Here's an abridged list of phrases you might not expect to be spoken in anguish by a chess play-by-play announcer: "What's going on? What the hell is going on? What. Is. Going. On??" "Has she gone ...

Hou Yifan won the final tiebreak to advance to the semifinals; Divya had beaten China's Lei Tingjie in the Round of 16.

As a young girl, Yifan Hou was enchanted by the shapes of chess pieces. This initial intrigue coupled with a natural flair for the game set her on track to become the youngest woman to earn the ...

Sharjah: China’s Ju Wenjun beat compatriot Hou Yifan in a tie-break to win the final leg of the six-stage FIDE Women’s Grand Prix at Sharjah Chess Club on Saturday. Yifan caught up with Wenjun in the ...

Sharjah: Reigning world champion Hou Yifan of China has officially won the 2013-2014 Fide Women’s Grand Prix, despite compatriot Ju Wenjun grabbing the solo lead of the final leg after nine rounds of ...

Divya Deshmukh defeated World No. 1 Hou Yifan in the blitz semifinal at the World Team Blitz Championships. She helped Hexamind Chess Club secure team bronze in blitz and team silver in rapid, along ...

At the age of 17, Hou Yifan holds the prestigious title of grandmaster women's world chess champion. During her first visit to India for the Chess tournament to be held in Delhi this week we caught up ...

Hou Yifan, left, defeats reigning world champion Maria Muzychuk from Ukraine, earning 1 point to surpass the winning margin of 5.5 points and end the 10-game match before the schedule in Ukraine's ...

Sharjah: Chinese WGMs consolidated their positions at the top as the final phases approached in the Fide Women’s Grand Prix at the Sharjah Chess Club. Women’s world champion Hou Yifan and WGM Ju ...

Sometimes, all you remember is the one that got away. Former women’s world champion GM Hou Yifan of China was the clear winner of the recent Belt and Road World Chess Summit, an online tournament ...