding ceremony for the “深圳 (Shēnzhèn) Chess School Demo Site”, which was awarded to the 深圳市盐田区外国语小学 (Shēnzhèn Yántián Foreign Language Primary School) in 盐田区 (Yántián District), 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), 广东省 (Guǎngdōng province), China. On occasion Her Majesty shared with her young admirers her inspirational gifts, giving as a grand finale of her perfomance show a spectacular 45-board simultaneous exhibition. Photos: 杨春丽 (Yáng Chūnlì)/深圳新闻 (Shēnzhèn News).
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Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) riding her throne at UBS headquarters in New York City, United States Monday evening, August 12, 2019. Photo courtesy of Neot Doron-Repa. |
WorldQuant’s YouTube Channel made available a recap — through a number of brief video clips — of the conversation with four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) that took place
at UBS headquarters in New York City, United States Monday evening, August 12, 2019. Photo: Her Move Next.
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Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) flaunting her dress — an outfit from 上海 (Shànghǎi)’s 伊芙心悦 (Eve NY) Fashion Company Limited — and everything in it while being interviewed in the backstage of the Nominees Ceremony for the CCTV Sports Personality of the Year 2016 Award, which was held on December 15, 2016 in 北京 (Běijīng), China and where she herself was nominated for the Best non-Olympic Athlete award. Photo China Sports.
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Four time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is just streaming on her Huya channel (at https://www.huya.com/19841504) her live commentary of the Chess World Cup 2019 Final’s second tie-break game between 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) and Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov. Enjoy!
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The streaming of four time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s live commentary of the Chess World Cup 2019 Final’s fourth classical game between 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) and Teimour Radjabov is available to watch on her Huya channel (at https://www.huya.com/19841504). Enjoy!
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Here are some other pictures from the opening ceremony of the one-month long crabs and chrysanthemum tourist season in the Millennium Flower Scenic Area in 兴化市 (Xīnghuà), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China on the morning of September 26, 2019 in which four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and the singer 谭竹青 (Tán Zhúqīng) were named as Tourism Ambassadors for 兴化市 (Xīnghuà). Finally, the two women were also gifted with two “personalised” mascots, “琪琪” (“Qí Qí”) for 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and “楚楚” (“Chǔ Chǔ”) for 谭竹青 (Tán Zhúqīng). Photos credit: 兴化新闻 (Xīnghuà News).
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Four time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) has joined China’s Twitch-like platform Huya to give her fans a peek at her chess room. The newborn channel, which counts already over 250 subscribers, started yesterday to broadcast, with 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s live streaming commentary of the semifinal tiebreak between 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) and 余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī) from the Chess World Cup 2019.
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On September 26, 2019 four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) (left) and the singer 谭竹青 (Tán Zhúqīng) (right) were named as Tourism Ambassadors for the county city of 兴化市 (Xīnghuà) — 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s birth city — concurrently with the grand opening of the one-month long crabs and chrysanthemum tourist season in the Millennium Flower Scenic Area in 兴化市 (Xīnghuà), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China. Photo courtesy of 泰州晚报 (Tàizhōu Evening News).
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Footage of four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s solo performance show Monday evening, August 12, 2019 at UBS headquarters in New York City, United States.
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